There was never any question in the mind of anyone opening up a bottle of mineral water and taking swigs from it. The water had to be safe for drinking and that is why the bottles were preferred over tap water. However, it appears that those sipping mineral water were also gulping down extremely harmful pesticides. And mind you we are not talking here about some nondescript brands of mineral water. If the internationally accepted test carried out by Centre for Science and Environment turns out to be true then it would indeed be shocking that the Rs 1000 crore mineral water industry has been dishing out