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Stricter Labeling Urged for Bottled Water

Green Lifestyle (tags: water, eco-friendly, home, humans, recycling )

Ana
- 1051 days ago - msnbc.msn.com

Consumers know less about the water they pay dearly for in bottles than what they can drink almost for free from the tap because the two are regulated differently, congressional investigators and nonprofit researchers say in new reports.

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sue w. (184)

Saturday July 11, 2009, 11:14 pm
They want a one water source that makes money.

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Suri S. (39)

Sunday July 12, 2009, 4:01 pm
The rise in bottled water consumption is all about publicity. Corporations like nestle and pepsi co have spent millions in advertising with the intention to fabricate an image of "coolness" in bottled water . ...
When your tap water is safe it`s absolutely absurd to drink bottled water .

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