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> A surprising amount of Americans refuse to drink tap water entirely, in their own suburban homes with quality municipal water

It shouldn't be surprising that Americans might understand that their water might not actually be safe despite the municipal government saying it is. It took two whole years for administrators in Flint, Michigan to acknowledge their lead pipe crisis. Trust needs to be earned and maintained, and America is notoriously bad at maintaining critical public infrastructure.






> America is notoriously bad at maintaining critical public infrastructure.

How does that compare with food safety in commercial products? That's the question.


I mean, most bottled waters are transparent, so that compares well against what Flint had



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