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Bottled Water Matters is the official voice of the bottled water industry. We are a coalition formed by the International Bottled Water Association. We give bottled water consumers a voice to share their ideas about bottled water safety, the bottled water facts, types of bottled water, healthy bottled water companies and commitment to recycling.

Avoiding certain beverages can help you avoid uncessessary calories. This article identifies how a simple trip to the supermarket can easily lead you into a calorie-rich mine field even though you're being ever so careful. Avoiding areas like the frozen foods aisle and the snack isles are obvious for the health-conscious shopper, but what about the drink isle?

Bottled Water Matters is the OFFICIAL voice of the bottled water industry. We are a coalition formed by the International Bottled Water Association. We give bottled water consumers a voice to share their ideas about bottled water safety, the bottled water facts, types of bottled water, healthy bottled water companies and commitment to recycling.

Water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink When my mother asked about the topic for my latest column, I replied, "The proposed ban on bottled water." She replied, "Who in their right mind would ever ban that?" It's a good question, especially when one gets past the hysterics triggered by the environmental impact debate. Read more: La Grange News - Water water everywhere but not a drop to drink

MYTH BOTTLED WATER ISN'T AS REGULATED AS TAP WATER. FACT By federal law, the FDA regulations governing the safety and quality of bottled water must be as stringent as the EPA regulations which govern tap water. To suggest in any way that bottled water is less stringently regulated than tap water is simply not true. Bottled water companies produce a safe, healthy, and convenient packaged food product that is comprehensively and stringently regulated by the FDA under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. §§ 301 et seq., and applicable sections of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). Bottled water must meet the FDA's general food regulations, as well as standards of identity, standards of quality, good manufacturing practices and labeling requirements specifically promulgated for bottled water. The FDA has issued comprehensive bottled water Standards of Identity, which provide uniform requirements and definitions for the following bottled water classifications: bottled, drinking, artesian, groundwater, distilled, deionized, reverse osmosis, mineral, purified, sparkling, spring, sterile, and well water [21 C.F.R. § 165.110 (a)].

"Gallons" are "litres" and "while" is "whilst," but the message at the United Kingdom's Natural Hydration Council is the same as ours: consumers deserve to have unrestricted access to a healthy, safe, and convenient beverage choice, bottled water.

Bottled water is comprehensively regulated as a packaged food product by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and state regulatory agencies. The current system of bottled water regulation provides consumers with outstanding bottled water safety, quality and public health protection.

Yesterday, the bottled water industry faced a Congressional hearing that, primarily, suggested that bottled water companies provide stricter labeling on their products.

One innovative company is introducing rEarth, a line of 100% recycled flowerpots made from water bottles. Since only about 25% of plastic water bottles get recycled, the company hopes their new line will help raise awareness and encourage recycling. If you've ever bought a plant at a garden center or grocery store, chances are it came in a plastic pot. Stores and greenhouses prefer plastic because it's clean, inexpensive,

An interesting New York Times article discusses the use of plastics to make fleece. It was not until 1993 that industry-leasers Patagonia and Polartec began pursuing the use of recycled plastics in their materials. In recent years, however, the industry has greatly improved the use of recycled plastics (such as bottled water containers) to embrace environmental issues and still keep consumers warm and comfortable.

Some groups have sought to frame drinking water issues as a "bottled water versus tap water debate" and that confuses consumers. Consumers are not uniformly replacing their public drinking water with bottled water; rather they are choosing bottled water over the other beverages available at the store and home.

Nigeria's first house built from discarded plastic bottles is proving a tourist attraction in the village of Yelwa. Hundreds of people - including government officials and traditional leaders - have been coming to see how the walls are built in the round architectural shape popular in northern Nigeria.