"Bottled water is a little less regulated than tap water. And so there's no guarantee that it's going to be PFAS-free." Correspondingly, a 2021 study of over 100 bottled water brands found PFAS in 39 ...

and did not indicate the levels which were found. It says since Brexit, the UK has fallen behind and failed to match EU consumer protections, including bringing in tighter controls on PFAS in food and ...

However, a growing body of research has found that bottled water has its own challenges ... A study published in 2023 detected the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), aka forever ...