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Some Bottled Water Toxicity Shown To Exceed Law

Sam's Choice's chemical levels were found to exceed legal limits in California and voluntary standards adopted by the industry. (Kurt Rogers / The Chronicle)

Bottled water brands do not always maintain the consistency of quality touted in ads featuring alpine peaks and crystalline lakes and, in some cases, contain toxic byproducts that exceed state safety standards, tests show.

The Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit organization with offices in Oakland, tested 10 brands of bottled water and found that Wal-Mart's Sam's Choice contained chemical levels that exceeded legal limits in California and the voluntary standards adopted by the industry.

Posted in Consumer Watch, Water