1. CHAPTER - Quality
Quality
• Recent studies by the Consumers Association of
Canada found dissolved metals and other
suspended particles in all 15 brands of bottled
water they tested.
• These levels were higher than those found in normal
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unfiltered tap water from major cities in Canada, as well
As the surrounding area.
• Bottled water is not regularly tested for many
pollutants including pesticides, found in some
bottled water because it is considered a food and not
bound by drinking water guidelines specified by
health and environmental departments.
“Consumers buying bottled water to avoid health
hazards from tap water may not get the desired
benefits….”
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2. CHAPTER - Quality
City of Toronto
Department of Health
“The results of this study suggest that, under good
operating and maintenance conditions, reverse
osmosis/activated carbon treated water has the
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potential to contain the lowest levels of the priority
contaminants. Activated carbon treated water has
the next lowest level of contaminants followed by
bottled water. Tap water contained the next highest
Levels.”
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3. CHAPTER - Quality
Bottled Water
The City of Toronto Health Department and Environment Canada
reported finding (in) separate studies:
• Pesticides
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• Suspended particles
• Partially dissolved metals
• Inorganic chemicals
• Bacteria
• Inadequate testing and quality control measures
In all popular brands of bottled water which they tested extensively.
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4. CHAPTER - Quality
University of Montreal
Dr. Pierre Payment
• Over the course of 15 months the people drinking
unfiltered water got sick significantly more often.
• 35% of all gastrointestinal problems in the tap
water drinkers were water related.
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• Found bacteria counts in bottled water even higher than in tap
water.
Could these facts effect profitability through:
• Absenteeism?
• Lowered productivity?
• Insurance costs?
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