US: New warning about airline water quality
A new study of airlines' water quality suggests that the quality of water found in an airplane's tanks can vary considerably from one carrier to another. According to the 2019 Airline Water Study from DietDetective.com and the Hunter College NYC Food Policy Centre, to be perfectly safe, airline passengers should not drink coffee or tea served on-board. They should not wash their hands in the lavatory, but should bring along their own hand sanitizer instead. And passengers should never drink any water on-board a commercial flight unless it comes out of a sealed bottle. The federal govt regulates airline water quality under the 2011 Aircraft Drinking Water Rule, which is supposed to be enforced by the EPA, although the researchers also found that the EPA "rarely levies civil penalties to airlines in violation of the ADWR." <br/>
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US: New warning about airline water quality
A new study of airlines' water quality suggests that the quality of water found in an airplane's tanks can vary considerably from one carrier to another. According to the 2019 Airline Water Study from DietDetective.com and the Hunter College NYC Food Policy Centre, to be perfectly safe, airline passengers should not drink coffee or tea served on-board. They should not wash their hands in the lavatory, but should bring along their own hand sanitizer instead. And passengers should never drink any water on-board a commercial flight unless it comes out of a sealed bottle. The federal govt regulates airline water quality under the 2011 Aircraft Drinking Water Rule, which is supposed to be enforced by the EPA, although the researchers also found that the EPA "rarely levies civil penalties to airlines in violation of the ADWR." <br/>
