SPAR Bottled Water: Drink within three days of opening ?

Piliger

So I bought a small bottle of water from SPAR last week and looked at the back label.

"Once Open Drink Within Three Days"

What is that all about ? Yes I do know that water never expires, but plastic in bottles does get old .... but three days ??

former legend

Is this really a consumer issue? I'm not sure what the question is?

And water will very much expire. Once you open it , it will start growing bacteria very quickly, especially if it's not in the fridge.

Ken.

Piliger wrote: »

So I bought a small bottle of water from SPAR last week and looked at the back label.

"Once Open Drink Within Three Days"

What is that all about ? Yes I do know that water never expires, but plastic in bottles does get old .... but three days ??

Its to cover their asses legally. Like having a "warning contains nuts" on a packet of peanuts or "keep hands away from moving parts" on chainsaws and lawnmowers.

Piliger

former legend wrote: »

Is this really a consumer issue?

How can it not be a consumer issue ?

SpaceTime

That's completely reasonable.

The water's packed in in an aseptic environment and should be bug-free when it goes into the bottle.
Once you open the water and drink (or backwash it) it'll be full of bugs.

Because bottled water's not chlorinated (i.e. doesn't contain bleach) like tap water, it's effectively just a bottle of stagnant water once it's opened.

So, the label is completely sensible. It's basically stating the obvious, but even so it's probably not a bad idea to mention it.

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I just checked 2 well known brands of water here and both say the same. And rightly so, as Former Legend explained.

dudara

It's not a Consumer Issue - moving to Food & Drink.

As other posters have said, once the seal is broken and opened, the contents are exposed to the outside world.