Unsafe Bottled Water in China
Published on by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Government
Tests Carried out by China's Food and Drug Administration Have Found Excess Bacteria in Barrelled Water from Drinking Water Companies, Including Wahaha, Robust and C'estbon
The Chinese watchdog tested around 2,088 batches, with 23% of purified drinking water found to be substandard, with most failing to pass the tests for excess bacteria.
The FDA conducted the tests in the second half of this year and results were announced last week, reported Shanghai Daily.
According to the test results, a batch of Wahaha drinking water in 18.9l barrels produced in north China's Hebei Province in July and sold in Beijing contained 160 CFU (colony forming units) per milliliter which is eight times more than China's national standard.
Another batch of Robust 18.9l barrels produced in Shijiazhuang, Hebei's capital had 120 CFU per millimetre, while a batch of C'estbon 18.9l barrels produced in Hebei in July and sold in Beijing was found to contain around 29,000 CFU per millimetre.
In a statement posted on the official Xinhua news agency, Wahaha said it had recalled affected products and cut its supply relationship with the water station where the contamination had occurred.
However, the other two companies were unavailable for comment.
Source: Foodprocessing-Technology.com
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