The Santevia MINA Alkaline Pitcher 

Does it remove micro-plastics? The manufacturer fails to answer any questions we have sent them. Now why is that do you think?

I have used the Classic Santevia pitcher for years and loved it. You fill the filter holder with water and you get Akaline water ready to use. No fuss no muss. I decided to upgrade to the MINA and found early I made a huge mistake throwing out the Classic pitcher. One of the problems with the MINA is it is slower. The other larger problem is when you fill the top part with water it does not all filter through to the bottom, and there is less filtered water. When you go to pour a glass of water, unfiltered water pours out of the filler hole into your glass and you have to pour out water from the upper reservoir to prevent this. IT IS AMAZING THAT A COMPANY LIKE SANTEVIA CAN UPGRADE A PRODUCT AND IN DOING SO MAKE IT UNUSABLE. SHAME

The promo simply says it "filters" contaminants. So what? It doesn't say what percentage of each contaminant it removes. Where is the independent lab report listing levels of each contaminant before and after passing through the filter? I have many more questions for those clever marketing men wearing grey suits and designer stubble. Move on everyone, nothing to see - or hear - here, as they say in the movies.

Disappointed with the lid design of your current Mina pitcher. No matter how slow or fast I pour water onto the self closing lid, it does not push down for a second or two causing water to spill all over the pitcher. In addition, there is something wrong with your new clear Mina filters; I have to slam the pitcher onto the counter every single time I fill it up due to "air bubbles" in the filter. I never had this issue with the blue filters.

March 2024: Hello again Santevia. Why don't you read comments and respond to them? Does your filter remove nano and/or microplastics - yes or no. This is a very simple question.