SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) — The State Department of Public Health is warning you about a possible hazard in your bottled water.
Many people used empty water bottles to transport gasoline when Superstorm Sandy hit and then recycled those bottles.
As a result, some newly-packaged bottles have been found to be contaminated with gasoline.
Tests conducted by state officials showed that water was contaminated with a small amount of volatile organic compounds, including benzene, indicating gasoline contamination.
An Essex County child became ill February 1 and was treated at a local emergency department after consuming water from a 5-gallon Poland Spring water bottle. The child was later released. The bottle originated from the Poland Spring bottling plant in Framingham, Mass and was delivered to the child’s home.
The Department of Public Health recommends you open and check 3-or-5 gallon water bottles if you bought them since November 1, 2012 for gasoline odors before using the water.
doesn’t make sense to me isn’t it melted down before being recylyed ?Wouldnt that take care of it?
I don’t think they melt them down, just sanitize.
No 3 and 5 gallon bottles are only sanitized and not melted so much for your health and safety
Don’t u think this should of have been reported way before, especially now that we’re getting a huge storm and people are buy water like crazy. Irresponsability!!!
Lol I hope the sanitizing job doesn’t belong to the same guy who Wiped down the champagne glasses and put them back for the next party.
i think youd smell it before it hit your mouth
OK…so how do they clean the bottles or don’t they? I think I will stick to the City Gin(Tap water)
What seriously? Ok I will smell my water just to know. SHould I also supply a flame to it? Should I run it through the FBI crime lab as well? WTF!!? Water should be clean…cleaner than your posts on what is actually happening in the area.
Ew! I’ll stick to the small water bottles.
Why not tap water what is up with that?
And where were the gas station attendants when the water bottles were being illegally filed with gasoline?
Buy a reverse osmosis filter.
I have two Brita water filter pitchers. No fuss, no muss and great tasting water.
I had a brita my son dropped on the floor n broke into hundreds of pieces now we have the new one so if you drop it, it dents instead. I love the thing. Now they have a new style (not round) i’m getting another one… The britta bottles you have to suck on them, crazy but good as well. lol