The case speaks to a larger debate about what constitutes spring water and whether the claims of bottled water companies are ...

Patane claims that if the eight sites used to bottle water did contain a spring ... because defendant disinfects – and in some cases has purified – the groundwater it collects, Poland Spring Water ...

It seems simple enough, but for companies selling bottled water ... the court should dismiss the case to allow the FDA to decide for itself whether Poland Spring Water meets the FDA definition.

[See a photo recap of Where Your Bottled Water Comes From] The Ricker family started selling water in 1859. Since then, the Poland Spring company has been integral in growing western Maine's ...