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Bottled Water & the Environment

The bottled water industry is part of the environmental stewardship and container safety solution. We partner with other beverage producers, and environment authorities to encourage and build upon the kerbside recycling infrastructure. Consumers need to be further educated about recycling and have access to recycling points for collection of all beverage containers and other recyclable goods. To single out bottled water packaging is to ignore the fact that today's society demands and relies upon packaged food and drinks.

Annual bottled water production accounts for less than 1/100 of a percent (0.01%) of the total ground water withdrawn in Australia & New Zealand each year. The bottled water industry uses minimal amounts of ground or spring water to produce this important consumer product-and does so with great efficiency. To single out the bottled water industry - from among the thousands of food, beverage and commercial water users - is unfair and just plain wrong. Misinformed focus of criticism on the bottled water industry does nothing to protect and sustain the nation's renewable ground water resources. Visit the web site of the Drinking Water Research Foundation (www.dwrf.info) for a study summary of the report, "Bottled Water Production in the United States: How Much Ground Water is Actually Being Used?" as an example of the impact of bottled water on ground water supplies in a western society.

Bottled Water & Fluoride

There is no correlation between the increased consumption of bottled water and an increase in cavities - only speculation. In fact, bottled water does not contain ingredients that cause cavities and is often a replacement for beverages and foods that may contribute to poor dental health.

Current regulations prevent the bottled water industry from voluntarily fluoridating their product. An application to FSANZ is currently being considered by the Industry as a vehicle for allowing the development of alternative fluoridated bottled water brands.

There are many sources of fluoride, and the amount of fluoride exposure varies greatly by community and individual. Consumers should look at how much fluoride they are receiving as part of an overall diet and should contact their health care provider or dental care provider for their recommendation. Too much exposure to fluoride can lead to a condition called fluorosis, which results in stains to the teeth.

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