Nestle Pure Life – Filtered Water with Added Minerals??
Posted by telecommatt on July 29, 2007
This is my environmental rant for the weekend. I bought a bottle of water at this outdoor festival I was at today. I give the man my money and he comes back with a bottle of Nestle Pure Life purified water. Cool. I’ve never had Nestle Pure Life. I emptied the bottle and, having nothing better to do at the moment, began to examine the bottle wrapper.
“Pure Life Purified Water Enhanced with Minerals for Taste”. Enhanced with minerals for taste?! So, let’s straighten this out. I’m drinking purified water, which is basically tap water with all the random “stuff” removed. Except that they went back and added some “stuff” to make it taste better. Seriously, I just want some water. If you have to add “stuff” to your “purified water” to make people buy it, there’s something wrong with your water. Go back and try again. Next time I’m bringing my own freaking water.
Nestlé Pure Life product question & answers Q: What minerals are used for Nestlé® Pure Life® Purified Water enhanced with minerals for taste? A: We selected a unique blend of minerals that deliver a great taste – Calcium Chloride, Sodium Bicarbonate and Magnesium Sulfate. Q: Why can’t I find Nestlé Pure Life Spring Water? A: We’ve discontinued the spring water product so we can bring you a great tasting water utilizing a state-of-the-art process called reverse osmosis to filter the water and then enhance it with a blend of minerals that deliver a great taste.
http://www.nestle-purelife.us/about/faq.asp
Above is the a portion of Nestle’s FAQ section regarding the “enhanced with minerals” bit. This is just tap water. And they’ve discontinued their spring water so they can focus on bringing you more tap water. Look at all the carbon they produce to manufacture tap water! That’s insane! And now I’m feeling guilty after becoming a part of the problem today. At least I can recycle the bottle. Is the “enhanced” taste worth the environmental impact is creates? Really?
Elaine L said
Alien in my Water.. Nestle Pur Water Raspberry Flavour
Back at the end of March 2007 I was drinking the next to last sip of water while on the phone, I spied something in the bottle out of the corner of my eye. When I put the bottle down the “alien” fell to the bottom.. I have pix..
After finding a phone number for them, speaking to Jennifer.. who said she was soo sorry and would send along some coupons?? .. well at the end of Apr2007.. I called back.. they assured me the coupons were in the mail..I wanted the creature or whatever tested.. I am on medications and did not want an interaction… Dominic R.. assured me they cared.. after I mentioned I called a reporter. They then sent a retrieval person. ( she had no container, no real protocol and no carbon for the paperwork)…. I called agian on May 18th… NOTHING except the Manger.. now said perhaps I dropped a pill in the bottle???
On the 25th of Jul 2007 I called at 9:30 am and was told no management were in the building. I left a message.. Dominic R called back to say the lab results has just arrived at 5:30 pm the night before… from Guelph university.. they found it to be an amorphous lump?????
4 months, a university lab and all they give me is an amorphous lump??
they then offered to up the coupons.. which I never recieved.. I said it was no longer a valid replacement.
They then washed their hands and passed me to a loss claims adjustor.. R Martin of Matrix?? he called to say he was waiting for a report…
and here I sit Oct2nd 2007…. NOTHING HEARD>>> my stomach is still nauseated and I still have no idea what was in the bottle.. it was stuck to the bottled behind the label..
Nestle does not care about it’s customers..
so I’m not surprised they offer tap water…
sorry about the rant…
telecommatt said
Elaine,
Thank you for posting. Ugh, that’s horrible! I wonder what the technical description of “amorphous lump” is? I guess that’s one less reason to buy bottled water.
Hmm…maybe is was part of the “added minerals”!
Cheers,
Matt
Alan W Browning said
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John Doe said
I think you are overreacting.
Probably was backwash from your own mouth.
What difference does it make.
You were not hurt in any meaningful way.
Debbie said
how can I find out how much sodium is in this water?
Rose said
I live in Canada and our Nestle Pure Life is spring water, but it tastes like tap.
JAMES said
The Nestle water is no longer being called spring water because it is not and never was. They have been forced to stop calling it that because it is just tap water.
Tampa, FL said
Gross, I am no longer going to drink Nestle Pure Life. I jsut finished reading about the 3 ingredients they add to their purified water. At a minimum, my body needs clean water- spring, drinking water- not manufactured chemicals, just clean 100% water. I am upset that they package and sell this water when in all actualityit is not even good for us. Some might dispute the health concerns and I’m sure Nestle has studies showing a large percentage of users are not negatively impacted but this is ridiculous. To add basically 3 types of salt into someone’s water bottle is misleading. It is going to make me reconsider supporting this company and closely evaluating any products I purchase from them, their subsidiaries and affiliates.
joe_Schmoe said
This is perfectly normal and actually healthy for you. Your body needs the trace minerals that make water “taste good”. I use a reverse osmosis filter at home because I am a purity nut, and I am considering buying mineral additives for taste. With the right combination of minerals your water will enhance the flavor of teas, coffees, and meals you prepare using the water. All this in addition to making you more healthy.
Adding minerals is a good thing. So is filtering. I think you are overreacting.
The Mizzou said
yeh seriously, do some research on the minerals they are adding. BEFORE going on crazy rants about being hurt from them. i was shocked at first but followed up with a little wikipedia time to get to know the bicarbonate’s and some others. i have to agree on the carbon footprint that industry’s are leaving though. its something that shouldnt be supported if it can be helped at all, until we find a solution for ….well everything. but yeh, do check out some minerals and see what youre doin with them when you ingest them.
Rob Campbell said
I wonder if John Doe or Joe Schmo will respond to my criticism and tell me I’m overreacting when I tell them that the bottled water industry is environmentally unsustainable. You cant argue that fact. Its corporate greed and that’s obvious too.
Worse – it’s actually killing us. This is an industry which creates a massive amount of pollution that impacts us all everyday and will only get worse as time passes..
Now Nestle is showing families being healthy and drinking bottled water. They are running TV commercials that show families drinking bottled water while playing outside… Despite all that we are doing to educate folks that their tap water is better for them, and better for the environment. But we dont have the advertising dollars they have…
Water is a public resource not to be commodified by this EVIL corporation that is polluting the planet with those damn water bottles! Just say No to bottled water. Just say No to Nestle.
Steven said
Actually Rob, I can argue that “fact”. No company can truly be sustainable by definition without radical changes in the way people consume and live. And the kind of radical changes the green movement spouses is nothing more than taking socialism and putting a pretty green bow on it.
Do it for the Earth. Save the Earth. Be Green! It’s really easy to see how people could fall for your mantra. I mean, who wouldn’t want to save the Earth? That’s where your type hooks people.
You may say “I’m considering the Earth” or “I care about our survival unlike you, you greedy evil bottled water drinker!”. And I really hope you do, but assuming you won’t, and will rather spew more bullshit from your green movement battle cry, I will simply say this. Shut it.
You aren’t trying to save the Earth. You are trying to force people to consume less, force people to live a lot less comfortably, all in the name of saving the Earth. When in reality our output is so tiny it’s not even remotely near destroying our planet. Furthermore, the bottled water industry’s pollution is already being reduced by bio-degradable products, eco-friendly bottles (such as the ones Nestle uses)and many other techniques to reduce damage.
Oh, and one other thing, TAP WATER IS NOT BETTER FOR YOU. See? I spelled that out in caps to get people’s attention. And here’s a fact you might not consider me spouting, neither is bottled water. See, neither are healthier for us. They are both the same in many respects. Bottled water often contains less minerals, while tap water often can be polluted and can actually not meet the strict standards the country requires.
The FDA requires that bottled water be safe, and that it be healthy. While close minded environmentalists like Rob might not like this, Nestle is tap water that’s been purified.
“Purified water is produced by suitable processes that meet the U.S. Pharmacopoeia standards for purified water, including distillation, deionization (passing water through resins that remove most of the dissolved minerals), or reverse osmosis (the use of membrane filters to remove dissolved solids)” -FDA
That’s what Nestle water is. So, advertising healthy people drinking it is a great marketing technique. Because, well, it’s just plain common sense. Drinking water is a healthy part of a healthy lifestyle. That includes bottled water.
I understand your concerns Rob, I really do. But rather than spewing your aging hippie mentality of “down with the man” and “don’t commodisize me bro!” you should be spending your time enjoying your life, and enjoying your ability to CHOOSE tap water over bottled. See, choice is a great thing. You should recognize that before the real “MAN” shuts off your tap supply because maybe you’ve had too much this month. Maybe the UN water czar would like to turn your shower off every month after you meet a “cap” limit.
I drink bottled water for many reasons. I prefer the taste, I prefer the convenience, and I haven’t fallen over dead yet. In fact, I’ve been great. If I drank tap water, it would be the same. I’m sorry Rob, but your ideal humans are cave men who drive stick cars and eat bugs utopia is all but in your unreasonable and illogical brain.
You might say I insulted you quite a bit in this rant, and perhaps I have. Perhaps it’s your mentality that tries to destroy choice in favor of scaring people into submission by saying bottled water is killing our planet. Rather than addressing real issues that are threatening our existence. Rather than putting a hand in to solve real issues, or even try to help solve the supposed issue you have with bottled water pollution in landfills.
No, that would be too hard for someone who wants to control other people’s lives and their ability to say “Hey, I want bottled water today” or “Hey, I want tap water today”.
Asshat.
Angela said
You guys slay me! I am one of the many American citizen’s who actullly does have health issues. I try to make good decisions about what goes in my body. I drink pure life water everday from a bottle. I would really like facts and facts only ABOUT THE PRODUCT. No opinions! Is this bottled water healthy and clean or not? I respect the woman who found something odd in her bottle. She is 100% correct for wanting to know exactly what it was. Give her a break. We all have opinions and need to be heard. I hope we all live healthy lives and are not harmed by the foods and drinks we comsume daily through it’s packing and additives.
Angela
SUMAN said
nestle pure life is good mineral water