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QUARTERLY REPORT BOTTLED WATER QUALITY (July-September, 2017) PAKISTAN COUNCIL OF RESEARCH IN WATER RESOURCES Ministry of Science & Technology Khyban-e-johar, H-8/1, Islamabad. www.pcrwr.gov.pk July-September, 2017 SUMMARY The poor quality of drinking water has forced a large cross-section of citizens to buy bottled water. However, many of the mineral water companies were found selling contaminated water. To monitor and improve the quality of bottled water, the government of Pakistan through Ministry of Science and Technology has designated the task for quarterly monitoring of bottled/mineral water brands to PCRWR. According to the monitoring report for the quarter July-September, 2017 following is the brief overview of the findings. Quarterly Monitoring of Bottled/Mineral Water (July-September, 2017) Item No. % age Total No. of Brands Collected 104 - Overall Safe Brands 95 91 Overall Unsafe Brands 09 09 Chemically Safe Brands 100 96 Chemically Unsafe Brands 04 04 Microbiologically Safe Brands 99 95 Microbiologically Unsafe Brands 05 05 Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Sialkot, Peshawar, Multan, Lahore, Bahawalpur, Tandojam, Quetta, Name of Targeted Cities Karachi, Muzaffarabad. Brand Name Manufacturer(s) Bottled By: Clean Food (Pvt) Ltd. 46-J, Gulberg III, Lahore-Pakistan. Clean Plus www.cleanplus.com.pk Chemically Product By: Nice Mineral Water Unsafe Brands NICE Civic Center Moon Market, Gulshan-e-Ravi, Lahore. Blue Ice 2-B, XX Block, Khayaban-e-Iqbal Phase III, D.H.A Lahore Cantt. Bottled by: Pacific Water Engineer G.T Road Lahore Pacific Pure Web:Pacificwaterengineers.com 042-38859992 Pure Foods Sialkot 3-KM Kingra Road Sialkot. Rise Water 052-4602580 Al-Shalal Seokay, 14-KM Sialkot, Aimanabad Road, Sialkot-Pakistan. Microbiologically Unsafe Brands Al-Safia Shop No.01 Al-Safia, Residency, Deeplai Colony, Hyderabad GEM Water Near Habib P.S Sehwan Road Jamshoro Do Aab Water A product of: Raza Multination, Karachi. 1 July-September, 2017 INTRODUCTION Drinking water quality is deteriorating continually due to biological contamination from human waste, chemical pollutants from industries and agricultural inputs. Piped water also gets contaminated because pipes are laid very close to sewerage lines or open drains and cause many serious water borne diseases. It was found that 45% of infant deaths have been attributed to diarrhea and about 60% to overall infectious waterborne diseases in Pakistan. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) 25-30% of the diseases are gastro-intestinal in nature. The poor quality of drinking water has forced a large cross-section of citizens to buy bottled water. As a consequence of this expanding market a mushroom growth of bottled water industry in the country is witnessed during the last few years. However, many of the mineral water companies were found selling contaminated water. To monitor and improve the quality of bottled water, the government of Pakistan has designated the PCRWR as focal point agency. 1. Ministry of Science & Technology informed PCRWR Vide U.O. No. 5(21)/2004- ATA-II dated 17.10.2005 that the Cabinet in its meeting under the chairmanship of Prime Minister directed Ministry of Science& Technology to undertake regular survey/samples of bottled/mineral water and publicize the results on a quarterly basis and follow up with punitive/legal action. 2. Ministry of Science & Technology has assigned the task of quality monitoring of bottled water and publicize the results to PCRWR Vide U.O. No.1(1)/2005-Secy (MoST) dated 8.12.2005. PCRWR SAMPLING METHODOLOGY No. of Brands 104 Collected No. of Cities 11 (Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Sialkot, Peshawar, Multan, Lahore, Quetta, Targeted Bahawalpur, Tando Jam, Karachi, Muzaffarabad) Composition of One Research Officer and Two Laboratory Assistants Sampling Team Samples of 104 commercially available brands of mineral/bottled water were collected from local market of 11cities of Pakistan. These samples were collected by the senior staff members of National Water Quality Sampling Laboratory (NWQL) of PCRWR Head Office and Regional/district Water Procedure Quality Laboratories of PCRWR during July-September, 2017.A set of four bottles of each brand was collected and sealed on site. Identification codes were allotted to all the brands according to PCRWR Bottled Water Classification System. Sample Handed over to shopkeeper at the time of sample collection; No. 1 Sample Preserved in the National Water Quality Laboratory of No. 2 PCRWR, Islamabad for future record. Transparency Sample Used for Microbiological Analysis No. 3 Sample Used for Physico-chemical Analysis No. 4 2 July-September, 2017 PCRWR BOTTLED WATER CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM Name & Address PCRWR Date of Date of Brand Name City Size of Seller/Shop Manufacturer’s Address Code Collection Expiry Keeper Premier Water Refining 0.6 Collected from Company, Dhabola, Roras Isberg BWO-01 Sialkot 10/08/2017 Liter manufacturing point Road, Sialkot [email protected] Product of J&J Foods & 0.6 Collected from Beverages: Roras Road Naul ECO BWO-02 Sialkot 11/08/2017 - Liter manufacturing point Chowk, Sialkot Pakistan www.jjfoods.bev.com Nana Muna Pan Al-Haider Pure, A Purified 0.5 Shop Circular Road Water with essential Minerals Al-Haider BWO-03 Sialkot 11/08/2017 03/2018 Liter Islamabad Chowk Gulshan e Iqbal Park China Sialkot Chowk Sialkot A Product by Nestor Traders 0.5 Sultani Pan Shop Nestor BWO-04 Sialkot 11/08/2017 - Cobara Sialkot-Pakistan. 0305- Liter Sialkot 6102030 Pure Foods Sialkot 3-KM 0.6 Collected from Rise Water BWO-05 Sialkot 10/08/2017 - Kingra Road Sialkot. Liter manufacturing point 052-4602580 Manufactured By Ajva Rice 0.5 Corolla Agency Mill Pakistan Haji Pura Road Athar BWO-06 Sialkot 10/08/2017 07/2018 Liter Abbot Road Sialkot Sialkot E-mail: Ajva [email protected]. Bake Master 0.6 Gulshan Iqbal Park, China Bake Master BWO-07 Sialkot 11/08/2017 08/2018 Bakery Shahab Pura Liter Chowk, Sialkot-Pakistan. Road Sialkot Al-Sultan Beverages 0.6 Collected from industries: Chaprar Road Gul Vina BWO-08 Sialkot 10/08/2017 07/2018 Liter manufacturing point Bahar Kalan Sialkot. 052- 4354130 Yaseem Pan Shop Quaint Beverages Industries 0.5 ICE Well BWO-09 Sialkot 11/08/2017 - Haji Pura Road Baghwal Awan P.o Khas Liter Sialkot Sialkot Lucky Pan Shop Head Office:Opp.Govt.Degree 0.6 Al-Fajar BWO-10 Sialkot 11/08/2017 - Defance Road College(Boys) Sialkot Liter Sialkot Road,Daska Seokay, 14-KM Sialkot, 0.5 Collected from Al-Shalal BWO-11 Sialkot 10/08/2017 05/2018 Aimanabad Road, Sialkot- Liter manufacturing point Pakistan. A Product of Bio Care 0.6 Collected from International 49- Glint Aqua BWO-12 Multan 19/08/2017 04/2018 Liter manufacturing point U,St#47,Near Baqirabad Massjid U-Block New Multan Western Fort Commercial Hasan Drink Corner 0.6 Area, Qasim Bela, Multan Alfalah BWO-13 Multan 20/08/2017 08/2018 Sher Shah Road Liter Cantt. Multan [email protected] Bottled By: New MHN Drinks Sabzwari Town & Foods Makers (Pvt) Ltd. 0.6 Near Coca-Cola 129/130 Sabzwari Town, Zam BWO-14 Multan 19/08/2017 02/2018 Liter factory Vehari Road Multan Multan E-mail: mhn [email protected] Chah Muradwala SN Pure A Product Of S.N Food 0.6 Near Main Nawaz Drinking BWO-15 Multan 21/08/2017 08/2018 &Beverages Multan Liter Shreef University Water Pakistan. Multan Purific Water,126, 0.5 S.S Beverages: Head Office Purific BWO-16 Multan 21/08/2017 08/2018 Sabzazar Colony, Liter 12,Fazal Road,Multan. Multan 3 July-September, 2017 Name & Address PCRWR Date of Date of Brand Name City Size of Seller/Shop Manufacturer’s Address Code Collection Expiry Keeper Aqua Care Drinking Water 0.6 Super Store Wilayat Aqua Care BWO-17 Multan 20/08/2017 08/2018 D.G. Khan, Pakistan Liter abad, Multan. 0331-7402128 Bottled by: S.B Food & 0.5 Collected from New Deep BWO-18 Multan 19/08/2017 01/2018 Beverages Zakriya Town Liter manufacturing point Bosan Road Multan RG Enterprises: 0.6 Collected from Plot#141, 7-Industrial Estate, Wah Water BWO-19 Peshawar 13/09/2017 08/2018 Liter manufacturing point Hayatabad, Peshawar. Web:www.aqwah.com Bottled at Dew Point Healthcare Water Purification 0.6 Collected from NEBRASAKA BWO-20 Peshawar 13/09/2017 11/2018 and Processing Facility:12-C Liter manufacturing point Industrial Estate, Hayatabad, Peshawar. Euro International: 0.6 Collected from Aqua Splash BWO-21 Peshawar 13/09/2017 08/2018 192-A Industrial Estate, Liter manufacturing point Hayatabad, Peshawar. Royal Food Industries: 0.6 Collected from Aquatic Fresh BWO-22 Peshawar 13/09/2017 09/2018 Plot#1-C, Industrial Estate Liter manufacturing point Hayatabad, Peshawar Top Food Industry:Plot#C- 0.6 Collected from Top Up BWO-23 Peshawar 13/09/2017 3,Industrial Estate Hayatabad 05/2018 Liter manufacturing point Peshawar RG Enterprises: 0.6 Collected from Plot # 141, 7-Industrial Natural Aqwah BWO-24 Peshawar 13/09/2017 09/2018 Liter manufacturing point Estate, Hayatabad, Peshawar. Web:www.aqwah.com 0.6 Collected from 107-A,Hayatabad Small One Life BWO-25 Peshawar 13/09/2017 09/2018 Liter manufacturing point Industrial Estate, Peshawar Collected from Pak National Company, Nobel BWO-26 TandoJam 09/09/2017 - 0.6 manufacturing point Amaan Colony, Hyderabad Liter Shop No.01 Al-Safia, 0.6 Collected from Al-Safia BWO-27 TandoJam 09/09/2017 - Residency, Deeplai Colony, Liter manufacturing point Hyderabad 0.6 Collected from Pak National Company, AFRA BWO-28 TandoJam 09/09/2017 - Liter manufacturing point Amaan Colony, Hyderabad Plot#28 Phase-II, Qasimabad, 0.6 Collected from Crystal Spring BWO-29 TandoJam 09/09/2017 - Hyderabad Liter manufacturing point www.crystalspringspk