The International Bottled Water Association

Unfortunately, there are no definitive reports on water bottle safety to back up these concerns. One widely quoted study a master s thesis from a University of Idaho graduate student, argues that toxins from 1 plastics (i.e., water bottle plastic) leach into drinking water. But according to the International Bottled Water Association, the thesis isn t scientifically sound because it wasn t peer reviewed, government reviewed, or published in a scientific or technical journal. The student s project went something like this 88 percent of bottled water drinkers reuse their 1 bottles for weeks, even months,... 

Bottled waters are alternatives to drinking water from the tap. The term bottled water is a generic term that describes all water sold in containers. The consumption of bottled water has risen phenomenally over the past years and the bottled water industry has grown to accommodate the demand [47]. Bottled waters are classified as a food material. They are monitored by the national food agencies and some international institutions. Many countries require the manufacturer to indicate the source of the water and the date of production on the label. The International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) also inspects its members annually to check for compliance to the IBWA standards. In the United States, bottled waters are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and state governments. 

Bottled Water Association, which sets strict requirements for testing for lead content. Although federal regulations call for bottled water to contain less than 5 ppb lead, these standards are not well enforced. For a list of bottled water manufacturers that adhere to strict limitations on lead content, contact the International Bottled Water Association, listed in Appendix B under Drinking Water. 

The European Industrial Gases Association working with the Compressed Gases Association of America and the International Association of Beverage Technologists has prepared a specification for liquid carbon dioxide for use in foods and beverages. This is shown as Table 7.1. It is to this minimum standard that all carbon dioxide to be delivered to soft drinks and aerated mineral water bottles is manufactured. 

The within- and between-bottle homogeneity was verified and the variances were compared with the method variance (assessed on the basis of replicate analyses of an extract). A 500 mg portion of the sediment was extracted in a Soxhlet apparatus with 120 mL of a mixture of n-hexane and acetone 90/10 (v/v) for 6 h. The extract was concentrated and taken into a volume of 1 mL iso-octane. The concentrated extract was eluted over 1.5 g fully activated silica with 15 mL of a 85/15 (v/v) n-pentane/ dichloromethane mixture. A first fraction of 7 mL pure n-pentane was discarded. The eluate was concentrated and taken into a volume of 1 mL of acetonitrile. The concentrate was separated by HPLC with a C-18 column (length 25 cm, internal diameter 4.6 mm, particle size 5 mm), with an acetonitrile/water gradient (45/55 to 100/0 (v/v)) associated to a fluorescence and a diode-array absorption detection. No significant difference in the variance of the between- and the within-bottle series and the analytical method itself Therefore, it was concluded that the material is homogeneous for PAHs. 

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