- Details
- Hits: 372
If you are considering moving beyond the tap for your water source, we have some information that may help you make your decision.
- Point of Entry systems treat water intended for drinking and/or cooking. Usually connected the kitchen faucet or installed below the sink, they treat water using reverse osmosis, carbon filtration, or distillation. It seems like a great idea, and the cost seems really reasonable these days, but it’s important to take a look at where the parts for these systems come from. We’ve seen filters that are manufactured from industrial waste. Where are your filters manufactured?
- Self-Serve bottling facilities. This water is processed through a reverse osmosis system or other type of filtration that removes chlorine and other particulates. The caution for these types of self-serve, is that too often bottles are not cleaned and sterilized between each filling, the caps are used over and over again. One more question, where is this water originating? A natural source, or the tap?
How is bottled water regulated?
In Canada, bottled water products are considered food items and, as such, are monitored by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Members of the Canadian Bottled Water Association are also subject to the standards of the association.
If you are considering moving beyond the tap for your water source, we have some information that may help you make your decision.