Think twice about beverages: Nearly 3% of airplane water tests positive for coliform bacteria

A 2026 airline water safety study shows that almost 3% of the water tested in circulation with operators in the United States ...

Airline water: Which airline's water is safest at 35,000 feet? New study rates health of ...

"Delta Air Lines and Frontier Airlines win the top spots with the safest water in the sky, and Alaska Airlines finishes No. 3," says Charles Platkin, PhD, JD, MPH, director of the Center for Food as ...
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Airline water safety raises red flags in new study

Key Takeaways Airline water safety varies widely, with most major airlines scoring very poorlyNearly 3% of airline water samples tested positive for coliform bacteriaExperts advise avoiding tap water, ...
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SLO County residents told to boil water due to bacteria. How dangerous is it?

Thousands of San Luis Obispo County residents were recently warned to boil or purify their drinking water after tests detected a strain of coliform bacteria in the water supply. The bacteria, which ...

The Water Source Households Trust Most Was Also the Most Likely to Carry Contamination, New ...

Many people assume bottled water is the safest choice, but a 2025 study suggests that trust may be misplaced. Testing found that bottled water was most likely to contain coliform bacteria, with fewer ...