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New Report Finds Toxic Bottled Water at Wal-Mart

planetsave.com — The Environmental Working Group (EWG) tested ten brands of bottled water and found that Wal- Mart ’s “Sam’s Choice” contained chemical levels higher than is legal in California, and exceeding voluntary limits set by the industry. The study found that 10 popular brands of bottled water contained 38 chemical pollutants altogether.

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  • chicagojack, on 10/15/2008, -1/+14but bottled water is better than tap!??!
    • Nitesmoke, on 10/16/2008, -0/+3Bottled water is the Mac of the beverage industry. People try to justify paying for it by saying things like "It just tastes better" (though in every blind taste test people can't tell the difference, many times choosing tap as the best tasting). They have to justify paying more for the same product, so they defend the decision with terrible excuses.
      Fact: Bottled water is less regulated than your tap.
      Fact: Study after study shows that in a blind taste test, 9/10 people can't tell the difference.
      Fact: Bottled water is tap water. Sometimes filtered, sometimes not. It's never "pure spring water"
      Fact: In study after study bottled water is found to be more contaminated than tap.
      Fact: Bottled water is terrible for the environment.
      Just by a filter for your tap, and stop being a snob, you douche.
  • Residents, on 10/15/2008, -1/+8***** I buy water there sometimes. AH!
  • taylorblue, on 10/15/2008, -1/+5I was drinking a bottle of water actually when I read this! :(
  • redux2redux, on 10/15/2008, -0/+7Are they buying bottled water from China now?
    • honeybrass, on 10/16/2008, -1/+1Unfortunately not, China's standards for bottled water are higher.
  • badwithcomputer, on 10/15/2008, -0/+4that's why i drink straight from the tap
    • honeybrass, on 10/16/2008, -2/+1Right after clearing our the dead cockroaches
  • SilicoSurfer, on 10/15/2008, -1/+2It's amazing that people still buy bottled water, and/or buy anything at all from Walmart.
  • JLiszka, on 10/16/2008, -1/+1That's exactly why I just use a Brita, and reusable water bottles. China oops I mean WalMart probably puts lead in their water on purpose.
    • Harabeck, on 10/16/2008, -0/+1We dont get bottled water from China.
  • kemp34, on 10/16/2008, -1/+2Look up "Ecolo Blue" online for a sweet water product.
  • EwMo, on 10/16/2008, -1/+2Well this is what happens when you outsource water bottling to China.
  • psud0, on 10/16/2008, -0/+3This happens in Europe pretty often. In some eastern European countries, they even found Salmonella in bottled water. This sucks.
  • honeybrass, on 10/16/2008, -0/+4Big ***** surprise, Penn and Teller told us about this years ago.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfPAjUvvnIc
    Bottled water, full of *****, no oversight, bad for environment.
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