source artesian aquifer type artesian ph 7.3 7.7 1 2 3 4 calcium ca 18 magnesium mg 15 silica sio2 93 tds 222 website www.fijiwater.com all values in milligrams per liter mg l fiji water is a brand of bottled water derived bottled and shipped from fiji . it is available in 330ml 500ml 700ml 1 liter and 1.5 liter bottles . 5 according to marketing materials the water comes from an artesian aquifer in viti levu . 5 fiji water is headquartered in los angeles california . contents 1 history 2 in fiji 3 controversy with cleveland 4 references 5 external links history edit canadian businessman david gilmour founded fiji water under the name natural waters of viti ltd. in 1996 . 6 stewart and lynda resnick s roll global since renamed to the wonderful company 7 acquired fiji water from gilmour in 2004 for a reported us 50 million . 8 9 the resnicks holding company also owns teleflora pom wonderful and suterra . 10 in 2009 fiji water had 85 million in sales . 11 in late 2010 fiji water acquired justin vineyards & winery of paso robles california in an effort to spread their brand over a wider variety of products . it is best known for producing california style bordeaux and syrah wines distributed globally . 12 in fiji edit fiji water bottles water from fiji and ships it overseas . fiji water is sourced from yaqara viti levu . viti levu is the largest island of fiji . in 2007 2008 disputes with the fiji government over export duties led to legal cases impounded shipments and a self imposed industry wide shutdown of fijian water bottlers . the government eventually dropped its proposed 20 cent per liter tax . 13 in december 2008 fiji water laid off 40 percent of its staff due to weakening sales . 14 in november 2010 fiji deported fiji water director of external affairs david roth for interfering in fiji s domestic affairs 15 leading to the resignation of interim defence and immigration minister ratu epeli ganilau . 16 shortly afterwards an increase in the tax from one third of a fiji cent per liter to 15 cents per liter for producers over 15 million liters month which at that point in time applied only to fiji water led the company to shut down its fiji island offices on november 29 2010 . this raise was to raise fiji water s tax contribution on to the fiji government on the f 150 million aud 82 million they exported each year from f 500 000 to f 22.6 million . 17 the next step for the brand was thought to be a move to new zealand . 18 19 20 however after threats from the government to give the well to another company 21 fiji water announced its intent to resume operations and accept the new tax levy . 22 in december 2010 fiji water s fiji plant had 400 employees . 23 fiji water has also established a foundation to provide water filters to rural fiji communities many of which lack access to clean water . 24 25 controversy with cleveland edit in 2006 fiji water ran an advertisement stating the label says fiji because it s not bottled in cleveland . this was taken as an insult by the city s water department . 26 the cleveland water department ran tests comparing a bottle of fiji water to cleveland tap water and some other national bottled brands . fiji water reportedly contained 6.31 micrograms of arsenic per litre whereas the tap water of cleveland contained none . 26 references edit what is the ph of fiji water . fiji water . retrieved may 14 2016 . 7.7 ph of popular bottled water . fit4maui.com . retrieved may 14 2016 . 7.5 ph levels of bottled water . comfy tummy . retrieved may 14 2016 . 7.5 is your bottled water acidic neutral or alkaline . alkalife ten website . sang labs beverages . retrieved may 14 2016 . 7.3 a b fiji faq . 2009 . retrieved july 2 2010 . fiji s new tourism icon fiji water . eturbonews . july 1 2009 . retrieved june 19 2016 . chloe sorvino june 1 2015 . billionaires behind pom wonderful fiji water rename company . forbes . retrieved june 19 2016 . lauren a. e. schuker november 30 2004 . hollywood couple buys fiji water for 63m . the sydney morning herald . retrieved june 19 2016 . dale buss february 17 2015 . with first fiji water tv ads roll global polishes another brand . forbes . retrieved june 19 2016 . democratic lawmakers call on senator feinstein to retract water proposal . caivn . 2010 . retrieved february 20 2010 . lauren a. e. schuker november 30 2010 . island s tax increase gives fiji water a bitter taste . the wall street journal . los angeles . retrieved june 19 2016 . p.j. huffstutter . from water to wine fiji water buys california winery los angeles times december 6 2010 accessed february 7 2011 . fiji government yields to bottled water company pressure icenews chris bolwig july 26 2008 . bottled waters lose their effervescence business week january 30 2009 fiji water shuts down business after tax hike . radio new zealand international . november 29 2010 . retrieved august 6 2011 . ganilau says fiji water row behind him quitting regime . radio new zealand international . november 18 2010 . retrieved august 6 2011 . water works shut down as tax trickle turns into stream . smh.com.au . november 30 2010 . retrieved december 18 2011 . 1 dead link mara gay contributor november 29 2010 . fiji water leaves fiji 4 things to know about the shutdown . aolnews.com . retrieved december 18 2011 . adams guy december 1 2010 . mineral water giant pulls plug on fiji . the new zealand herald . retrieved september 30 2011 . http www.npr.org templates story story.php storyid 131656523 . retrieved december 27 2010 . missing or empty title help dead link update fiji water to reopen december 1 . bevnet.com . december 2 2010 . retrieved december 2 2010 . union tells workers to value fiji water pay . radio new zealand international . december 1 2010 . retrieved august 6 2011 . fiji water helps fiji villages to produce to clean water . radio new zealand international . august 30 2010 . retrieved august 6 2011 . the story of bottled water 2010 . storyofstuffproject march 22 2013 . 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