According to existing evidence, potentially harmful chemicals can pass from the plastic bottle into the water. Phthalates, also called plasticisers, are a class of man-made chemicals used to make water bottles and other plastics more durable and flexible. There have been warnings against exposure to phthalates due to [...]

Contamination of bottled water is no longer a matter of speculation. An in-depth study was carried out by the Laboratory for Environmental Pollution Control, Department of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, led by Professors Th. Gregoratos and K. Fytianos - Director of the above Laboratory - reports among others Chemical pollution and microbial contamination of bottled water Heterotrophic bacteria [...]

Microplastics in bottled water and in fact in more than 90% of bottled water bottles has been revealed by an international survey. These microplastics are unknowingly swallowed by the consumer. However, the survey does not include data for Greece. Microplastics in bottled water are almost twice as high as those found in water [...]

Concern in Greece has been caused by the results of an international survey, according to which more than 90% of bottled water bottles contain tiny pieces of plastic, which eventually "reach" the consumer. According to the research by the non-profit organization Orb Media, the microplastic particles found in bottled water are almost twice as [...]

War on bottled water by experts because of the environmental pollution. As Todd Jarvis, head of the Water Resources Graduate Program at the University of Oregon, points out, consumers mistakenly believe that spring water is very clean and are unaware that the water [...]

Bottled water is dangerous according to new research. Over the past eight years, one in ten samples have contained a plethora of dangerous pathogens. Dangerous bottled water contains coliform bacteria, pseudomonas and enterococci. Dangerous pathogens have been detected by Greek scientists in domestic bottled water, which was put under the microscope after eight years of research. Coliform bacteria, pseudomonads and other microbes "enrich" in [...]

Sun and bottled don't go together. High temperatures deteriorate the packaging by transferring toxins into the water. I don't drink bottled because I can't be sure under what conditions the bottle has been kept," the professor of Food Microbiology at the Department of Food Science and Technology of the Agricultural University of Athens and member of the European [...]

A dangerous chemical in plastic containers has been denounced by the American Consumers Union. This chemical causes cancer, brain disease, diabetes, heart disease and even infertility. According to a recent analysis by the American Consumers Association, the chemical Bisphenol-A is dangerous to the health of consumers. This substance is used in the manufacture of plastic bottles. As [...]

Scientists are sounding the alarm about water in plastic bottles. Not without reason, since ingredients from the packaging even cause hormonal disorders. Plastic bottles in which water is bottled appear to pose health risks, as German scientists have found that they can cause hormonal imbalances in men. The bottled [...]

Migraines from plastic bottles? And yet, the plastic bottles and cups we drink water from may cause headaches and migraines, according to a new study from the University of Kansas, published in the journal Toxicological Sciences. Plastic everyday items and packaging contain the chemical bisphenol A (BPA), which [...]