EACB Studies. As promoting the Co-operative banks business model is one of our mission, the EACB is supporting the research on co-operative banking by being a partner to the researchers, or by publishing its own studies. Since 2013, we also stimulate the research with our Award for young researchers on co-operative banks.
The water can go stale, too. All companies that produce consumables must, by federal law, have an expiration date on it. Since bottled water is a consumable the company must put a expiration date on it.  Also some water becomes impure due to plastic melting or substances released into the water by the plastic.
How Long Does Water Last? How long does water last? Bottled water lasts for years. Since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not require a shelf life for bottled water, the actual shelf life of water is indefinite! You will probably not find any sell by, use by or best by dates on your bottle of water.