Why does bottled water have an expiration date?!
Why does bottled water have an expiration date?
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Well, water can go stagnant even in a sealed container. It is a mandatory federal law that any consumable has to have a "out of code" date printed on it. This is more or less protection for the consumers. It really is just for health and safety reasons.
Water can go stagnant.
the plastic bottle starts to leach its properties into the water and they cannot ensure water purity forever
I've never come across bottled water expiring the same month I bought it and I don't know that it would be very refreshing if that is the case... but bottled water has an expiration date because over time, it tends to pick up off-flavors from its packaging. High storage temperatures also contribute to the generation of musty tastes in the water, so ideally, the manufacturers should label the water sold in warmer climates with shorter expiration dates (I doubt they do this because it is very difficult logistically). Anyway, there shouldn't be any microbial concerns with bottled water as long as its package hasn't been compromised.
Uhhhhh because people are morons and pepsico and coke hope people will actually throw out the water that they got from the local city tap and pumped into a plastic bottle.
I have only bought distilled.
I never looked..!
But I would expect it is a guarantee that it will maintain it's tastelessness that long.
I work in daycare, we change the water in our sanitize water, all sprays we mix and the water table daily. Water that is closed up for a long period of time can grow harmful bacteria. I guess over a period or time, even sterile, bottled water can grow it too.
Water loses it freshness or in other words becomes flat or stagnant. It is still OK to drink it is just not a good as it could be.
when opened ,water can accumulate bacteria that is invisible to the naked eye. Not to mention it can begin to taste "stale" or not so fresh after a while.