Are some bottled waters simply tap water in a bottle?
Many bottled waters come from natural sources like springs or wells that originate from deep within the earth. These protected sources are inspected, tested and certified by the state or country of origin to be of sanitary quality. These bottled waters do not come from surface water sources where certain types of organisms may be found. Bottled water may also come from treated municipal supplies. All Standard companies that use municipal sources employ multi-barrier processing methods such as reverse osmosis, micron filtration, distillation,Ultravoilet and /or ozonation. This ensures the water is of high quality and free of chemical and microbiological contaminants including cryptosporidium. The quality of Mineral/Drinking water is assured through the multi-barrier process and reaches the consumer sealed in containers, whereas tap water travels though miles of public water pipes before reaching the end user. Unwanted elements, such as lead, may not be present at the municipal source or
