Kannur: Bacteria has been found in dangerous proportions in bottled water sold by some companies in Kerala.
However, the public is in the dark about contaminated water and risk their health as the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) insists the names of the companies can’t be revealed since prosecution proceedings are on.
As the law doesn’t empower the department to ban these companies, they continue to market bottled water.
E. coli comes from human faeces and Coliform is found in the remains of animals.
It has also been confirmed that the water contained fungi, obviously because it was quite old.
Such water can cause serious diseases including diarrhoea and jaundice.
Those who sell ‘unsafe’ products could be jailed for up to six months and fined Rs 2 lakh.
But the case could drag on for four or five years.
The public never get to know the names of these companies either.
Adulteration rampant Edible items from mustard to meat are known to be widely adulterated and they are sold in Kerala.