From Tap to Bottled Water

When people say bottled water is just tap water in a bottle, they don't realize the complex process of turning municipal water into a packaged drink. Watch this video to go behind the scenes and look at the many steps involved in further purifying tap water before it gets bottled. The steps include pre-filtering, reverse osmosis, ultraviolet, ozonation and adding minerals for taste. The process is also carefully monitored and tested for quality and safety. As you watch, you can decide for yourself if it's just "tap water in a bottle." If you learned something from this video, remember to give us a thumbs up before you share it with your friends! Music courtesy of www.royaltyfreemusiclibrary.com. Check out our website at www.bottledwatermatters.com

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[mikecoker]

An estimated 60 to 70 percent of the bottled water sold in the United States is sold in " intrastate commerce" (i.e., it is bottled and sold in the same state). FDA says its bottled water regulations apply only to water "that is in, or is intended to be shipped in, interstate commerce." Thus, according to FDA's interpretation, 60-70 percent of the bottled water sold in the U.S. -- all bottled water sold in intrastate commerce -- apparently is not covered by the FDA rules.

[BottledWaterMatters]

@mikecoker FDA's jurisdiction over bottled water products extends to products sold within a single state that are enclosed in packaging materials that have moved in interstate commerce. Known as the component theory of FDA jurisdiction, if any component of a food product moves in interstate commerce, FDA has jurisdiction over the finished product, regardless of whether the finished product itself moves in interstate commerce.

[BottledWaterMatters]

@mikecoker In the case of bottled water, if the plastic used in the bottles, the plastic used in the caps, the paper and ink used on the labels, any outer packaging materials, and even the water itself comes from out of state, then FDA has jurisdiction over that product. In today’s commercial society, that is almost always be the case. Congress has recognized this fact by enacting a law that expressly presumes all food and beverage products are sold in interstate commerce (21 U.S.C. § 379 (a)).

[thebestalkalinewater]

*WAKE UP PEOPLE* In the US tap water falls under the EPAs mandate whereas bottled water, being classified as a food, falls under the authority of the Food & Drug Administration which has weak regulations. Drinking bottled water means that the company supplying that water has less regulation and the ability to cut corners. *WAKE UP PEOPLE* Visit my channel

[BottledWaterMatters]

@thebestalkalinewater NEWS FLASH direct from the FDA website - "Section 410 requires that bottled water be subject to requirements no less protective of the public health than those applicable to water from public water systems using the techniques required by EPA's NPDWRs" (This means that bottled must be at least equally regulated). Plus think about it -- this video is shows the many steps involved in turning "EPA-regulated" tap water into refreshing bottled water.

[jturcany]

Delivering bottled water in trucks is insanely inefficient, wastes resources, and contaminates the environment with unnecessary plastic and air pollution. Water should be piped and treated as near to the point of consumption as possible. It's WATER, people. It magically flows through pipes!

[MrKyuubiJesus]

Wow, gees mister, that's a lot of useless steps you have taken there. It's almost like you forgot to let them sanitize their hands before touching the water bottles so you won't get ANY unnecessary germs in there.

My opinion, it's a shitload of wasted cash when you could just sell it cheaper within states just from tap water, you need to learn capitalism mate.

[caessarion]

I drink your wal mart great value. I don't trust wal mart at all, everything in wal mart is BAD, is the water that YOU purify filled with shit from organisms flouridated flouridians nazi poison?

[Reddigitalmusic]

@thebestalkalinewater Good point! And who say the regulators are regulated

[chefonfire911]

3 little letters BPA!

[PampersPete]

If you live in SoCal like I do, bottled water is mandatory. SoCal gets it's tap water from two different soureces:NorCal & Colorado.