Dangerous chemical found in three leading brands of bottled water

Chemicals associated with genital irregularities in infants have been discovered in three of Britain’s leading canned water brands.

Researchers examined the ten best-selling kinds of standard water which use plastic closes inside aluminium caps on glass bottles.

Six were revealed to contain PVC as well as individuals, 3 - Highland Spring, Hildon and Strathmore - had leached chemicals in PVC referred to as phthalates in to the water.

Warning: Harmful chemicals Known as phthalates - happen to be detected in canned water from three leading brands

Phthalates, which are utilized to soften plastics to ensure they are bendy, happen to be banned within the EU for toys that youngsters can place in their mouths.

Research has proven a powerful correlation between moms uncovered to high amounts of phthalates throughout pregnancy and genital irregularities referred to as hypospadias in youthful boys.

However, there's no legislation in great britan banning using phthalates in food or drink packaging.

In The Usa the Toy Producers Association has under your own accord stopped using phthalates in toys for kids under three.

David Santillo, senior researcher in the Greenpeace Research Laboratory, stated: 'On its very own you will not obtain a serious dose from canned water but it's area of the drip, drip of exposure.

'The fact that it may be detected in water whatsoever is amazing and indicates that high amounts of phthalates are used within the caps.'

A spokesperson for that Food Standards Agency stated the amount of phthalates found didn't exceed EU safety levels.

Brands for example San Pellegrino and Evian don't use PVC in packaging.

A Highland Spring representative stated water quality was the business's main concern , and all sorts of their water was 'perfectly safe to drink'.

The organization stated the caps examined were manufactured underneath the previous industry standard, however it no more used PVC.

'Phthalates occur naturally within the atmosphere and therefore are generally present in drink and food items, household products, medical products and plain tap water,' the representative stated.

'Trace elements put together in Highland Spring however the tiny .005 mg/l sample was 99.7 percent less than the EU safe limit of just one.5 mg/l.'