An inquisitive teen looks into plastic used in packaging. She points out the fact that bottled water is just one of thousands of food and drink products packaged in plastic. She wonders why anti-plastic activists have singled out bottled water.
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Bottled Water Myths
MYTH: It takes 17 million barrels of oil a year to make bottled water bottles
MYTH: Bottled water costs 1,000 times more than tap water.
MYTH: FDA standards allow ‘contaminants’ in bottled water not allowed in tap water:
MYTH: The FDA has no authority over bottled water made and sold within a single state (i.e., not in interstate commerce).
MYTH: There is only one staffer at the FDA who oversees regulation of the entire bottled water industry.