Elizabeth Griswold represents the biggest of the Canadian companies that sell water by the bottle. And the reason why is because bottled water is regulated through the food and drugs act with Health Canada. And it is regulated just as any other food product is that you purchase in the grocery store. Municipal water supplies are not regulated by the federal government. Many bottled water firms do claim their industry is more regulated than tap water.
Scientists disagree, though.
If you look at the number of the samples that have to be taken for the water that gets to your tap, it's huge. I mean, each distribution system has to be tested on a regular basis almost daily. All the water that comes through. There are regulations for chemicals. In fact, some people have been saying we would like to see bottled water to be regulated as much as tap water.