29 Bottled Water Brands: PFAS Testing & Trust Ratings (2026)

Independent profiles for 29 bottled water brands. Each page covers PFAS testing results from Consumer Reports, Mamavation, and brand-published reports – plus trust rating, packaging concerns, and known recalls.

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Spring Water Brands (10)

Arrowhead (rating: D) Drought source disputes + no published PFAS testing
Crystal Geyser (rating: D) Federal hazardous waste violations + no PFAS testing
Deer Park (rating: D) BlueTriton sister brand to Poland Spring (PFAS detected)
Ice Mountain (rating: D) BlueTriton spring brand in PFAS-heavy Michigan; no published PFAS testing
Liquid Death (rating: B) Aluminum cans and published clean testing; a viral PFAS claim was unverified
Mountain Valley Spring Water (rating: A) Glass bottles, single protected source, transparent testing
Ozarka (rating: D) BlueTriton spring brand (sister to Poland Spring, which tested positive); no published PFAS testing
Poland Spring (rating: D) Detectable PFAS in 2020 testing + ongoing source disputes
Saratoga Spring Water (rating: B) Glass bottles, NY spring source, published water reports
Zephyrhills (rating: D) BlueTriton brand + Florida PFAS contamination context

Purified Water Brands (8)

Aquafina (rating: C) Purified tap water with no published PFAS test data
Core Hydration (rating: C) pH-adjusted purified tap, no public PFAS data
Dasani (rating: C) Purified tap with mineral additives, no public PFAS data
Essentia (rating: C) pH-adjusted purified tap, no public PFAS data
Kirkland Signature (rating: B) No PFAS detected in Consumer Reports testing; low arsenic
Nestlé Pure Life (rating: C) Purified tap with no published PFAS test data
Niagara (rating: C) Purified tap with a 2015 E. coli recall; no published PFAS testing
Smartwater (rating: C) Vapor-distilled tap with no public PFAS test data

Mineral Water Brands (2)

Evian (rating: B) Tested clean for PFAS in Consumer Reports 2020 panel
Volvic (rating: B) Volcanic-filtered French source, Danone publishes data

Sparkling Water Brands (7)

Bubly (rating: D) Detectable PFAS in Consumer Reports 2020 testing (2.24 ppt)
Canada Dry Sparkling (rating: C) Low but detectable PFAS in Consumer Reports 2020 testing (1.24 ppt)
LaCroix (rating: C) Low but detectable PFAS in Consumer Reports 2020 testing (1.16 ppt)
Perrier (rating: B) Among the lowest PFAS of sparkling waters tested (1.1 ppt, Consumer Reports 2020)
Polar Seltzer (rating: D) Second-highest PFAS of sparkling waters in Consumer Reports 2020 (6.41 ppt)
San Pellegrino (rating: B) Protected source with published mineral analysis
Topo Chico (rating: D) Highest PFAS of any bottled water in Consumer Reports 2020 testing; cut by ~60% after a 2021 filtration upgrade

Artesian Water Brands (1)

Fiji (rating: D) Detectable PFAS in 2020 Consumer Reports testing

Glacier Water Brands (1)

Icelandic Glacial (rating: B) Tested clean for PFAS in 2020 Consumer Reports panel