[See a photo recap of Where Your Bottled Water Comes From] The Ricker family started selling water in 1859. Since then, the Poland Spring company has been integral in growing western Maine's ...

A variety of terms apply to bottled water labeling. Labeling a product “spring water” is different from a label denoting “purified water.” The FDA sets standards of identity and defines ...

Poland Spring® brand bottled water is 100% spring water. "We, along with independent hydrologists and state regulators, are confident that the springs in Maine that source Poland Spring® fully ...

A new study published in BMJ Global Health suggests that drinking tap water might be "healthier" than bottled water. The authors note that "misunderstandings about the safety and potential risks ...

Despite the recent pushback on single-use plastic, bottled water continues to be big business. And the debate over whether mineral or spring water is better than tap has raged for some time ...

or untreated water that's bottled directly from a natural spring. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) points out in an outbreak report — more on that in a moment — that ...