America’s Favorite
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Fully Regulated by the FDA
Zero Calories
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Recyclable (Even the Caps)
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Fully Regulated by the FDA
Zero Calories
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Recyclable (Even the Caps)
The International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) is the authoritative source of information about all types of bottled waters, including spring, mineral, purified, artesian, and sparkling. Founded in 1958, IBWA’s membership includes U.S. and international bottlers, distributors, and suppliers.
IBWA is committed to working with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which regulates bottled water as a packaged food product, to establish comprehensive and stringent standards for safe, high-quality bottled water. In addition to FDA regulations, IBWA member bottlers must adhere to the IBWA Bottled Water Code of Practice, which mandates additional standards and practices that in some cases are more stringent than federal and state regulations. A key feature of the IBWA Bottled Water Code of Practice is a mandatory annual plant inspection by an independent, third-party organization.
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Bottled water industry calls on Congress to pass national recycling infrastructure bill
International Bottled Water Association | News Release | September 9, 2021 Bottled water industry calls on Congress to pass national recycling infrastructure bill Alexandria, VA – New legislation that invests in recycling systems across the United States is set to...
Tap water life cycle assessment misses the point of bottled water
Alexandria, VA –– A new study that claims to examine the health and environmental impacts of drinking water choices is significantly flawed because it uses calculations that are based on the hypothetical, and entirely unrealistic, premise that people will drink...
Los Angeles International Airport ban on the sale of single-serving size PET plastic bottled water will produce more (not less) waste
Los Angeles International Airport ban on the sale of single-serving size PET plastic bottled water will produce more (not less) waste Alexandria, VA –– The International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) strongly opposes the recently approved ban on the sale of...