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if water in bottles expires in a few years i can't even imagine how bad this unpackaged water will have turned. this is totaly outragous

• pyrocat 12y ago
  pretty sure water in water bottles only 'expire' because of the plastic leaching into the water over time. "Unpackaged" water has been sitting in the earth for thousands of years, as evidenced by this article, and is perfectly safe to drink.
  • pault 12y ago
    I think your humor detector needs tuning.
    • pyrocat 12y ago
      Oh, yeah, you're probably right. I just thought they were bad at English.
• jonnathanson 12y ago
  In fairness, I think it's not so much the water as the bottles that go bad. That type of plastic is not easily biodegradable, but it is photosensitive, and it weakens over long-term exposure to light. As the bottles break down, they leach toxic chemicals into the water and also lose structural integrity.
• sergers 12y ago
  That all started due to NJ state law requiring everything to have an expiry date. http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/water-never-goes-bad-so-why-does-it-need-a-expiration-date-18718243/ http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/water-never-goes-ba...