No one wants to drink pharmaceuticals in our water supply. Not regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the long-term effects of small amounts of medicine in our water supply have not been examined. As you can imagine, water contamination is a red flag for many Americans across the country. GE’s MWF water filter, one of their more popular filters, removes trace amounts of 5 pharmaceuticals including the active ingredients of birth control pills and antidepressants in your refrigerator water and ice cubes. In addition, the MWF filter is National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) Certified, and removes 15 other pollutants in your drinking water like mercury, lead and cysts. Tested by a third party, research has shown the MWF filter removes up to 94% of the following 5 traces of these pills: Ibuprofen, Atenolol, Fluoxetine, Progesterone, and Trimethoprim. With a retail price of $49.99, the MWF filter is now available for GE’s side-by-side refrigerators, and is interchangeable with older refrigerator models as well. You may have known that GE’s RPWF filter was actually the first model of filters to remove pharmaceutical contaminants, fitting specific models for bottom-freezer fridge models; the RPWF has a MRSP of $54.99

GE’s MWF Water Filter Removes Trace Amounts of 5 Pharmaceuticals