Kip Powick Posted September 18, 2003 Share Posted September 18, 2003 Everyday, something new.. I drink NESTLE Aberfoyle bottled water…in fact I normally have a bottle close at hand all the time because……but I digress… The label says “SODIUM FREE” in small print just above the words.. NATURAL SPRING WATER If one rotates the bottle one sees a small table listing all the chemicals in this “water” and there you will see NA (sodium)…31 parts per million and further down it says Sodium 7.8mg/250ml (or actually 15.6mg for a 500ml bottle). So is it Sodium free?????? Well I tracked down the spin doctors at Nestle and they tell me anything can be labeled SODIUM FREE as long as the milligrams of sodium does not exceed 12mg per 250ml of liquid. Now I know this fact really excites you….. but think of the possibilities if one starts to apply their own interpretation of this type of logic to govern what is really “free” and what is not… How about….. AC is “trouble free” as long as 7.8 employees out of 250 are happy, or West Jet Pilots are “envy free” if 7.8 pilots out of 250 pilots from a beleaguered airline don’t envy them…..and so it goes……think I’ll throw another line on the boat…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest M. McRae Posted September 18, 2003 Share Posted September 18, 2003 Of course Kip, there is something to be said for living in a city where you can safely drink the tap water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEFCON Posted September 18, 2003 Share Posted September 18, 2003 How about..."we live in a free country"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest M. McRae Posted September 18, 2003 Share Posted September 18, 2003 Of course there is something to be said for living in a city where you can safely drink the tap water. Here is the info on the YYC supply: http://www.calgary.ca/cweb/gateway/gateway.asp?GID=395&CID=0&URL=http%3A%2F%2Fcontent%2Ecalgary%2Eca%2FCCA%2FCity%2BHall%2FBusiness%2BUnits%2FCustomer%2BService%2Band%2BCommunications%2FCorporate%2BMarketing%2FOur%2BEnvironmental%2BStewardship%2FOnline%2BReport%2FWater%2FWater%2Ehtm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest M. McRae Posted September 18, 2003 Share Posted September 18, 2003 And here is a report on bottled water vs tap water..... http://www.nrdc.org/water/drinking/bw/bwinx.asp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest M. McRae Posted September 18, 2003 Share Posted September 18, 2003 Some interesting info on bottled water: Appears that here in YYC all we have to do to get the Dasani brand is to turn on our household tap. Go Figure as they used to say..... Bottled Water - what's in a label? S ales of bottled water are booming around the globe. According to the World Wildlife Fund, it's the fastest-growing beverage sector in the world, worth about $33 billion CDN. It's so big, both Coke and Pepsi have waded into the market with their own brands. INDEPTH: Troubled Water - A CBC News Big Picture MARKETPLACE: Home water filters So far, there are no scientific studies that indicate bottled water is healthier for you than tap water. Bottled water, however, does not contain chlorine or fluoride. What makes one brand different than the other? You may notice a number of terms listed on the label. RELATED STORY: StreetCents — Oxygen-enhanced water Bottled water can come from any source. Here's a quick reference guide to what it all means. Mineral and Spring Water - must come from an underground source (not a public water supply) and can't be changed in any way by chemicals. Mineral water has a higher amount of dissolved mineral salts. Bottled Water - water from any source that can be distilled or carbonated or treated in any other way. The water in "Dasani" (owned by Coca-Cola) comes from municipal supplies in Brampton, Ont. and Calgary - straight out of the tap. (Pepsi owns "Aquafina.") Artesian Water/Artesian Well Water - bottled water from a well that taps a confined aquifer (a water-bearing underground layer of rock or sand) in which the water level stands at some height above the top of the aquifer. Sparkling Water - water that has been carbonated. Soda water, seltzer water and tonic water are not considered bottled waters. Glacial Water - water from a source directly from a glacier. Natural Water - water (such as spring, mineral, artesian or well water) obtained from an approved underground source and not from a municipal or public water supply system. This water has undergone no treatment other than physical filtration and iron removal. Purified Water - water produced by distillation, de-ionization or reverse osmosis, which contains not more than 10 mg/L of total dissolved solids. What's in the water? MINERAL WATER: Naturally-carbonated natural mineral water is water which, after treatment, replacement of gas and packaging, has the same content of gas from the source. Non-carbonated natural mineral water is water which, after treatment and packaging, prevents hydrogen carbonate salts from dissolving. De-carbonated natural mineral water is water which after treatment, does not have the same carbon dioxide content as when it first came out of the ground. Carbonated natural mineral water is water which, after treatment and packaging, has been made bubbly by adding carbon dioxide. Demineralized - the dissolved solids (minerals) have been removed. Re-mineralized - after filtration that removes all the solids, some are put back in. Ozonized - ozone is added to kill bacteria. Super-oxygenated - oxygen is added, most of which escapes when you twist the cap. http://www.cbc.ca/consumers/consumertips/tips_bottledwater.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deicer Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 You have to consider why people even drink the bottled stuff. Studies have shown that tap water is better for you due to the fact that it has the trace of chlorine in it. Bottled water is known to grow bacteria if it is shelved too long or exposed to light. All my life I've drank tap water and it hasn't affected feuapopoav ksdkcma; dn aldjf aoej fdkk;l;l... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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