Bottled Water

Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) published “Food Facts”, a document providing the public with information concerning the Agency’s regulation of bottled water. Found here, the document details how the Agency works in conjunction with the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) to ensure that drinking water is safe. While the EPA is primarily responsible for the nation’s tap water, the FDA is the regulatory body responsible for overseeing bottled water. The regulation of bottled water may be broken into two main areas: CGMPs and labeling. Current Good Manufacturing Practices (“CGMPs”) are the particular guidelines that producers of most FDA-regulated…