Bottled water has been surrounded by a health halo, Hu adds. “Bottled water is not necessarily safer than tap water, and oftentimes [the quality is] similar to or worse than tap water,” she says.

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The report, authored by the International Bottled Water Association, says bottled water’s total consumption value in 2024 was 16.4 billion gallons, with a growth rate of 2.9 percent.

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