(UK) Coke recalls controversial water

[muriel_volestrangler]

This is priceless!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3550063.stm

Coca-Cola is to recall all bottles of its Dasani water in the UK, after levels of bromate were found to exceed legal levels. The recall is an embarrassment for the drinks giant, which has faced criticism for selling what is treated and purified tap water.
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The company says Dasani - recently launched in the UK - is "as pure as bottled water gets" thanks to a "highly sophisticated purification process".
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In a statement, Coca-Cola said the contamination had been initially caused by its regular practice of adding calcium to Dasani, calcium which in this case "did not meet our quality standards".
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Thames Water, which supplies the Dasani factory, said the bromate had absolutely nothing to do with its mains water. "Coca-Cola has indicated that the bromate was caused by its manufacturing process," said a Thames Water spokesman. "We would like to reassure our customers that our water is regularly tested to the very highest standard."

[4morewars]

1. More Dirt on Coke

http://www.killercoke.org/

THE TWO FACES OF COCA-COLA

Isidro Segundo Gil, an employee at a Coca-Cola bottling plant in Colombia, was killed at his workplace by paramilitary thugs. His children, now living in hiding with relatives, understand all too well why their homeland is known as "a country where union work is like carrying a tombstone on your back. Learn More

http://www.killercoke.org/

[trogdor]

2. Bottled water is the biggest scam out there.

It's just water. Unless you live in Mexico or someplace, tap water is FINE. Even if it could use some improvement, you can get one of those PUR systems to make it better. Either way, it's WAY cheaper than buying drinking water by the 20 ounce bottle. Coke thinks we're all stupid or something.

My former sister in law had some bottles that were issued by the Louisville (KY) municipal water people with their logo on them. The idea was that you could refill them over and over with THEIR water, which was as good as the kind you paid extra for. That tickled me.

[bleedingheart]

3. I have to agree, bottled water is a scam

but I sure do wish I was the one who came up with it because I would be RICH!

[BiggJawn]

5. Wish somebody would invent a home carbonator.

I like fizzy water, and that's the only way to get it. in a bottle from the store.Otherwise, it'd be Brita for me.

[muriel_volestrangler]

7. Get Busy with the Fizzy - Sodastream!

This used to be huge in Britain in the late seventies and early eighties. I'm surprised it wasn't an American import. It's long gone out of fashion in the UK now.

http://www.sodastream.com.au/

Personally, I thought the drinks always tasted horrible. I don't think I ever tried straight carbonated water from it - who'd want something as silly as that? ;-)

[ConcernedCanuk]

4. CANCER from tapwater ?

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