Blue-eyed Girl, you're correct. Perhaps Dorian has access to everything he needs in his quaint little community and nothing is imported? Buy what you want, the market will adjust.

Frankly, Dorian Roffe-Hammond, I find the idea of being poisoned by the water provided by my municipality downright ludicrous as well. I refuse to be pumped full of chlorine, fluoride, estrogen, and other contaminants while they continue to assure me it is "safe". It is a shame that I have to purchase clean, healthy water from a country thousands of miles away from my home, but until that is no longer necessary I will gladly do it to ensure my health and the health of my loved ones.

[...] Through our discussions, we have also agreed to comply with Fiji’s new water tax law. — Fiji water to reopen plant, Fiji water company statement, November 30, [...]

[...] plant because of a new government tax it called “discriminatory,” Fiji Water decided to reopen for business in Western Viti Levu. In perhaps a conciliatory gesture, representatives of the [...]

[...] plant because of a new government tax it called “discriminatory,” Fiji Water decided to reopen for business in Western Viti Levu. In perhaps a conciliatory gesture, representatives of the [...]

Hi Jacqueline, Here's our reply to your comment. Hopefully this answers your questions. We believe that Fiji is home to the best water on the planet, and the people of Fiji should be able to enjoy it as much as the rest of the world does. Reliable access to clean, safe drinking water is common throughout much of Fiji, but there are still numerous villages and communities where infrastructure is lacking. As a result, diseases spread due to unclean water and lack of sanitation, such as typhoid, are not an uncommon problem there. In 2007, we set up the FIJI Water Foundation with one of its key goals to increase access to clean water in Fiji. Since then, the foundation has funded projects to bring clean water to over 40,000 Fijians, and counting. Check out the FIJI Water Foundation at www.fijiwaterfoundation.org. No, it is not true that our FIJI Water bottles come from China. We actually blow-mold our bottles on site at the FIJI plant from high-grade PET resin. Our use of the highest grade resin yields bottles of the greatest clarity and strength that protect the water’s pristine quality and taste. This resin can only be sourced from a few locations in the world. In our case, we source this PET resin from Thailand and Taiwan. Keep in mind that our PET bottles are fully recyclable and that PET bottles require 24% less energy to produce, generate 40% less solid waste, and emit 46% less carbon during shipping than glass bottles. Because there are no municipal sources of power at the FIJI Water bottling plant, we rely on a diesel generator for electricity as the only viable source of reliable power. However, we are continually evaluating alternative sources of energy to supplement our current source. In the meantime we are reducing our energy use through a series of operational efficiency and equipment upgrade projects at the plant. FIJI Water is committed to running our business, in Fiji and around the world, as energy-efficiently as possible. See our website, http://www.fijiwater.com/giving-back/environment/sustainable-practices/ for more info. Thanks for your comment.

Frankly, the idea of transporting enormous quantities of water by container ship thousands of miles across an ocean so it can be consumed elsewhere from its origin is downright ludicrous. I do not drink bottled water. And I strongly disagree with the trend.

May I offer my services to visit the bottling plant and investigate some of these issues? Then I will provide a concise report for everyone to read. I recommend at least a month's time at my standard hourly rates with expenses.

I am certain that once the fiji government realized the crushing blow they would receive by their taxing effort, quick negotiations / other accomodations were quickly put into place to either lessen the tax blow or remove it altogether. Let's be real here folks!

I say, tell the Fiji gov. to "stick it" with their taxes. Just like any sucessful business, they wait in line to STEAL anything they can. They're no different than any gov. entity anywhere, STEAL all they can and do nothing but sit and wait for the next victim(business) to make a $ with hard work, innovation and smarts!

Can you please tell us more about these accusations, is this true? "island risk exposure to typhoid because of their own unsanitary water supplies. Or that Fiji water bottles are made from Chinese plastic in a diesel-fueled manufacturing plant"

I think it is awful that the fijian government wants to raise taxes on your company by 5000%. I love your water, but if I was in your shoes I would be looking for a new place to set up shop. I hope you were able to work out some better deal than 15 cents a liter.

I am glad to read that the people of Fiji will continue to benefit from the jobs created by Fiji Water. Though the tax increase seems excessive, I believe that it is in the best interest of both the Fijian people and Fiji Water that the relationship continue.