Jug water filters for water and your health

Impact of jug water filters on health
Excerpt from a press release from Ms. Marland-Militello, MP (Alpes-Maritimes - France) for his efforts on the safety assessment of jug water filters, social phenomenon whose effects on health have not been evaluated date.

She asked a written question to the Minister of Health and Sports just to respond.

Mrs Marland-Militello asked that an investigation was finally conducted the carafes. Pending these results, Muriel Marland-Militello asked industry to carry out communication campaigns on the precautions to be observed.

Jug water filters: a commercial success in the health effects not evaluated

Water is one of the most natural elements essential to life. Its quality is therefore subject to greater attention from the authorities.
The jug water filters have appeared in millions of French homes in recent years.
Muriel Marland-Militello is committed to ensuring that these jugs can be used without any danger to health, such as tap water before the filter.
It therefore asked the Ministry of Health about this. In his response published in the Official Journal on August 24, Roselyne Bachelot said that the use of jug water filters do is now the subject of any recommendation by the Ministry of Health and the efficacy and safety of these processes are the responsibility of the person who puts on the market.
The use of filter cartridges must be in strict compliance with recommendations. Indeed, users may forget to change the filter cartridges or make heavy use for reasons of economy, in which case release of toxic or undesirable in the water consumed are possible.

Concerned about the health of the French in all their actions, even the most everyday, Muriel Marland-Militello asked the Minister of Health to commission as soon as an investigation of the sanitary quality of water delivered by the jug water filters.

Pending the results of this survey, Muriel Marland-Militello asked to industrial sector to conduct communication campaigns to entice users to greater vigilance on the precautions to be taken with these products, particularly with regard to health risks if stored too long filtered water and non-change filter cartridges.