A variety of terms apply to bottled water labeling. Labeling a product “spring water” is different from a label denoting “purified water.” The FDA sets standards of identity and defines ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Bottled water comes in two varieties. There's purified water, which is water from local sources (a.k.a. tap water) that has been filtered, and there's natural ...

If the bottled water has a pH lower than 5.5, then it has the ability to dissolve enamel, which is the hard protective outer layer of your teeth and the hardest substance in th ...

Bottled water may seem like a non-controversial and easy choice, but there may be a key unconscious mistake you're making ...

Poland Spring® brand bottled water is 100% spring water. "We, along with independent hydrologists and state regulators, are confident that the springs in Maine that source Poland Spring® fully ...

[See a photo recap of Where Your Bottled Water Comes From] The Ricker family started selling water in 1859. Since then, the Poland Spring company has been integral in growing western Maine's ...

or untreated water that's bottled directly from a natural spring. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) points out in an outbreak report — more on that in a moment — that ...

A new study published in BMJ Global Health suggests that drinking tap water might be "healthier" than bottled water. The authors note that "misunderstandings about the safety and potential risks ...

Despite the recent pushback on single-use plastic, bottled water continues to be big business. And the debate over whether mineral or spring water is better than tap has raged for some time ...