PFAS found in bottled waters
Introduction
If you haven't heard, PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are a group of compounds that are commonly found in drinking water.
These compounds are known to be harmful to human health and have been linked to various health issues, including cancer, thyroid disease, and immune system disorders.
Unfortunately, PFAS are not only found in drinking water but also in many consumer products, including food packaging, non-stick cookware, and even some cosmetics.
Over the last few years, there has been a growing concern about the presence of PFAS in bottled water, with many consumers wondering which brands are safe to drink.
Here's a most of up to date list of bottled waters that contain PFAS and those that do not. Note most brands do not test for PFAS so some of this data be out of date. Oasis is working on going through each one and testing them for PFAS in our lab, we will update this list as we get more data.
Bottled Waters with PFAS
Consumer Reports tested 47 bottled waters and found that 43 of them contained detectable levels of PFAS. Another study by led by Johns Hopkins University researchers, detected PFAS substances in 39 out of more than 100 bottled waters tested. Even more recenlty the EPA announced at least 33% of water systems tested contained PFAS.
Here's what the latest reports say:
Bottled waters with PFAS over 1 ppt
- Deer Park: 1.21
- Tourmaline Spring: 4.64
- Topo Chico: 3.9
- Perrier: 1.1
- La Croix: 1.16
- Canada dry: 1.24
- Poland Spring carbonated: 1.66
- Bubly 2.24
- Polar 6.41
Bottled waters with less PFAS (between 0 and 1 ppt)
- 365 Everyday Value (Whole Foods) Spring Water
- Absopure Purified Water
- Alkaline88 Natural Alkaline Water
- Aquafina Natural Purified Water
- Core Hydration Natural Enhanced Water
- Crystal Geyser Natural Spring Water
- Dasani Natural Purified Water
- Essentia Natural Purified Alkaline Water
- Fiji Water Natural Artesian Water
- Flow Alkaline Spring Water
- Great Value (Walmart) Natural Purified Water
- Ice Mountain Natural Spring Water
- Just 100% Spring Water
- Just The Basics (CVS) Purified Water
- Kirkland Signature (Costco Purified Water)
- LifeWtr Natural Purified Water
- Liquid Death Spring Water
- Nestlé Pure Life Natural Purified Water
- Niagara Natural Purified Water
- Ozarka Natural Spring Water
- Pathwater Purified Water
- Penta Ultra Pure Water
- Poland Spring Natural Spring Water
- Saratoga Natural Spring Water
- Smartwater Natural Enhanced Water
- Trader Joe’s Alkaline Water + Electrolytes
- Zephyrhills Natural Spring Water
- Spindrift
- Sanpellegrino
- Dasani
- Schweppes
- Prime
Bottled waters without PFAS
This report lists many other brands as without PFAS but we have not verified this information.
Conclusion
The fact is most brands don't test for PFAS and or don't share these reports so it's difficult to know for sure which waters don't contain PFAS without testing each one.
As mentioned this is something we are working on and will update this list as we get more data.