Consumer Reports: Whole Foods' bottled water has harmful levels of arsenic

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Consumer Reports: Whole Foods' bottled water has harmful levels of arsenic
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Consumer Reports warned that bottled water made by Whole Foods contains 'potentially harmful levels of arsenic,' amounting to three times the level of the chemical compared to other brands.

New York Consumer Reports warned that bottled water made by Whole Foods contains"potentially harmful levels of arsenic," amounting to three times the level of the chemical compared to other brands.

The consumer watchdog group said Wednesday that Starkey Spring Water had"concerning levels of arsenic," ranging from 9.49 to 9.56 parts per billion. Federal regulations limits the amount of arsenic to 10 parts per billion, although Consumer Reports has been pushing it to be lowered to 3 parts per billion for safety and health reasons.

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