Bottled water...not so safe after all??


	Bottled water...not so safe after all??

dfiskey

7-8-2009 9:46 PM

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dfiskey says:

recently been hearing how potentially dangerous bottle water is...i feel like we finally transitioned to a poland spring life when now we're told they don't have the same regulations as reg tap water? i need to learn more about this..

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7-8-2009 10:58 PM

mona

meanwhile, in Australia.........

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