Beverage Safety
Safe Beverage Choices
Bottled water: Make sure that the seal is intact on all beverages before drinking them.
Boiled water: Boiling kills disease-causing organisms.
Iodized water: Purify your water with iodine crystals, liquid or tablets, which are available in most camping stores. To remove the flavor and odor of the iodine, you may want to add vitamin C, Kool-Aid, Gatorade powder, etc.
Canned, bottled, and carbonated beverages: Make sure the seal is intact. Be careful if the can has been in a cooler of ice: wipe the water off first and drink through a straw.
Avoid Hidden Sources
Avoid brushing your teeth or rinsing your contacts with faucet water.
Avoid ice, and frozen beverages (such as margaritas): The freezing process does not kill the organisms.
Avoid fruit juice or lemonade from concentrate.
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