“The FFDCA does not specifically authorize FDA to require bottlers to report test results, even if violations of the standard of quality regulations are found.”
“….FDA deferred action on DEHP [a chemical used in the manufacture of polyvinyl chloride plastics] in a final rule published in 1996 and has yet to either adopt a standard or publish a reason for not doing so.”
The Government Accounting Office has issued a report “Bottled Water: FDA Safety and Consumer Protections Are Often Less Stringent Than Comparable EPA Protections for Tap Water”
(GAO-09-610) on June 22, 2009. Read a summary or the full report.