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Because bottled water is widely considered to be a purer choice then tap water, bottled water has become a billion-dollar-a-year business in the United states. Millions of consumers use bottled water as their primary source of drinking water. Although most bottled water is of good quality some bottled water contains bacterial contaminants. Reassurances from the water industries executives that bottled water is totally safe may be false.

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Millions of consumers use bottled water as their primary source of drinking water.

Reassurances from the water industry's executives that bottled water is totally safe may be false.

Commissioned by the National Resource's Defense Commission, (the comma is the correction)this report analyzes...

Bottled water contaminated with microbes may raise public health issues, and today's consumers are rightfully concerned. In spite

There are government bottled water regulations and programs that have serious deficiencies.

In spite of the fact that voluntary bottled water industry controls are commendable, (this should be a comma not a full stop) they are an inadequate substitute for strong government rules.

However, (comma)the long term solution to drinking water problems is to fix tap water rather than switching to bottled water.

Based on our tests and analysis we submit the following recommendations.

 

2. Establish the public's right to know about the contents of bottled water.

3. Require FDA inspections of all bottling facilities and their water sources.