QUARTERLY REPORT BOTTLED WATER QUALITY (January-March
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QUARTERLY REPORT BOTTLED WATER QUALITY (January-March, 2018) PAKISTAN COUNCIL OF RESEARCH IN WATER RESOURCES Ministry of Science & Technology Khyban-e-Johar, H-8/1, Islamabad. www.pcrwr.gov.pk January-March, 2018 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 January-March, 2018 following is the brief overview of the findings. Quarterly Monitoring of Bottled/Mineral Water (January-March, 2018) Item No. % age Total No. of Brands Collected 110 - Overall Safe Brands 102 93 Overall Unsafe Brands 08 7 Chemically Safe Brands 106 96 Chemically Unsafe Brands 04 4 Microbiologically Safe Brands 106 96 Microbiologically Unsafe Brands 04 4 Name of Targeted Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Multan, Lahore, Bahawalpur, Tandojam, Cities Quetta, Karachi. Brand Manufacturer(s) Name Reg No.338709 Edlen www.edlen-water.com Premium Chemically Aqua Fine Developed By: Combined Technology of Germany,Korea&Japan Unsafe Brands Head Office:ST-B-2,Block-19 Gulistan-e-ali Al-Noor More F.B Area, Karachi Pure Aqua www.pureaqua.com.pk 0308-2416521 A Product By Murtaza Traders Head Office: Suite No.2 Khizar Livon Corner R-143, 2-4 Gulistan-e-Maymar, Karachi. Bottled By: New MHN Drinks & Food Makers(Pvt)Ltd 126-130,Sabzwari Town Multan, Pakistan Zam [email protected] A Product of M/s Aqua Gold Microbiologically Aqua Gold Head Office: Abdullah Plaza Office#2,Opp.St#2 Ghouri Garden Unsafe Brands Islamabad Pure 18 Quality Drinking Water a Product of Bawany Group. A Product By: DP Foods Company. Aab-e-Noor www.dpfoods.com.pk 1 January-March, 2018 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 110 Collected No. of Cities 09 (Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Multan, Lahore, Bahawalpur, Quetta, Targeted Tando Jam, Karachi) Composition of Sampling Team One Research Officer and one Laboratory Assistants from PCRWR and As per MoU Signed Senior staff member and field officer from PSQCA. between PCRWR & PSQCA Samples of 110 commercially available brands of mineral/bottled water were collected from local market of 9 cities of Pakistan. These samples were collected by the senior staff members of National Water Quality Laboratory Sampling (NWQL) of PCRWR Head Office and Regional/district Water Quality Procedure Laboratories of PCRWR during January-March, 2018.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 No. 1 Handed over to shopkeeper at the time of sample collection; Preserved in the National Water Quality Laboratory of Sample No. 2 Transparency PCRWR, Islamabad for future record. Sample No. 3 Used for Microbiological Analysis Sample No. 4 Used for Physico-chemical Analysis 2 January-March, 2018 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 Jabbar Karyana Aqua Care Drinking Water New Aqua 0.6 BWQ-01 Multan 05/03/2018 - Store Saddar Bazar, D.G. Khan, Pakistan Care Liter Multan Cantt. 0331-7402128 Jabbar Karyana LALA Traders Consumer Vital Happy 0.6 BWQ-02 Multan 05/03/2018 - Store Saddar Bazar, Products: 7 km Multan Road, Life Liter Multan Cantt. Sahiwal Product Piran Ghaib Road, Multan Imran drink Corner E-mail: Pure Fresh 0.6 BWQ-03 Multan 05/03/2018 - Nag Shah Chowk, [email protected] Water Liter Multan 0300-4260465 Western Fort Commercial Hasan Drink Corner Area, Qasim Bela Multan 0.6 Alfalah BWQ-04 Multan 05/03/2018 - Sher Shah Road Cantt. Liter Multan [email protected] Bottled By: New MHN Drinks & Food Medicine City Makers(Pvt)Ltd 0.6 Nishtar Zam BWQ-05 Multan 05/03/2018 - 126-130,Sabzwari Town Liter Road.Opp.main Multan, Pakistan Gate Multan [email protected] Bottled By:S.B Food & Bilal medical 1.5 Beverages Multan New Deep BWQ-06 Multan 05/03/2018 06/2018 Store,Eid Gah Liter Bhutta Street Khanewal Multan Road, Multan. A Project of S.N Food & Beverages SN Pure 1.5 Bhutto General Multan Pakistan Drinking BWQ-07 Multan 05/03/2018 - Liter Store, Multan Cantt. Cell:0331-6307600 Water [email protected] A Quality Product ICELAY Discount Medical & Food Stuff & Beverages: Icelay Mineral 0.6 General Store BWQ-08 Tandojam 14/03/2018 - B.T Commercial 1, S.I.T.E Water Liter Latifabad 07 Area, Near Fateh Chowk, Hyderabad Hyderabad. Lodhi General 0.6 Registered Trade Safe Water BWQ-09 Tandojam 14/03/2018 - Store, Near Badin Liter Mark#308058 Stop Hyderabad Address: 144/6.8 km, Near Toll Plaza Super Highway 0.6 Salwa Mart Pearl BWQ-10 Tandojam 14/03/2018 - Jamshoro. Liter Gulistan-e-Sajjad. www.prarlmineralwater.com. pk Super Mart NASEH 0.6 M.Chowk Shell BWQ-11 Tandojam 14/03/2018 - - Mineral Water Liter Pump Auto Bhan Road, Hyderabad. Fluid Technology Mehran Dairy & 0.6 Int’l(Pvt)Ltd.424,Bhayani Vey BWQ-12 Tandojam 14/03/2018 - Bakers Jail Road Liter Center Block-N,North Hyderabad. Nazimabad Karachi Purified and Filled by Discount Medical & Pakistan Beverages Ltd, 0.6 General Store Survey #212, Deh Konkar, Aquafina BWQ-13 Tandojam 14/03/2018 - Liter Latifabad 07 District Malir, Karachi. Hyderabad Under appointment from PepsiCo. Oslo International: Aarbish Medical & 0.5 14-Ramzan Chamber Oslo BWQ-14 Tandojam 14/03/2018 - Super Store Liter Dr.Bilmoria Street off Opp.Asim Clinic 11,Chundighr, Karachi 3 January-March, 2018 Name & Address PCRWR Date of Date of Brand Name City Size of Seller/Shop Manufacturer’s Address Code Collection Expiry Keeper Hyderi General Aquatitue Water Bottler New Aqua 0.6 Store T.Muhammad BWQ-15 Tandojam 14/03/2018 - www.aquawaterfresh.com Water Fresh Liter Khan Road, 03333-3935726 Hyderabad. Hyderi General Edlen 0.6 Store T.Muhammad Reg No.338709 BWQ-16 Tandojam 14/03/2018 - Premium Liter Khan Road, www.edlen-water.com Hyderabad. NEO Vatten Product Pakistan Address: Suite 115,Glass Al-Hamra Sweets 0.6 Tower,3 Talwar Clifton, NEO BWQ-17 Tandojam 14/03/2018 12/2018 Badin Stop Liter Karachi Hyderabad. 021-35637773-4-5 www.neovattan.com Gourmet Foods: 0.6 Gourmet Saidpur Gate#1,Plot 1-5,Sundar Gourmet BWQ-18 Islamabad 03/04/2018 11/2018 Liter Road Rawalpindi Industrial Estate, Raiwind Sundar Road,Lahore A Product of M/s Aqua Gold Chicks and Bull 0.5 Head Office: Abdullah Plaza Aqua Gold BWQ-19 Islamabad 03/04/2018 03/2019 Karachi Company Liter Office#2,Opp.St#2 Ghouri Islamabad Garden Islamabad A Project of T&S Kashmir General Enterprises,Pindorin Main 0.5 Store Karachi Fresh Life BWQ-20 Islamabad 03/04/2018 01/2019 Khana Dak, Islamabad Liter Company [email protected] Islamabad Islamabad Bottled By Nestle Pakistan 0.5 D-Pharmacy Ltd. Nestle BWQ-21 Islamabad 02/04/2018 06/2019 Liter Pindora Rawalpindi 308-Upper Mall, Lahore Call:111-123-333 Bottle By Water Empire(SMC.PVT)Ltd Plot#156,Bhandar Japan 1.5 Collected from Water Empire BWQ-22 Islamabad 03/04/2018 - Road, Expressway Highway Liter manufacturing point Islamabad www.waterempire.com.pk Bottled Under Authority of The Coca Cola Company By Kashmir General 1.5 coca-cola Beverages Pakistan Dasani BWQ-23 Islamabad 03/04/2018 03/2019 Store Abpara Liter Ltd.(CCBPL)26,FCC,Syed Market Islamabad Maratab Ali Road, Gulberg IV,Lahore,Pakistan Manufactured By:Mehria 0.6 Malik Customer Pir Sparkling BWQ-24 Islamabad 02/04/2018 04/2018 Food Rawalpindi Liter Wadhai Rawalpindi 0334-4373737 Bottle By Nectar Water Islamabad Paki Kashmir 1.5 Plot No.14/10 Markaz G-7, Nectar BWQ-25 Islamabad 02/04/2018 02/2019 Medical Pir Wadhai Liter Islamabad. Rawalpindi [email protected] A Project of A.S Traders Kashmir Hazara H-13,Islamabad MANHAL BWQ-26 Islamabad 02/04/2018 - 0.5 General Store, [email protected] Liter Pindora Rawalpindi 0333-9889880 Murree Sparkletts (A Division of Murree Brewery Kashmir General Murree 1.5 Co.) Plot No.10/2, Phase III BWQ-27 Islamabad 02/04/2018 01/2019 Store K.S.S Sparkletts Liter Industrial Estate, Hattar.