Bottled Water Quality Information Act
Official title: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require bottled water manufacturers and distributors to disclose bottled water quality information, and for other purposes.
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Bottled Water Quality Information Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to issue regulations requiring each bottled water manufacturer or distributor to annually prepare a report that includes the following:
- the manufacturer’s or distributor’s name and contact information;
- type of water source;
- a plainly worded definition of “Standard of Identity” and “Standard of Quality” as prescribed in current bottled water regulations;
- a brief description of primary treatment methods used; and
- test results for the water’s microbiological, physical, chemical, and radiological quality.
Requires the Secretary to issue regulations requiring each bottled water label to include the following:
- the manufacturer’s or distributor’s name and contact information,
- a statement notifying consumers how to obtain the quality report required by this Act, and
- type of water source.
Prescribes means by which refillable and reusable multiservice containers may fulfill this Act’s requirements.
Preempts inconsistent state or local reporting or labeling requirements.
Prohibits the distribution of bottled water products not in compliance with this Act.- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4978: Bottled Water Quality Information Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4978/
"H.R. 4978: Bottled Water Quality Information Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4978/.
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