Table 1.

Fluoride levels in the analyzed bottled water.

Source	Brand	Measured fluoride (mg/L)			n	SD	Water type	Information on label		Country
		Mean	Max.	Min.				Fluoride (mg/L)a	Volume (mL)
Imported	1	0.10	0.40	0.00	4	0.17	Natural artesian water	0	500	Fiji
	2	0.00	0.00	0.00	4	0.00	Natural Mineral Water	NR	330	France
	3	0.00	0.00	0.00	4	0.00	Grand barbier	NR	500	France
	4	0.84	1.19	0.00	4	0.49	Natural Mineral Water	NR	330	France
	5	0.00	0.00	0.00	4	0.00	Natural Mineral Water	NR	330	France
	6	0.00	0.00	0.00	4	0.00	Montclar	<0.05	500	France
	7	0.00	0.00	0.00	4	0.00	Natural Mineral Water	<0.1	500	Italy
	8	0.08	0.30	0.00	4	0.13	Mineral Natural water	0.25	500	Lebanon
	9	0.00	0.00	0.00	4	0.00	Natural spring mineral water	<0.2	500	Lebanon
	10	0.90	1.21	0.45	4	0.31	Mineral water	0.2	500	New Zealand
	11	0.00	0.00	0.00	4	0.00	Natural spring water	0.09	500	Turkey
	12	0.00	0.00	0.00	4	0.00	Natural spring water	NR	330	Turkey
	13	0.00	0.00	0.00	4	0.00	Natural spring water	NR	500	Turkey
	14	0.00	0.00	0.00	4	0.00	Spring water	NR	330	Turkey
	Overall	0.14	1.21	0.00
Local	15	0.10	0.40	0.00	4	0.17	Pure natural bottled water	<0.1	330	UAE
	16	1.01	1.07	0.94	4	0.05	Pure natural bottled water	0.75	330	UAE
	17	4.14	4.50	3.84	4	0.24	Pure natural spring water	0.2	500	UAE
	18	0.00	0.00	0.00	4	0.00	Bottled drinking water	NR	500	UAE
	19	0.00	0.00	0.00	4	0.00	Pure Drinking water	0.2	600	UAE
	20	0.00	0.00	0.00	4	0.00	Pure natural spring water	NR	500	UAE
	21	0.00	0.00	0.00	4	0.00	Bottled drinking water	<0.1	500	UAE
	22	0.00	0.00	0.00	4	0.00	Pure natural mineral water	NR	500	UAE
	23	0.00	0.00	0.00	4	0.00	Pure drinking water	NR	600	UAE
	Overall	0.58	4.50	0.00

^aNot reported (NR).