BOTTLED WATER - the most expensive tap water on earth
CBS News has reported that American tap water is considered to be some of the safest in the world. Yet countless Americans shun the stuff that flows from faucets and fountains and buy bottled water instead. What's really in the stuff and why does it cost 3,000-10,000 times more than tap water? We hear now from Dr Peter Gleick, the author of "Bottled and Sold: The Story behind our obsession with Bottled Water." and he shares 10 of the most shocking facts about bottled water. The most expensive tap water on Earth? Bottled water comes only comes from pristine streams right? NOt necessarily. In fact, nearly half of all bottled water is reprocessed tap water sold at prices of up to 3,000 - 10,000 times higher than consumers pay for tap water. And even before the additional processing, the water meets the federal water quality standards. Crickets in your water and nobody told you? Like any other products, water gets recalled but more often than not y...