On green glass bottle
60-second test
Note: Label on this year of bottle is a sticker
- Lead (Pb): non-detect
- Cadmium (Cd): 17 +/- 5 ppm
- Mercury (Hg): non-detect
- Bromine (Br): non-detect
- Chromium (Cr): 669 +/- 301 ppm
- Iron (Fe): 1,958 +/- 168 ppm
- Zinc (Zn): 34 +/- 14 ppm
- Niobium (Nb): 372 +/- 19 ppm
- Indium (In): 19 +/- 7 ppm
- Tin (Sn): 37 +/- 8 ppm
- Antimony (Sb): 21 +/- 11 ppm
- No other metals detected in consumer goods mode.
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Tamara Rubin is a Federal-award-winning independent advocate for consumer goods safety and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children. Tamara’s sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in August of 2005. She began testing consumer goods for toxicants in 2009 and was the parent-advocate responsible for finding Lead in the popular fidget spinner toys in 2017. Tamara uses XRF testing (a scientific method used by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission) to test consumer goods for toxicants (specifically heavy metals), including Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, Antimony, and Arsenic. All test results reported on this website are science-based, accurate, and replicable. Items are tested multiple times, to confirm the test results for each component tested. Please click through to this link to learn more about the testing methodology used for the test results discussed and reported on this website.
Hi Tamara, did you test the glass of the Mountain Valley Spring Water Green Glass Bottle? I remember you said most of the colored glass contains lead, does the green glass of this bottle contains lead and other harmful substance? Many thanks
Hi I also have this question – I drink Mountain Valley and I recently had a urine test positive for Lead.. sort of off the charts. 🙁
According to the 2021 testing put out by Mountain Valley, there is no detectable amounts of either cadmium or antinomy. I don’t know about 2022, but testing from previous years also showed no traces of these. They use the NSF International company to determine water quality. What is different about the testing that you’ve done? Why would certain molecules show up in one test but not in another?
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0282/3870/8845/files/2021_Water_Quality_Report.pdf?v=1644952275
Hi Benjamin. This is not test results for the water. This is test results for the bottle.
– Tamara
Presumably, that is evidence that what is in the glass is not leaking into the water. I’ve looked at multiple years of testing. I don’t think I’ve seen cadmium, antimony, or lead show up in any of the results. I wonder how often glass bottles and containers are a source of contamination. Is there any research on that?
I give this water to my daughter often. Do these results mean it is not safe? Would you give to your kids?
These test results are not for the water – the test results are for the bottle.
Tamara
What glass bottles safe, from lead, cadmium Tamara
Hello, does this mean mvs is safe to reuse and drink out of? Or should I find a different type of glass? Which is best?
Hi – I love the idea of what you’re doing since I’ve recently become aware of how important measurements like this are for drinking water and drinking water containers.
Only issue is since I’m new to all of this, I’m not fully sure I understand the measurements and their meanings. I tried to do some research, but could not find much. What does all of this mean?
Lead (Pb): non-detect
Cadmium (Cd): 17 +/- 5 ppm
Mercury (Hg): non-detect
Bromine (Br): non-detect
Chromium (Cr): 669 +/- 301 ppm
Iron (Fe): 1,958 +/- 168 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 34 +/- 14 ppm
Niobium (Nb): 372 +/- 19 ppm
Indium (In): 19 +/- 7 ppm
Tin (Sn): 37 +/- 8 ppm
Antimony (Sb): 21 +/- 11 ppm
I’m assuming by the title “Safe by all standards” that these measurements are okay, but could they be better? Are they something to be worried about or keep an eye out for, or do we feel good about the contents of Mountain Valley water bottles?
Much appreciated and love what you’re doing. Thanks.