Brazil Bans Nestlé's Bottled Water
Published on by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Government
Testing of Nestlé's São Lourenço Mineral Water Revealedthe Presence of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Bacteria Above Legal Limits
The National Health Surveillance Agency [of Brazil] has banned the distribution and marketing across the country of a lot [a batch] of the São Lourenço brandnatural mineral water produced byNestlé[at its plant in Minas Gerais].
According to a resolution published in the 'Official Gazette' this Friday (August 15), testing confirmed the presence of the bacteria 'pseudomonasaeruginosa' above the limit established in the health legislation. The move is effective immediately.
According to ANVISA [the National Health Surveillance Agency], the water sample was collected by the Health Surveillance of Campinas after a complaint from a consumer who reported 'strange taste' of the product. 'The pseudomonas aeruginosa causes changes in odor and taste in food, but is usually not worrisome health risk to the general population. However, in children, pregnant women and people with weakened immune systems, the bacteria can cause infections', ANVISA said in a statement.
That said, it has also been noted in aresearch paperby Aldona Balcht and Raymond Smith that if a colonization of this bacterium occurs in critical body organs - such as the lungs, the urinary tract, and kidneys - the results can be fatal.
A statement by Nestle acknowledges that it has confirmed the analysis and the presence of pseudomonas aeruginosa in that batch of water.
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