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Publications Correspondence Energy & Commerce Requests Information from Bottled Water Companies
| Energy & Commerce Requests Information from Bottled Water Companies |
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| Wednesday, 08 July 2009 15:53 |
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Following a hearing of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations today, Subcommittee Chairman Bart Stupak (D-MI), along with Committee Chairman Henry A. Waxman (D-CA), sent letters to 13 bottled water companies requesting documents and information relating to the Subcommittee's investigation into the regulation of bottled water.
"Our hearing brought a great deal of information to light regarding the differences between the regulation of bottled water and tap water," Stupak said. "We also found that neither the public nor federal regulators know nearly enough about where bottled water comes from and what safeguards are in place to ensure its safety. The majority of consumers purchase bottled water because of perceived health and safety benefits but they actually know very little about the quality of the water they are buying." Among the information requested of the companies is all documentation related to testing of bottled water and its sources, as well as lists of names and locations of each company's water sources. Documents
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