Throwing dollars away

The bottled water industry has been telling us for years that tap water is not safe and we NEED to buy bottled water. Research now shows that they are full of crap.

The Associated Press released an article today with findings challenging the popular impression and marketing pitch that bottled water is purer than tap water, the researchers say.

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 Associated Press.

The study tested 10 brands of bottled. 38 chemicals including bacteria, caffeine, the pain reliever acetaminophen, fertilizer, solvents, plastic-making chemicals and the radiopactive element strontium were tested. Researcher sampled one batch for each of the 10 brands. Eight did not have contaminants high enough to warrant further testing. But two brands did, so more tests were done and those revealed chlorine byproducts above California's standard, the group reported.

The researchers said that Sam's Choice sold by Wal-mart and Acadia of Giant Food supermarkets were the two brands that received further testing. Moreover, the Wal-mart brand was five times California's limit for one particular chlorine byproduct, bromodichloromethane.

Why are these brands still on the shelf? Why is the FDA not pulling these big name brands off the shelves as I write this?

The environmental group wants Wal-mart to label its bottles in California with a warning because the chlorine-based contaminants have been linked to cancer.

To label the water still would not be enough. Something needs to be done. If these results are true than Americans have been lied to and cheated out of their hard earned dollars everyday.

Researchers recommend that people worried about water contaminants drink tap water with a carbon filter.

It is sad after all of these years that we find out that expensive bottled water is no safer than free tap water. As said earlier some contaminants found in the bottled water were linked to causing cancer.

All of you bottled water drinkers stop throwing away your dollars on buying cancer and start purchasing really great healthcare plans.