Bottled water not so healthy

Bottled water not so healthy

(IANS) / 3 January 2013

Though health-conscious fitness enthusiasts are never seen without bottled water, and it is subject to less stringent safety tests than tap water, the bottled variety is much more likely to be contaminated, says a new study.
Bottled water costs more than tap water but is more likely to become a source of infection, the Daily Mail cited a study by market researchers Mintel as saying.

On average, Britons drink 33 litres of bottled water annually, whether ordinary mineral, fizzy, or ‘purified’ tap water.

Almost a quarter of people who drink bottled water at home say they do so because they believe it is better than tap water.

But what consumers do not realise is that tap water is checked daily under a rigorous inspection regime.

It also contains trace amounts of chlorine that prevent the spread of anything harmful such as bacterial infections.

In contrast, makers of bottled water are only required to undertake monthly testing at source. Once filled and sealed, a bottle of water might remain in storage for months before it is sold.

Bottled water contains no disinfecting additives such as chlorine.

After a bottle of water is opened, it has no way of remaining sterile, and so must be drunk within days.

Batches of bottled water have had to be removed from British supermarkets because of questions over contamination.

In 1990, a firm had to withdraw millions of bottles worldwide after traces of benzene were found in the water.

duu kazi ipo yaani tuliambiwa mifuko haifai tukakubali sasa chupa sijui maji ya kufungasha tuta ya weka wapi..

Mwishowe watasema wali,ugali they anot health maana walishasema matunda mchanganyiko sio health.ok tutakuwa tunatembea na vikombe pamoja na madumu ya maji ya kunywa

Chimbuvu said:

Mwishowe watasema wali,ugali they anot health maana walishasema matunda mchanganyiko sio health.ok tutakuwa tunatembea na vikombe pamoja na madumu ya maji ya kunywa

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Ila Mkuu kuna maji yanauzwa kariakoo yamechakachuliwa yaonekane ni botled kumbe ni home made, sasa hapa sijuwi tutasemaje. Lakini usiache kunywa maji. Kama unaweza kujibebea toka nyumbani kwenda nayo mtaani au kazini si vibaya sana, sema siyo utamaduni wetu halafu sisi tupo bize sana.

maajabu ya maji

Salama kifya ni ya kisima tu...LOL!

It all depend on where you live.

Huwezi kuniambia sehemu yenye mibomba yenye kutu na uchafu wa miaka kibao kunywa maji ya chupa ni vibaya.

Tatizo watu wana focus kwenye wadudu na uchafu wa aina hiyo bila kuangalia mambo kama kemikali (lead pipes, kutu etc)

Ila na hayo ya chupa inabidi ijulikane yanapatikanaje na kusafishwa vipi, isije kuwa unapewa yale yale ya bomba kwenye chupa tu.

Tafiti za ulaya wakati mwingine haziapply Tanzania, kweli unataka kuniambia haya maji DAWASA wanatusambazia ni bora kuliko maji ya kilimanjaro?

Maji ya bombani hata bila microscope unaona yana mijidudu kibao, ndo unaniambia nibugie hivyo hivyo kweli?

Issue nyingine ni kuwa watanzania wengi tunaambiwa tuchemshe maji ya bomba kabla ya kunywa. Je haya masefuria tunayotumia ni salama kiafya? Vipi ule unga wa sefuria unaolika wakati maji yanachemka hauna mafhala?

Brooklyn said:

Tafiti za ulaya wakati mwingine haziapply Tanzania, kweli unataka kuniambia haya maji DAWASA wanatusambazia ni bora kuliko maji ya kilimanjaro?

Maji ya bombani hata bila microscope unaona yana mijidudu kibao, ndo unaniambia nibugie hivyo hivyo kweli?

Issue nyingine ni kuwa watanzania wengi tunaambiwa tuchemshe maji ya bomba kabla ya kunywa. Je haya masefuria tunayotumia ni salama kiafya? Vipi ule unga wa sefuria unaolika wakati maji yanachemka hauna mafhala?

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Maji ya bomba yana rangi ya juisi ya ukwaju!

Kwanzia leo situmii tena maji ya kunywa, yawe ya bomba au hata ya kwenye chupa.

Nitahakikisha kashamba kangu ka matikiti maji (water melons) kananipatia mahitaji yangu ya maji kwa mwaka mzima.

Au wataalam mtaniambia hata maji ya water melons yanahitaji kuchemshwa ili yawe safe? teh teh teh teh

Nilisikia eti hiyo plastic ya chupa za mcontainer huyeyukia ndani ya maji na kuleta yamkini ya kansa! - Na hasa chupa ya maji ikikaa muda mrefu kwenye hali ya joto kama Dar.

haya ndio madhara ya copy/paste. tap water in europe/us yako treated to standard ya drinking water. jaribu kunywa maji ya bomba pale manzese ukione cha mtema kuni