Word: bottler
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...adopts the geological definition, half of all so-called natural spring waters would have to change their labels. No bottler, though, wants to give up the highly coveted "spring" label, since it commands premium prices over other waters. If the FDA stops short of the strict standard, contends James Heaton III, president of the National Spring Water Association in Banner Elk, North Carolina, "the government will be handing the big boys a license to lie to the public." Meantime, the industry's lobbying effort, warns Heaton, could backfire. Consumers, he says, could lose even more confidence in bottled waters. With...