Bottled Water May Come From the Tap

Ah, "Fresh, great-tasting spring water!" Except it isn't.

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Brandon Ballenger
By | Dec 25, 2012
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Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: Sometimes bottled water isn’t from the pretty picture on the bottle. USA Today reports…

“After speaking to several NestlĂ© Waters’ employees, this officer was informed for the first time that the Ice Mountain five-gallon bottles do not contain 100% natural spring water but instead contain resold municipal tap water,” the legal complaint charged.

The brand usually includes the source of the water on the label, but a lawsuit says it wasn’t on five-gallon bottles delivered to the plaintiff’s business.

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