Bottled Water, 300 years my ass

mp3guy

If ballygowan and other bottled water products have been filtered through volcanic rock for 300years or so, why the feck does it go out of date after 3 weeks or so?

ferdi

its 800 years actually

mp3guy

ferdi wrote:

its 800 years actually

oh, it makes sense now :rolleyes:

Dublin8

man its called MARKETING
Brand Image Creation
its all rubbish but it works just for the posh people to go for it
brand loyalty

this is all marketing pure marketing
tesco water and ballygown
same water different packing

different communities targeted by both companies

mp3guy wrote:

If ballygowan and other bottled water products have been filtered through volcanic rock for 300years or so, why the feck does it go out of date after 3 weeks or so?

c - 13

Something to do with chemicals leeching from the plastic bottles into the water I think.

Chalk

the plastic seeps into the water,
same resason your not supposed to reues the bottle

Blisterman

Because they filter and clean it first, and it only stays clean for so long.

Sure tap water is millions of years old as it is.

peterk19

Because its exposed to light, air and heat which makes it perfect for bacteria to breed in i presume
Pete

angry_fox

mp3guy wrote:

If ballygowan and other bottled water products have been filtered through volcanic rock for 300years or so, why the feck does it go out of date after 3 weeks or so?

They probably add there own chemicals to the tap water they use

whiskeyman

It's not the water that goes off, it's the plastic bottle it comes in. As time goes on dioxins are released from the plastic bottle and this is the prob.
Plastic containers are being linked to breast cancer at the moment:
http://society.guardian.co.uk/cancer/story/0,8150,1495256,00.html

Blisterman

Might wanna link to a better paper than the guardian. They're nothing but scare tactics.

Naos

Its stagnant when bottled.

Blisterman

Thats probebly why actually.

Gilgamesh

whiskeyman wrote:

Plastic containers are being linked to breast cancer at the moment:

you mean it isn't cancer after all, it's just a plastic bottle shoved in to the b00b :eek:

whiskeyman

Blisterman wrote:

Might wanna link to a better paper than the guardian. They're nothing but scare tactics.

Eh, I doubt it.
This story has been on all the reputable newswires.
Since when did they use "scare tactics"??
The Guardian is one of the most respected broadsheets.

BaZmO*

Speaking of bottled water. Did anybody see the story a couple of years back where Coca-Cola were caught out with their "Natural Spring Water"?

Apparently they were just filling the bottles up from the tap and selling it on as Spring Water. :eek: Gotta admire their audacity!

B.

Tar.Aldarion

BaZmO* wrote:

Speaking of bottled water. Did anybody see the story a couple of years back where Coca-Cola were caught out with their "Natural Spring Water"?

Apparently they were just filling the bottles up from the tap and selling it on as Spring Water. :eek: Gotta admire their audacity!

B.

hehe that story rocked,i think its stupid to buy stuff you get for free anyway.
just filter it if it means that much to you.one half litre bottle costs more than a years supply lol.
and its because the water is stagnant....that guy is right!

MiniMetro

Mear wrote:

Its stagnant when bottled.

Thats what I would have thought. Thats why water from streams and the like which is safe to drink is always moving quite fast.

Hobbes

Mear wrote:

Its stagnant when bottled.

I think the correct term is probably sterile.

rubadub

If bottled water is sterile it will usually say it on the bottle, I have never heard of bottled water being sterilised, no need to. You have to pay a fair bit for sterile water in the chemist.
Carbonated drinks will loose their fizz through gas exchange through the thin walled plastic (thats why balloons deflate, it is not a poor knot).

I think all food products need a best before date by law.

The plastic will deteriorate, usually the date is calculated from the worst case scenario, i.e. if it is left in direct sunlight for 6 months it will not taste great and is not at its "best", even still water can loose its natural oxygen/aeration levels. Ever try drinking cooled boiled water? it is not that nice due to all the gases being driven off.

"best before" and "use by" are 2 very different terms regarding food.

Bollox, you're not supposed to re-use plastic bottles? I thought that it was just that the companies wanted you to buy more of them when it said it on the containers.

I'd better throw out my 3 month old plastic bottle so.

Tar.Aldarion

ah i know lots of people who have used the same water bottle for years wouldnt worry bout it....

Naos

Hobbes wrote:

I think the correct term is probably sterile.

ster·ile ( P ) Pronunciation Key (strl, -l)
adj.
Not producing or incapable of producing offspring.
Not producing or incapable of producing seed, fruit spores, or other reproductive structures.

stag·nant ( P ) Pronunciation Key (stgnnt)
adj.
Not moving or flowing; motionless.

The correct term for what i was implying was Stagnant.

kenmc

Myth wrote:

Bollox, you're not supposed to re-use plastic bottles? I thought that it was just that the companies wanted you to buy more of them when it said it on the containers.

I'd better throw out my 3 month old plastic bottle so.

It's bullsh1t. urban myth
http://www.snopes.com/toxins/bottles.asp

Victor

Dublin8 wrote:

tesco water and ballygown

Tesco brand is "water"
Ballygowan is "mineral water"

Blisterman

Sure Riverrock's not mineral water. It even says it on the bottles.

FatherTed

Spring Water is water that flows naturally from an underground spring without the benefit of drilling or pumps.

Mineral water is water that has large quantities of minerals, collected naturally by passing through various layers of earth and rock to the well or spring.

Some companies use clever packaging and marketing to give the impression of it being spring water e.g. I don't know if you have it there but in the US, Pepsi sells Aquafina which has a beautiful Ice-Capped mountain as it's logo when it's actually just filtered tap water.

Basq

Hobbes wrote:

I think the correct term is probably sterile.

It can't have kids either!..... that's tragic!