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Record Nr.

UNINA9910967791703321

Titolo

Safety and secrecy of bottled water / / Kelsey E. Navarro, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hauppauge, N.Y., : Nova Science Publisher's, c2010

ISBN

1-61209-604-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (145 p.)

Collana

Water resource planning, development and management

Altri autori (Persone)

NavarroKelsey E

Disciplina

344.7304/2

Soggetti

Bottled water - Law and legislation - United States

Food industry and trade - Law and legislation - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Bottled water : FDA safety and consumer protections are often less stringent than comparable EPA protections for tap water / U. S. Governemnt Accountability Office -- Hearing on bottled water regulation / Joseph K. Doss -- FDA safety and consumer protections are often less stringent than comparable EPA protections for tap water / John Stephenson  -- The regulation of bottled water / Jane Houlihan -- Hearing on regulation of bottled water / Joshua J. Sharfstein.

Sommario/riassunto

This work evaluates the extent to which FDA regulates and ensures the quality and safety of bottled water, evaluates the extent to which federal and state authorities regulate the accuracy of labels, and identifies the environmental and other impacts of bottled water.