Aug. 14—Recently, there's been a trend of self-cleaning water bottles that use UV technology to cut down on germs in your drinking water. Some of the ads feature a model walking in the woods who ...

A study found that more than 20% of reusable water bottles sampled contained coliform bacteria, or fecal matter. Here’s the best way to clean your water bottle and avoid harmful germs.

You bought a reusable water bottle because you wanted to cut back on plastic, help the planet and stay hydrated wherever, whenever. But as it turns out, your water bottle is the perfect breeding ...

A shocking study by WaterFilterGuru has revealed that spout lid water bottles are a breeding ground for bacteria, harboring an average of 30 million colony-forming units (CFUs) per bottle.

Essentially, said Behnke, typical water-bottle use has all the ingredients to foster bacterial growth: moisture, contamination, and, often, warm temperatures. Dr.