Australians are chugging down bottles of water at a faster rate than almost anyone else on the planet.So far, testing in Australia has yielded some reassuring results, with no traces of the chemicals found in bottles tested by the federal food authority. These findings sit in contrast with international studies which have found trace levels of the per- and poly-fluoroalkyl chemicals are widespread in bottled water, including brands that are stocked in Australia.
Bottled water in Australia costs almost double what it does in North America and Europe, and about four times what is charged in Asia and Africa.Australian supermarkets sell bottled water that has been sourced domestically, as well as a variety of imported brands.showed bottled water sourced and packaged overseas contained four times as many microplastics compared to bottled water sourced in Australia.
The 27th Australian Total Diet Study, published in 2021, surveyed PFAS in the Australian food supply. It did not detect any PFAS residues in eight bottles of water it sampled. Purified water contained significantly less PFAS than spring water, which was put down to the use of reverse osmosis treatment in most purified water brands.The Australian Beverages Council is the peak body for non-alcoholic beverages in Australia, including bottled water.
Parker said consumers could have a high degree of confidence in the stringent testing and analysis conducted by Australia’s government agencies, including FSANZ.
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