Here are 20 bottled water brands not suitable for consumption

The federal government on Tuesday declared 20 bottled water brands unfit for human consumption, Jamal Shahid reports for Dawn.

The Pakistani government had asked the Pakistan Council for Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) to evaluate bottled and mineral water brands every quarter and to report the findings to raise public health awareness.

Twenty-two cities provided 168 samples of mineral/bottled water brands for the quarter from October to December of the year 2022.

Twenty brands were found to be dangerous for human consumption due to microbiological, chemical, or both types of contamination when test results were compared to the bottled water quality criteria of Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA).

Here are the bottled water brands

Best Natural
Klear
Pinar
Neno
Ice Drop
Premium Safa
Orwell
Indus
Minwa Kashaf
Barsay
Nayab Pure Life
Excellent Natural

Aqua One
Alfa Premium
Isberg
Aqua pack
Sip up
Ever pure
Noble
Asha