PACKAGED POTABLE LIQUID WITH UV ABSORBER FOR REDUCED OFF-TASTE FROM CLOSURE AND METHOD

摘要

A packaged potable liquid, such as bottled water, wherein the liquid has little or no plastic off-taste, and method for packaging a potable liquid. The packaged potable liquid includes a container, a potable ozonated liquid within the container, and a removable closure having a sealing portion for contacting the container and sealing the opening. The sealing portion of the closure comprises an organic slip agent capable of dissolving in the potable ozonated liquid and undergoing photo-oxidation on exposure to ultraviolet light to form an off-taste imparting compound, and the container comprises an ultraviolet light absorber for protecting the organic slip agent from exposure to ultraviolet light.