The environmental advocacy group, the Plastic Pollution Coalition, has filed a complaint against the LA-based water brand, stating that lab tests revealed both microplastics and bisphenol-A (BPA) in its ‘natural’ bottled water products.
These undisclosed substances, the non-profit warns, have been linked to a range of health problems including cancer, fertility issues, autism, cardiovascular complications and ‘even death’.
There is no publicly available research showing Fiji water contains microplastics and BPA. [Remember this is a lawsuit, not a research lab result.]
But the lawsuit points to several studies that found popular brands of bottled water sold in US is teeming with these toxic particles.
Researchers at Columbia University previously found the average liter bottle of store-bought water contains over 240,000 nanoplastics.