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Some brands of bottled water can give you cancer

Certain brands of bottled water being sold at Target, Walmart, and Whole Foods have been found with a potentially poisonous chemical.

USA Today says the California Center for Environmental Health has determined Peñafiel , owned by Keurig Dr. Pepper, and Starkey, owned by Whole Foods, have been tested to find high levels of arsenic.

According to the National Cancer Institute, Prolonged ingestion of arsenic-containing drinking water is associated with an increased risk of bladder cancer and skin cancer , and medical exposure to arsenic has been clearly associated with skin cancer in epidemiological studies. In addition, cancers of the lung, digestive traft , liver, kidney, and lymphatic and hematopoietic systems have been linked to arsenic exposure.

Earlier in the year, Consumer Reports also found those water brands contained almost double the federal limit for arsenic.

There’s no word on a recall at this time.

There’s no word on a recall at this time.

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