Plastic Brands Found in Bottled Water of Major Brands!

Tests carried out on bottles of drinking water brands revealed that almost all of them contain plastic particles. As a result of the study, 250 plastic water bottles from 9 different countries were examined, it was found that there were an average of 10 plastic particles per liter of water, each of which was thicker than human hair. Within the scope of the research conducted by journalism organization Orb Media, 250 water bottles from 9 countries were examined at New York State University in Fredonia. According to the Russian publishing company Sputnik, the university’s chemistry professor Sherri Mason said, uk We found plastic in every bottle, every brand in succession ek and added: “This is not a direct accusation of any brand, but research shows that plastic is everywhere. Plastic is a substance spreading all over our society and invades our waters. These are the most basic products we consume every day. ”

NOT DISASTER BUT Professor Mason, the results of the research, “Disaster, but if you look at the number of worrying,” he said. According to BBC news, experts in some developing countries where tap water may be dirty, plastic water bottle consumption should continue, he says. UY COMPLIES WITH SAFETY AND QUALITY STANDARDS ’ Bottled water brands examined in the research says that their products comply with safety and quality standards. Companies also note that there are no regulations on microplastics and that standard methods for testing water are not used. Professor Mason, last year to find plastic parts in tap water, other researchers, seafood, beer, sea salt, even in the air announced that even plastic materials. These tests are considered to be the largest research to date in bottled water. 11 different global and national bottled water brands were tested. These bottles were purchased from countries with high population and relatively high consumption of bottled water.

INTERNATIONAL BRANDS

Aquafina

Dasani

Evian

Nestle

Pure Life

San pellegrino

LEADING NATIONAL BRANDS

Aqua (Indonesia)

Biscuits (India)

Epura (Mexico)

Gerolsteiner (Germany)

Minalba (Brazil)

Wahaha (China)

RESPONSE FROM COMPANIES

Nestle, one of the brands interviewed by the BBC, said that they started microplastic tests within the company two years ago and that ‘substances above the level of monitoring were not detected’. Coca-Cola stated that they have the highest standards in the industry and explained that they are using a ‘multi-step filtering process.. But the company also said that microplastics ‘are spread everywhere, so they can be found in very small quantities even in products with the highest standards’. Danone emphasized that they would not comment on ‘the research method is not clear enough, and that bottled water is‘ packaging at the food level ’. Garolsteiner said that in recent years, they have carried out microplastic tests in their waters and the results are much lower than the levels set by pharmaceutical science companies. PepsiCo has asked the American Beverage Association to make a statement on their behalf. The company stated that research on microplastics should continue and that bottled water complies with the standards.