Exposing the true sources of bottled water
Chances are you don’t know where the drinking water came from that’s in the bottle you purchased or even how pure it is. That’s because only 3 out of 173 bottled water companies have actually disclosed their true sources, purification process, and any possible remaining contaminants.
Nestlé’s Pure Life Purified Water, so far, is the only top 10 product to have information released about it’s bottling source and treatment methods, which is displayed on the bottles’ labels.
The Environmental Working Group recently released a report documenting their findings on the severe lack of information available to consumers regarding their bottled water purchases.
“The industry’s lack of information on source, purity and treatment of bottled water isn’t some coincidence,” said Jane Houlihan, EWG’s senior vice president for research. “Bottled water companies try hard to hide any information consumers may find troubling. They don’t tell where the water comes from and what pollutants they may have found. Their ads depict mountain streams and natural springs. Yet nearly half the time, according to the industry’s own statistics, they’re bottling tap water.”
According to a 2009 report by the Beverage Marketing Corporation, almost half of all bottled water (47.8 percent) comes from municipal tap water.
