Water
5,690 products, 15 with published lab results.
Typical levels
What FDA found when it bought and tested this kind of food around the US.
- Arsenic (total): typically 0.39 ppb (FDA, 27 samples, 2017-2020). No US agency limit we can cite.
- Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, Perchlorate: usually below 1 ppb, the lab's limit, in FDA's samples.
FDA samples behind these numbers
- Lead in Water, bottled, mineral/spring: found in 0 of 27, all below 0.4 ppb (2017-2020)
- Cadmium in Water, bottled, mineral/spring: found in 3 of 27, average 0.01, highest 0.083 ppb (2017-2020)
- Mercury in Water, bottled, mineral/spring: found in 0 of 27, all below 0.03 ppb (2017-2020)
- Arsenic (total) in Water, bottled, mineral/spring: found in 23 of 27, average 0.47, highest 1.8 ppb (2017-2020)
- Perchlorate in Bottled drinking water (mineral/spring), not carbonated or flavored: found in 1 of 20, average 0.75, highest 15 ppb (2008-2012)
"Typically" is FDA's middle sample. Daily amounts use the long-run average and each chemical's daily limit (EPA reference dose, or FDA's level for lead) for a 33-lb toddler and a 154-lb adult. ppb = micrograms per kilogram of food. Source: FDA Total Diet Study.
Tested products
Median of each product's samples, in ppb (parts per billion), counting samples below the lab's limit. “<10” means the median is below the lab's limit of 10; “–” means not tested for that chemical.
| Product | DEHP | DBP | DIBP | BBP | DEP | DMP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distilled Water | <10 | <10 | <10 | <5 | <10 | <5 |
| Distilled Water from Infinity Enteral Pump Delivery Set by Moog (First Run) | <10 | <10 | <10 | <5 | <10 | <5 |
| Distilled Water from Infinity Enteral Pump Delivery Set by Moog (Second Run) | <10 | <10 | <10 | <5 | <10 | <5 |
| Essentia Ionized Alkaline Water in Phthalate & BPA Free Bottle | <10 | <10 | <10 | <5 | <10 | <5 |
| Fiji Natural Artesian Water | <10 | <10 | <10 | <5 | <10 | <5 |
| Fiji Water - Car on Sunny Day (1hr) | <10 | <10 | <10 | <5 | <10 | <5 |
| LaCroix Sparkling Water Pamplemousse | <10 | <10 | <10 | <5 | <10 | <5 |
| LaCroix Sparkling Water Pure | <10 | <10 | <10 | <5 | <10 | <5 |
| Liquid Death Mountain Water | <10 | <10 | <10 | <5 | <10 | <5 |
| Mountain Valley Spring Water | <10 | <10 | <10 | <5 | <10 | <5 |
| SF Bay Water | <10 | <10 | <10 | <5 | <10 | <5 |
| SF Ocean Water | <10 | <10 | <10 | <5 | <10 | <5 |
| Smeraldina Still Artesian Water | <10 | <10 | <10 | <5 | <10 | <5 |
| Stanford University Dining Hall Water | <10 | <10 | <10 | <5 | <10 | <5 |
| Tap Water with Aquatabs Purification Tablets (after 30min) | <10 | <10 | <10 | <5 | <10 | <5 |