How is the bottled water industry regulated?
top A. The bottled water industry is regulated by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA). However, if water is bottled and sold within the same state, it is not subject to FDA regulations. Bottled water is also not subject to EPA standards like municipal water. It is legal to bottle water from wells, springs and even public tap water which means you could actually be carrying home water containing the same quality that comes out of your faucet. A test by the Suffolk County, New York Health Dept. found that 9 of 88 brands of bottled water tested failed to meet State and Federal drinking water standards. You’ll notice that sometimes you can even taste and smell plastic in bottled water if it has been left at all in the sun. Q.
