Monday, November 7, 2011

Blog 15: Bottle water safer than tap?

Is bottle water safer than tap? how so, when all the evidence points otherwise. Tap water in the U.S. is regulated by the EPA(Environmental Protection Agency). The EPA has set extensive regulations on tap water and it's production, distribution, quality, and regularly test their source and quality. The FDA are the guys who regulate bottled water. Unlike the EPA, the FDA do not regularly test bottled water and their facilities. Test have shown that bottled water are inconsistent, for example a bottle water from one company could be clean, but another bottle of the same origin would be so contaminated, it wouldn't be save for drinking.
   Did you know bottled water can go bad and expire? Actually it's not the water itself that goes bad, it's the chemical and toxins that make up the bottle. Over time the chemical in the bottle will leech into the water, and you will have Deadly-ious plastic flavored water! Exposure to heat and sunlight can hasten the process of chemicals and toxins leeching into the water. God know how long and far those bottles have travel into our markets only to be displayed in the sun next to the fresh fruits.

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