EGYPT: Bottling up food safety - (BT Business Today)
February 11, 2008 – 6:54 pmhttp://www.businesstodayegypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=7867
As 2007 came to a close, Egyptian citizens were, according to this story, informed that bottled water was contaminated with bacteria. In reaction to this, the Consumer Protection Agency began an investigation, finding that six bottled-water companies were selling products unfit for human consumption.
The investigations revealed that despite marketing images depicting snow-capped mountains or flowing rivers, locally sold bottled-water is not mineral water at all. Rather, it is extracted from wells.
The investigations also revealed that of the 15 bottled-water brands producing small (1.5-liter) bottles, two were contaminated: Schweppes and El Nada. The investigations also highlighted that Baraka, El Manar, Delta, Meiah, Aquamina and Nahl labels did not match the contents of the bottle.
Of the companies offering large (1.9-liter) bottles, only Nestle and Sway were found to be clean. Nahl, Aquastone, Aquamina and Hayat were all in violation of quality standards.
Saeed El-Alfi, head of the CPA, stated that after reviewing the […]
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