Both promise quality and advertise WAY ahead of what they deliver.
Regarding the US specifically, I've heard that on the whole, bottled water is subject to more lax purity standards than municipal tap water, with the former being under FDA jurisdiction and the latter being under EPA jurisdiction. I'm sure this depends on the state and municipality, but have you found this to be generally true?
Source: ex-roommate works for the EPA inspecting municipal wastewater systems in the Northeast US.
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Regarding the US specifically, I've heard that on the whole, bottled water is subject to more lax purity standards than municipal tap water, with the former being under FDA jurisdiction and the latter being under EPA jurisdiction. I'm sure this depends on the state and municipality, but have you found this to be generally true?
Source: ex-roommate works for the EPA inspecting municipal wastewater systems in the Northeast US.
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