Reasons why FDA doesn’t enforce regulations on bottled water industry
Here is the main reason for the lack of effort by the FDA to regulate the bottled water industry. They have just one half of a person (Full Time Equivelent) per year dedicated to bottled water regulation. This is mostly because it is such a low priority.
The problems created by this lack of regulatory oversight are addressed through “Voluntary compliance” and “industry self-regulation.” These seem to be the watchwords for the bottled water industry. While such an approach can be effective with motivated members of an industry, the contamination problems and the reports of water quality make it clear that this approach leaves plenty of room for unscrupulous or careless members of the industry to provide substandard products, with little chance of being caught or subject to penalties.
This is not to say that bottled water quality is generally inferior to average tap water quality. We do not believe such a statement is warranted, and in fact there have been many contamination problems in tap water. What we are saying is tap water and bottled water are the same.
The regulatory system intended to ensure bottled water quality has enormous gaps and holes leaving it very ineffective. The majority of bottled water, according to the FDA, is not covered by federal regulations, and even bottled water that is subject to its rules isn’t regulated or monitored well.
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