{"id":419943,"date":"2024-07-23T09:06:36","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T04:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=419943"},"modified":"2024-07-23T09:06:36","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T04:06:36","slug":"23-brands-of-bottled-water-declared-unsafe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/23-brands-of-bottled-water-declared-unsafe\/","title":{"rendered":"23 brands of bottled water declared unsafe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> Islamabad<br \/>\nThe Government of Pakistan has directed PCRWR for quarterly monitoring of bottled\/mineral water brands and publicize the results for awareness of public health. For the 2 nd quarter of year 2024 (April to June), 209 samples of mineral\/bottled water brands were collected from 21 cities.<br \/>\nComparison of test results with the bottled water quality standards of Pakistan Standards Quality Control Authority (PSQCA) has revealed that 23 brands were unsafe for human consumption due to microbiological or chemical contamination. Four brands (Aqua Qismat, Vivo Water, Ruyaal Silver, Smart) were found to be unsafe due to presence of higher levels of sodium, three brands (Still, Starlite Water, Premium Safa Purified Water) were found unsafe due to presence of high level of Arsenic than the permissible limit, while, one brand (Smart Pure Life) was found to be unsafe due to presence of higher levels of Potassium.<br \/>\nFifteen brands (Fijji, Asha Premium Drinking Water, Water Plus Premium Drinking Water, Neo Health Drinking Water, Cliff Water Healthy drinking water, Dream Pure, Samar Indus drinking water, Splash water, Crystal Pure Life, Buxton, Kohinoor, BRO H2O, Oriel, Parwaz Water, Masafi) were found contaminated with bacteria and thus were unsafe for drinking purpose. General public is encouraged to look at the detailed report to know about the status of water quality of bottled water brands they consume.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad The Government of Pakistan has directed PCRWR for quarterly monitoring of bottled\/mineral water brands and publicize the results for awareness of public health. For the 2 nd quarter of year 2024 (April to June), 209 samples of mineral\/bottled water brands were collected from 21 cities. 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