Pennsylvania: IBWAÂ Continues Push for Bills Streamlining Oversight of the Bottled Water Industry IBWA recently held several virtual meetings with members of the Pennsylvania legislature to promote passage of HB 1971 and 1972, bills that would move regulatory oversight...
IBWA Provides Oral Comments to USDA and HHS on DGACÂ Scientific Report The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) held a virtual meeting on August 11 to hear oral comments on the Dietary Guidelines Advisory...
CDC Revises Guidance After IBWA and Congressional Outreach Recently, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revised guidance to businesses reopening offices regarding proper safety measures to consider as employees return to work. In May, the CDC...
Mobile App InstructionsInternational Bottled Water Association has updated our advocacy offerings to include a brand new grassroots action center app that can be accessed on your Smartphone! THREE EASY STEPS TO DOWNLOAD APP1. Search for "votervoice" (one word) in your...
New data from the the International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) and Beverage Marketing Corporation (BMC) show that in 2015 Americans’ consumption of bottled water increased by 7.9 percent and bottled water sales are up 8.9 percent since the previous year. In fact, BMC now indicates that bottled water is poised to overtake carbonated soft drinks as America’s largest beverage category by volume by 2017, if not by the end of 2016.
The bottled water industry continues to respond to the ongoing water crisis in Flint, Michigan. This is a terrible situation that highlights the important and historic role that bottled water plays during emergencies and natural disasters.
People need to drink more water. The consumption of water, whether from the bottle or the tap, is a good thing, but banning or restricting access to bottled water on a college campus, while keeping available less healthy sodas and sports drinks, would prevent people from choosing the healthiest packaged beverage on the shelf.
One of the simplest things that a person can do when seeking to lead a healthier lifestyle is to drink water instead of other beverages that are heavy with sugar and calories. If someone wants to eliminate or moderate calories, sugar, caffeine, artificial flavors or colors, and other ingredients from their diet, choosing water is the right choice – whether from the tap, filtered, or in a bottle.
Featured Videos  This cool video shows how bottled water is a very small and very efficient water user that spares people of billions of calories when they choose to drink water over other packaged drinks.
