According to a 2024 national survey conducted by the Harris Poll for the International Bottled Water Association, 88% of ...

The Food and Drug Administration says that the current use of BPA and certain phthalates in food packaging is safe. But some ...

Close-up of mineral water bottles. Contaminants in plastic and significant greenhouse gas emissions are among the reasons why health experts are calling for a rethink on bottled water use. yanik88 ...

"Bottled water may be no safer or healthier than tap water, while selling for up to 1,000 times the price," the report said. The reason, according to the environmental group, is an absence of ...

Water from disposable plastic bottles may carry more health risks than tap water for most people in the U.S. and other wealthy nations, experts warn. (Getty Images) One in 20 Americans gets most ...

A new study found that a 1-liter bottle of water contains an average of 240,000 plastic particles, including nanoplastics — 100 times more than researchers previously thought.

Bottled water products in the U.S. are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration. In general, the FDA does not comment on specific studies.

Bottled water contains millions of small particles, thousands of which are nanoplastics so tiny they can invade the body’s cells, a study finds.

With laser-powered microscopes, researchers analyzed samples from three brands of bottled water and discovered that a liter contained 110,000 to 400,000 pieces of plastic per liter.

In 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration finalized a rule limiting added fluoride in bottled water to the same 0.7 mg/L level recommended by public health authorities for tap water.

Study reveals contaminants in some bottled water. Oct. 16, 2008 — -- It's a front-page story all across the country — but you have to read between the headlines. The Environmental Working ...