Correction Letters
Correction Letters
Here you will find information that helps to convey IBWA’s opinions and positions on a variety of issues.
Below, is a collection of selected letters to the editor, position statements, Op-Eds, written testimony, online comments, media statements, and other helpful IBWA material
Letters to the Editor/Author
- CNN, Regarding video, featuring Dr. Sanjay Gupta, that provides false and misleading claims about microplastics and the safety and quality of bottled water
July 18, 2024 - Las Vegas Review-Journal, Regarding article that misinforms readers about bottled water regulations
June 20, 2024 - New York Times, Wirecutter article, Regarding misleading claims about micro- and nanoparticles
June 7, 2024 - 24/7 Wall St., Regarding numerous false claims about the safety and regulation of bottled water
January 27, 2024
- DailyMailOnline.com, Regarding confusing PET food with PET plastic
June 30, 2023. - Insider.com, Regarding misleading claims about bottled water
April 19, 2023 - National Geographic, Regarding misleading use of a PET plastic bottled water image
January 19, 2023 - MyTapScore, Regarding false claims about bottled water
November 29, 2022 - HuffPost.com, Regarding false claims about bottled water
September 21, 2022 - Newsy (Scripps), Regarding false claims about bottled water
April 7, 2022 - KHON TV, Regarding false claims about bottled water packaged in plastic”
February 4, 2022 - Los Angeles Times, Regarding false claim that bottled water is “just tap water in a bottle”
September 29, 2021 - The Guardian, Regarding false claims against bottled water made in a drinking water choices study
August 6, 2021 - Ventura County Star, Regarding false claims against bottled water
July 22, 2021 - Vox Media, Regarding false claims against bottled water
July 15, 2021 - Yahoo Lifestyle, Regarding false claims against bottled water
June 30, 2021 - Forbes, Regarding false claims against bottled water and recycling
May 14, 2021 - The Guardian, Regarding false claims about bottled water
January 29, 2021 - Time Magazine, Regarding false claims about bottled water
October 16, 2019 - Consumer Reports, Regarding false claims about bottled water in its article: “Should We Break Our Bottled Water Habit?”
October 16, 2019 - Time Magazine, Regarding false claims about microplastics in bottled water
July 17, 2019 - Reader’s Digest, Regarding false claims that drinking bottled water can damage your teeth
February 26, 2018 - The Arizonia Republic, Regarding false claims made in reference to EWG reports
January 25, 2018 - Daily Mail, Regarding false claims that bottled water, fluoride and dental caries in children and adolescents
December 20, 2017 - AOL.com News, Regarding false claims that bottled water
September 6, 2017 - CoreSpirit.com, Regarding false claims that bottled water is less regulated than tap and is dangerous
August 31, 2017 - KDKA-TV (CBS) News Pittsburgh, Regarding claims made by Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Auhtority that bottled water isn’t regulated
August 10, 2017 - Business Insider, Regarding article claiming bottled water is a scam
May 17, 2017 - MLive.com, Regarding bottled water commitment to protect resources wherever they operate
April 27, 2017 - National Post, Regarding water use and other environmental claims made against bottled water
April 3, 2017 - MarketWatch.com, Regarding inaccurate information about bottled water as it overtakes soda as America’s No. 1 drink
March 13, 2017 - Baltimore Sun, False claims about bottled water containing E. coli
January 17, 2017 - CollegeHumor.com, Regarding a Misleading Video With False Claims About Bottled Water
September 8, 2016 - The Huffington Post, Regarding A Misleading Article on Bottled Water’s Growth and Environmental Impact
August 22, 2016 - Bloomberg, Regarding Inaccurate Statements Concerning Bottled Water Sales Growth
August 3, 2016 - National Parks Traveler, Regarding a Misleading Article about the National Park Services’ Bottled Water Sales Ban
April 20, 2016 - WGBH, Regarding a Misleading Bottled Water Sales Ban Story
March 2, 2016 - Tribune Publishing, Regarding a Misleading and Inaccurate Story about Bottled Water Quality
February 1, 2016 - Huffington Post, Regarding a Reoccurring False and Misleading Story about Bottled Water and the Environment
January 21, 2016 - Real Farmacy.com, Regarding a False and Misleading Post about Fluoridated Bottled Water
January 6, 2016 - Skidmore News, Responding to a Misleading and Inaccurate Editorial about Bottled Water
December 10, 2015 - Everyday Cheapskate, Regarding an Inaccurate and Misleading Column about Bottled Water
October 22, 2015 - alternet.com, Regarding False and Misleading Claims about Bottled Water and the California Drought
September 25, 2015 - The New York Times, Regarding a Misleading Story about Hydration and Drinking Water
August 24, 2015 - Mother Jones, Regarding a Flawed and Misleading Article on the California Drought and Bottled Water
May 1, 2015 - Riviera Maya News, Regarding an Error-Filled Anti-Bottled Water Article
April 28, 2015 - Iowa State Daily, Regarding a Misleading Opinion about the California Drought and Bottled Water
April 28, 2015 - Daily Iowan, Regarding a Misleading and Inaccurate Opinion Article about Bottled Water
April 23, 2015 - California State Water Resource Control Board Chair Felicia Marcus, Regarding Inaccurate Statements about Bottled Water
April 20, 2015 - The Guardian, Regarding a Misleading Article about Bottled Water and the California Drought
April 20, 2015 - Huffington Post Green, Regarding a Highly Misleading Article the California Drought and Bottled Water
April 13, 2014 - AlterNet.com, Regarding an Inaccurate and Misleading Bottled Water Article
March 17, 2015 - The Desert Sun, Regarding a Misleading and Biased Bottled Water Story
March 16, 2015 - Ion Alkaline Water, Regarding an Advertisement Making Seriously False and Misleading Claims about Bottled Water
March 11, 2015 - The Atlantic, Regarding False and Misleading Claims About Bottled Water
January 21, 2015 - Fox News, Regarding the Improper Use of PET Plastic Bottled Water Bottles to Illustrate an Article About BPA
January 21, 2015 - The Daily Meal, Regarding a False and Misleading Article and Slideshow
January 8, 2015 - NBC News, Regarding Improper Use of PET Bottled Water Bottle in Story About Phthalates
December 10, 2014 - The Collegian, Regarding Numerous False and Misleading Statements in an Article About Bottled Water
November 19, 2014 - Organic Health.co, Regarding Misleading and Inaccurate Article About Bottled Water
October 17, 2014 - Mother Jones, Regarding Numerous False and Misleading Claims About Bottled Water and California’s Drought
August 19, 2014 - Lewisboro Ledger, Regarding False Claims About the Safety of Bottled Water and Bottled Water Containers
June 23, 2014 - Clark Howard.com, Regarding False and Misleading Claims About Bottled Water Quality, Prices and Fluoride
June 20, 2014 - Salon.com / OnEarth.org (NRDC), Regarding False Claims About Bottled Water and the Bottled Water Industry
February 14, 2014
Statements & Testimonies
- IBWA responds to new nanoparticle imaging study
January 11, 2024 - IBWA response to the United Nations University’s report on bottled water
March 2023 - PFAS and Bottled Water
February 5, 2020 - Statement regarding false and misleading information about bottled water in the Netflix television series “Rotten: Troubled Water”
October 25, 2019 - IBWA Statement on Microplastics
August 22, 2019 - Bottled Water Car Fire Safety
August 8, 2018 - IBWA Response to Orb Media Research Claiming to Have Found Microplastics in Bottled Water
March 15, 2018 - Statement Responding to Food and Water Watch’s New False and Misleading Report “Take Back The Tap”
February 23, 2018
- Letter to SodaStream’s CEO demanding the company immediately cease and desist from making false, misleading, and disparaging statements about bottled water and that they remove the “Shame or Glory” anti-bottled water advertisement from YouTube and any other internet or broadcast media.
November 21, 2016 - Letter to United States Forest Service Regarding the Reissuance of Nestlé Waters North America Special Use Permit #7285
May 2, 2016 - Letter to National Park Service Regarding Banning the Sale of Bottled Water
April 23, 2015 - Written Testimony of Tamika Sims, PhD, Director of Science and Research, International Bottled Water Association
Before a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Department of Agriculture public meeting regarding the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s report.
March 24, 2015 - IBWA Position Brief: Polycarbonate Plastic Containers with BPA are Safe
July, 2014 - IBWA Position Brief: Restricting or Banning Consumer Access to Bottled Water is Not in the Public Interest
August, 2013 - Written Testimony of Joseph K. Doss, President and CEO, International Bottled Water Association
Before the United States Senate, Hearing on Quality and Environmental Impacts of Bottled Water
September, 2008