Whats In Your Bottled Water?

[Praxeas]

Tests on leading brands of bottled water turned up a variety of contaminants often found in tap water, according to a study released Wednesday by an environmental advocacy group.

The findings challenge the popular impression — and marketing pitch — that bottled water is purer than tap water, the researchers say.
However, all the brands met federal health standards for drinking water. Two violated a California state standard, the study said.


An industry group branded the findings "alarmist." Joe Doss, president of the International Bottled Water Association, said the study is based on the faulty premise that a contaminant is a health concern "even if it does not exceed the established regulatory limit or no standard has been set.

The study's lab tests on 10 brands of bottled water detected 38 chemicals including bacteria, caffeine, the pain reliever acetaminophen, fertilizer, solvents, plastic-making chemicals and the radioactive element strontium. Though some probably came from tap water that some companies use for their bottled water, other contaminants probably leached from plastic bottles, the researchers said.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,438144,00.html

[Sister Alvear]

my goodness!

[Sherri]

Originally Posted by Praxeas

Tests on leading brands of bottled water turned up a variety of contaminants often found in tap water, according to a study released Wednesday by an environmental advocacy group.

The findings challenge the popular impression — and marketing pitch — that bottled water is purer than tap water, the researchers say.
However, all the brands met federal health standards for drinking water. Two violated a California state standard, the study said.


An industry group branded the findings "alarmist." Joe Doss, president of the International Bottled Water Association, said the study is based on the faulty premise that a contaminant is a health concern "even if it does not exceed the established regulatory limit or no standard has been set.

The study's lab tests on 10 brands of bottled water detected 38 chemicals including bacteria, caffeine, the pain reliever acetaminophen, fertilizer, solvents, plastic-making chemicals and the radioactive element strontium. Though some probably came from tap water that some companies use for their bottled water, other contaminants probably leached from plastic bottles, the researchers said.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,438144,00.html

I've always wondered if the whole bottled water thing is a huge hoax. Fifteen years ago we would have laughed at someone for paying a dollar for a bottle of water! It makes you wonder how much of it is actually just regular old water put into bottles to look good. I know in other countries, they will fill up bottles with a garden hose and then sell them!

[Praxeas]

Water like Arrowhead is the best because it really does come from a spring and not tap

[shag]

Originally Posted by Praxeas

Water like Arrowhead is the best because it really does come from a spring and not tap

So bottled spring water is probably the least contaminated IYO? My family only drinks bottled water for the most part, I wanna make sure my kids have clean drinking water. Maybe I can do better than I'm doing.

[tstew]

I just use a high quality filter for my refrigerator and change it regularly. It's probably as good as a lot of the bottled water out there. My wife, on the other hand, still won't drink it.