Bengaluru: The city is witnessing an increase in cases of typhoid, which is a serious fever transmitted through contaminated food or water.
A lot of these cans might be unclean and unhygienic.
There are over 150 bottled water brands in the market today, and they are supposed to get water from a source that is treated and disinfected.
But there are many illegal manufacturing units which operate without licence and necessary standards, putting people’s health at risk.
The water is usually purified by the RO process.
Mr Srinidhi, a senior official and a state squad officer from Food Safety Department, said, “The BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards) issues the ISI certificate to the vendor, after which FSSAI licence is issued by the Food Safety Department.
If the vendor is distributing more than 2,000 litres of water then the central licence is issued.
All the standards should be met by the vendor to distribute the water.
On typhoid cases, Prof (Dr) L. Sreenivasa Murthy, Consultant, Internal Medicine at Gleneagles Global Hospitals, Richmond Road, said, “The bacteria are deposited in water or food by a human carrier and they spread to other people.
Typhoid fever is contracted by drinking or eating contaminated food or water, which contain bacteria.