Poland Spring
Market | Northeastern United States |
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Produced by | BlueTriton Brands |
Introduced | 1870 |
Tagline | "Born Better" |
Type | Still |
pH | 5.4–7.3 |
Bromine (Br) | 0–0.014 |
Calcium (Ca) | 3.7–12 |
Chloride (Cl) | 0–14 |
Fluoride (F) | 0–0.25 |
Magnesium (Mg) | 0.67–1.6 |
Nitrate (NO3) | 0 |
Potassium (K) | 0 |
Sodium (Na) | 1.6–9.1 |
Sulfate (SO4) | 0–8.1 |
TDS | 0–74[1] |
Website | www |
All concentrations in milligrams per liter (mg/L); pH without units |
Poland Spring is a brand of
Poland Spring was the top-selling spring water brand in America in 2006.[2] In 2007, the Poland Spring brand adopted a bottle using 30% less plastic, as did the other Nestlé Waters North America brands.[4]
History
The spring dates back to the late 18th century. In 1797, The Wentworth Ricker Inn opened at the homestead of Jabez Ricker. In 1844, Jabez's grandson,
Poland Spring operated independently since its inception until it was purchased by the Perrier Water Company in 1980. In 1992 Nestle acquired Poland Spring when it took over the Perrier company. In March 2021, Nestle completed a $4.3 billion deal selling its North American bottled water brands, including Poland Spring, to two private-equity firms.[6]
Water sales
Today Poland Spring sells the majority of its water in portable 8, 12, and 20 oz bottles; 500 ml, 700 ml, 1 L, and 1.5 L bottles, and also larger 5
All Poland Spring products are sold in plastic bottles, for both safety and economic reasons.[7] Today, no portable Poland Spring bottles are made from the number "7" polycarbonate plastic that contains Bisphenol-A (BPA).[7] The large 5-gallon bottles are made of number "1" plastic and are also BPA-free, while the 3-gallon bottles are made of number "7" plastic and may contain trace levels of BPA.[8] Bottles made of PETE, which do not contain BPA (number "1" or "2" or "4" on bottom), started to appear in 2013; in some areas one may have only these bottles. They can be recognized by the different handle design (separate piece of plastic rather than a continuous molded element).
In the summer of 2005, Poland Spring changed the color of its 1-gallon bottle cap from dark green to clear. The reason for the color change was to remove the dye from the cap, which is more suitable for the recycling stream. Poland Spring later changed to a lighter bottle called the Eco-Shape which uses 30 percent less plastic.[4] The new style made its debut in November 2007.[9]
Controversies
Several towns in Maine have objected to the business practices of Poland Spring and its parent company
The town of Fryeburg began to question the amount of water the company was selling to Poland Spring. In 2004, the town's water stopped temporarily because of a pump failure, but Poland Spring's operations were able to continue.[2] In 2004 the group H2O for ME began gathering support to create a tax on water drawn for commercial purposes. Poland Spring claimed the tax would force the company into bankruptcy.[11]
In June 2003, Poland Spring was sued for
In August 2017, a class-action lawsuit was filed in Connecticut alleging that "Not one drop of Poland Spring Water emanates from a water source that complies with the Food and Drug Administration definition of 'spring water'. The famous Poland Spring in Poland Spring, Maine, which defendant's labels claim is a source of Poland Spring Water, ran dry nearly 50 years ago." A Poland Spring spokeswoman responded that "Poland Spring is 100 percent spring water. The claims made in the lawsuit are without merit and an obvious attempt to manipulate the legal system for personal gain." Scientist Peter Gleick said that "Most of Nestle's waters are pumped from the ground, but the bigger issue that the regulatory definition of what really counts as spring water is really weak. No one is really looking over the shoulders of the bottled water companies."[14]
In March 2019, the district court judge dismissed the claims in the class-action lawsuit in Vermont out of the eleven northeastern states in favor of Nestle.[15]
See also
References
- ^ "2020 Poland Spring Water Analysis Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-02-28. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
- ^ ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
- ^ Harris, Brian. "The Ricker Family founders of Poland Spring". baharris.org. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Poland Spring(R) Lightens Up with New Eco-Shape(TM) Bottle". bevnet.com. 2 November 2007.
- ^ Maine League of Historical Societies and Museums (1970). Doris A. Isaacson (ed.). Maine: A Guide "Down East". Rockland, Me: Courier-Gazette, Inc. p. 398.
- ^ "Poland Spring Water Brand Has A New Owner". 2021-03-31. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
- ^ a b "Safety and Storage page from Poland Spring website". Archived from the original on 2010-12-29. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
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- ^ Coultas, Carol. "Poland Spring eyeing debate". Archived from the original on 2007-07-13. Retrieved 2007-07-23.
- ^ Turkel, Tux. "Water deal too sweet?". Archived from the original on 2008-03-14. Retrieved 2007-07-23.
- ^ "Group plans water-extraction tax, asks state support". Archived from the original on 2013-01-20. Retrieved 2007-07-23.
- ^ a b "Nestlé Sued for Falsely Advertising Poland Spring Water". Water & Wastes Digest. 2003-06-19. Retrieved 2008-05-16.
- National Public Radio. Retrieved 2008-07-10.
- Washington Post. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ^ Valigra, Lori (2019-04-02). "Judge lets most of lawsuit move ahead in Poland Spring water case". WGME. Retrieved 2018-04-04.