So Which Is Better, Bottled Water Or Tap Water

By Author: Robert Deans
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One of the more profitable businesses as of yet has been the bottling and selling of water. Despite the fact that clean safe drinking water is available to almost all, people still buy bottled water. In the UK alone the bottled water market is worth around 1.4 billion pounds.

We are led to purchase bottled water by clever advertising techniques pronouncing the products as pure, natural and brimming with vitality. But why do people buy into this, because the truth is the modern day plumbing systems seen within developed nations will mean that the water we are able to access within our homes is completely safe and companies including Franke taps provide us with stylish appliances to access our water, do we really need to buy bottled water?

Water is water. The primary difference will be the route it will take before we have use of it. In 1989, the United Kingdom Water Act was introduced this specified that water accessed from our taps, will be tested each and every stage of the journey, commencing at source. An in depth analysis of tap water is also available on demand.

Is this very ...
... same rigid testing applied to bottled water? And so are they as clean as the water from our taps?

There are two types of bottled waters; ‘Mineral’ and ‘Spring’. The National Mineral Waters Association declare that there's strict testing in place, however this testing only checks for 13 chemicals and bacterias. This is just one quarter of the chemicals and bacteria’s for which tap water is tested. Additionally, there are no rules stating the frequency of which mineral water should be submitted to this testing. Much more worrying is the fact that the results of mineral water testing aren't accessible to the general public. The production of spring water is influenced by even fewer rules as regards to testing.

What's more, it seems wrong that when many millions of people worldwide still struggle to access clean drinking water, there are people who are making vast amounts of pounds bottling and selling it. And then we the consumer, are choosing to pay way over the odds for something that others are in need of and that we could get for practically free.

Perhaps we should appreciate more things such as water that we do take for granted and just buy bottled water if we cannot access tap water. As well as being relegated too much more arduous testing than its bottled counterparts, tap water is simply a fraction of the cost. If you think about the facts it is a pity that so many believe the marketing hype which promotes bottled water as the better option. Maybe you will be more likely to make use of what's readily accessible to you, should you spend money on attractive kitchen accessories including Franke taps.

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This post was written by R. Deans on behalf of the Kitchen Appliance Centre, suppliers of Franke taps and other quality kitchen appliances. For more information on Franke taps please visit kitchenappliancecentre.co.uk.