|"Companies that market bottled water as being safer than tap
water are defrauding the American public." - The U.S. FDA
Bottled water has become a multi-billion-dollar business. It's
now the fastest growing segment of the entire beverage industry
and the most profitable of all Millions and millions of dollars
are spent each week on advertising campaigns to give consumers
the perception that bottled water comes from pristine mountain
springs or pure underground aquifers. The truth is that bottled
water is often little more than tap water in a bottle. THERE ARE
NO GOVERNMENT STANDARDS THAT REQUIRE BOTTLED WATER TO BE ANY
BETTER, PURER OR SAFER THAN TAP WATER! Most bottled water is
bottled and sold within the same state to avoid federal
regulations. There are no assurances or government requirements
that bottled water be of any higher quality than tap water. In
March of 1999, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
released a report called "Bottled Water, Pure Drink or Pure
Hype?" This report points out tha