Consumers who pay top dollar for bottled water, know less about that water than what they can drink almost for free from the tap. They do not realize that municipal water districts responsible for tap water have many more regulations that apply than the companies that produce bottled water.
Bottled water is considered a food product which means bottled water is regulated by the Food and Drug Administration and required to show nutrition information and ingredients on its labels. Municipal water is under the control of the Environmental Protection Agency. The two agencies have similar standards for water quality, but the FDA has less authority to enforce them and the environmental agency requires much more testing.
Many researchers urge Americans to make bottled water “a distant second choice” to filtered tap water because there is not enough information about bottled water. The working group recommends purifying tap water with a commercial filter.
Q: Ever wonder about people who pay $2 for a bottle of Evian water?
A: Spell “Evian” backwards
