The professor is discussing about a report from the NDR council.

According to their report

bottled water is unsafe. The information from the NRD reinforces the information from the reading.

First, the lecturer is saying that the NDR analyzed over 100 bottles from different brands and
found that 50% of them contain harmful substances, especially to the people who have a weak immune
system like the elderly. Similar to what the teacher said consuming bottled water may cause different
health risks.

Second, the report states that the plastic itself is unsafe. And consuming water from these
bottles can cause different reproductive or hormonal problems. The reading adds to this by saying that
plastic bottles are also bad for the environment.

Third, the teacher points out that the marketing these bottled water companies have can be
misleading. For example, one company who has “glacier water” as its name was taking tap water from
Alaska and selling it. Similarly, the reading adds that even though bottled water advertisers say their
product is better, tastes better and has a number of health benefits, the truth is that the biggest
companies of bottled watered are selling tap water.