International Bottled Water Association

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The International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) is the authoritative source of information about all types of bottled waters. Founded in 1958, IBWA's membership includes U.S. and international bottlers, distributors and suppliers. IBWA is committed to working with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which regulates bottled water as a packaged food product, and state governments to set stringent standards for safe, high quality bottled water products. In addition to FDA and state regulations, the Association requires member bottlers to adhere to the IBWA Bottled Water Code of Practice, which mandates additional standards and practices that in some cases are more stringent than federal and state regulations. A key feature of the IBWA Bottled Water Code of Practice is an annual, unannounced plant inspection by an independent, third party organization.

On August 3, 2007, IBWA placed full-page advertisements in The New York Times and The San Francisco Chronicle to bring balanced, positive and factual bottled water information to consumers and community leaders, with the message that the bottled water industry supports and relies on safe, quality ground water resources as well as municipal water systems. The industry is interested in strengthening, not undermining, municipal water sources and bottled water sales have nothing to do with tap water infrastructure funding or drinking water system improvements.

Website: http://www.bottledwater.org/