Lithia water

Between the 1880s and World War I, the consumption of bottled lithia mineral water was popular.

With the start of World War I and the formation of the new US government food safety agency, mineral water bottlers were under scrutiny.

The new agency posted large fines against mineral water bottlers for mislabeled, misrepresented and adulterated products.

An early version of Coca-Cola available in pharmacies' soda fountains called Lithia Coke was a mixture of Coca-Cola syrup and Bowden lithia spring water.

The soft drink 7Up was named "Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda" when it was formulated in 1929 because it contained lithium citrate.