Batches of “Nestlé Pure Life Water Bottles 330ml” which were manufactured on July 27 in a factory in the Ma’an province South of Jordan, was reportedly contaminated with the Pseudomonas bacteria.
Individuals with a weakened immune system are most vulnerable to Pseudomonas bacterial infection.
Common symptoms of the infection include pain in the ear, skin rash, pneumonia, fever, and headache.
It did not indicate the presence of Pseudomonas bacteria in the bottled water but warned that it could be unsafe to consume the bottled water.
Nestlé Waters had withdrawn the affected products on September 1.
"We would like to confirm that the quality and safety of our products and consumers’ health are our utmost priority and we are currently working closely and in full compliance with the relevant authorities to complete their investigations.
The analysis and testing are still ongoing and it is still early to provide more details related to the results,"​ Mazen Kayyali, Business Executive Officer at Nestlé Waters Jordan said in response to FoodNavigator-Asia’s​ queries.
The firm added that the rest of its products on the market were safe for consumption.
Water shortages ​ Jordan faces the problem of water shortage due to its geographical location in the region.
The lack of water was diagnosed as a “pumping issue.”​ The country’s Ministry of Health also reported a spike in the number of hepatitis A cases which might be linked to the consumption of rainwater last month.

Late last month, the U.S. Senate passed an amendment to an appropriations bill authorizing the Air Force and the Air National Guard to reimburse Suffolk County for the cleanup of water contamination surrounding Francis S. Gabreski Airport in Westhampton.
U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S.
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, both of New York, sponsored the amendment, which allocates $45 million in reimbursements to areas surrounding bases where water contamination was linked to firefighting foam used during training sessions.
The funds will be divided between states and local water authorities; it is unclear how much money will be allocated to the Suffolk County Water Authority.
Affected homes have since been switched to public water.
In addition to Gabreski, the amendment also specifically identifies Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh as an area that would receive reimbursements.
“It was vital to secure this amendment, which enables local communities and the state to be paid back for the millions they spent to respond to a mess not of their making,” Mr. Schumer said in a press release.
“This federal funding is a key first step in bringing some relief to impacted communities, and we must now make sure that it remains in the final bill as we work our way through the conference committee.” The Defense Appropriations bill will now move to the House of Representatives for review.
In recent months, high concentrations of the chemicals, which can cause negative health effects, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, have also been detected in East Quogue, Hampton Bays, Wainscott and East Hampton.
This bill is not expected to reimburse the cleanup costs for those areas, however, as it focuses only on federal sites.

Why do I have to boil my water?
Boil water advisories are distributed if there is actual or the strong potential of bacterial contamination in the drinking water system that could make you sick.
Boiling water kills harmful bacteria and parasites (freezing will not disinfect water).
Use bottled water or water that has been boiled or disinfected for making coffee and ice.
Use bottled water or water that has been boiled or disinfected as you would for drinking.
How should I wash my hands during a boil water advisory?
However, if you are washing your hands to prepare food, you should use boiled (then cooled) water, disinfected or bottled water with hand-washing soap.
Is potentially contaminated water safe for washing dishes or clothes?
It is safe to wash clothes in tap water.
Is potentially contaminated water safe for bathing and shaving?

(MENAFN – Khaleej Times) The alleged presence of bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease caused a Dubai school to close temporarily on Sunday.
However, the school has confirmed that no clinical cases have been identified on campus.
The German International School (DISD) in Academic city said it was closing for precautionary measures, and reiterated that it will "commence normal operation once the issue has been fully resolved".
In a statement to Khaleej Times, the German Consulate, speaking on behalf of DISD, confirmed the temporary closure of the school.
"The German International School Dubai places highest priority on the health and safety of its community.
Therefore, after a possible contamination of water was discovered, the school has been closed as a matter of precaution.
The school is in direct contact with the UAE authorities and is coordinating all further steps closely with them in accordance with all regulations.
The school will assure that the health and safety of pupils, staff and the community at large are strictly safeguarded at all times."
In a message shared with Khaleej Times from a parent in Dubai (under anonymity) on Sunday, it alleged that parents were informed the school would remain closed on Monday because "they found Legionnaires’ bacteria" in the water.
According to latest figures, the school plays host to 670 students and 64 staff.

(Photo: Business Wire) The seeping of chemical contaminants into drinking water has grown at an alarming rate.
Making recent headlines are perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyls, known as PFAS chemicals.
PFAS’s are often a result of run-off from military bases, civilian airports, industrial plants, and fire training sites.
Yet water filters available on the market are not always effective.
No single technology addresses all contaminants that may be present.
What is required, is a hybrid approach incorporating multiple filtration technologies to address the widest possible range of contaminants.
This provides the highest proof of performance and provides consumers an effective means of comparing one filter to another.
Many contaminants are odorless and colorless.
With PFAS contamination an EPA priority, a wide-range, high-quality certified filter is well worth your health and the health of your family.
Its technology has been widely utilized by hospitals, major universities, laboratories, restaurants, foreign embassies, and millions of consumers.

By Jon Hurdle Special to Delaware Business Times Heather Swartley has been drinking bottled water for almost a year after being told that her private well was contaminated with pollutants from the nearby Mountaire Farms chicken plant outside of Millsboro in Sussex County.
Even though she now has clean, free drinking water, and has not suffered any health effects of high nitrate levels, Swartley is still worried about what she might have consumed before she discovered her well was contaminated.
The lawsuits, filed in June on behalf of about 780 plaintiffs, say Mountaire has been polluting local groundwater by spreading waste containing high levels of nitrates and other contaminants on nearby fields.
The other suit, also filed in Superior Court, said about 87 plaintiffs have unknowingly consumed “dangerous and polluted drinking water” which has endangered their health and reduced the value of their homes.
For its part, the company has admitted that its waste water treatment plant malfunctioned because of a buildup of solids, and that it is spending $40 million to fix the problem, but denies it is responsible for high nitrate levels in people’s wells.
That’s why some Millsboro residents fear the lawsuits could force the company to cut back in ways that would hurt the economy of the town of 4,300 residents.
“Obviously our first priority has to be safe water.” In the consent agreement, DNREC says “some but not all” private water wells near the plant have been found with nitrates above the state’s health limit of 10 milligrams per litre, and that even though Mountaire denies responsibility for the contamination, it has agreed as part of the settlement to provide affected residents with a connection to a central water supply system or to deep private wells.
While many residents along Jersey Road use the water jugs supplied by Mountaire, Alice Betts is quite happy with her well water and has been drinking it for more than half a century.
“I’ve been drinking it all my life and I raised my boys on it,” said Betts, 79, as her son killed a snake in her driveway.
“There is a problem and I think they work with it.

A banned toxic firefighting foam used at commercial airports has contaminated surface water and soil in Palmerston North.
Authorities say people should avoid gathering food such as watercress in the area and anyone who lives near the airport and who does not tap into the city water supply should be careful.
Samples were taken from land at Palmerston North Airport earlier in the year after it was confirmed foam containing banned chemicals was found in fire trucks and in storage at the airport, as well as at airports in Napier and Gisborne.
* Testing for contamination begins at commercial airports after banned firefighting foam found * Toxic foam found in fire trucks and storage at three more commercial airports * Nationwide investigation into toxic firefighting foam launched​ * Testing area for Ōhakea toxic foam contamination to be extended This type of foam, which is mostly used in training to fight fuel fires, was banned in 2006 as it contains harmful chemicals.
Palmerston North Airport chief executive David Lanham said the results from the samples tested at the airport were received last week and showed higher levels of the banned chemicals in soil and sediment samples.
The seven surface water samples all recorded levels above the interim drinking water guidelines.
Firefighting foam containing the toxic chemicals was used at the airport for fire training purposes up until the late 1980s.
"With technical support and local knowledge about bores and groundwater from Horizons Regional Council, [we] engaged a contractor to test airport sites earlier this year."
Palmerston North City Council chief executive Heather Shotter said the affected waterways were not used for water takes and all drinking water bores on the city supply were tested in April 2018 and given the all-clear.
​MidCentral DHB said exposure to the toxic foam would not cause acute health problems.

The German Consulate in Dubai confirmed to Khaleej Times that the German International School Dubai will commence its normal operations from Tuesday.
In an earlier statement released to Khaleej Times on Sunday, the consulate confirmed the temporary closure of the school "after a possible contamination of water was discovered".
"After coordinating with the competent Dubai authorities, the school will commence normal operations on September 11," the consulate’s statement on Monday said.
Also read: Dubai school shuts temporarily due to water contamination After testing, authorities denied the presence of bacteria that cause Legionnaire’s disease in the water in the school, which forced it to close down temporarily.
"The school has been closed as a matter of precaution," the consulate had said.
However, the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) confirmed to Khaleej Times on Monday that samples tested from the water network confirmed that the water is clear of "any contamination or bacteria".
"The results were conveyed to the school," a Dewa spokesperson said.
While it is Dewa’s responsibility to provide safe and healthy water up to the meter, the customer or owner of a building and maintenance companies have the responsibility of carrying out regular maintenance of the internal networks and water tanks after the meter to ensure that health and safety standards are met.
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View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180910005163/en/ Zachary Rice, President of Carbon Block Technology (CB TECH) a leader in the water filter manufacturing industry worldwide.
(Photo: Business Wire) The seeping of chemical contaminants into drinking water has grown at an alarming rate.
PFAS’s are often a result of run-off from military bases, civilian airports, industrial plants, and fire training sites.
Yet water filters available on the market are not always effective.
No single technology addresses all contaminants that may be present.
What is required, is a hybrid approach incorporating multiple filtration technologies to address the widest possible range of contaminants.
This provides the highest proof of performance and provides consumers an effective means of comparing one filter to another.
Many contaminants are odorless and colorless.
With PFAS contamination an EPA priority, a wide-range, high-quality certified filter is well worth your health and the health of your family.
Its technology has been widely utilized by hospitals, major universities, laboratories, restaurants, foreign embassies, and millions of consumers.

U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell/YouTube Washington — Members of Congress are pushing hard on the Environmental Protection Agency to get tougher on regulating water contamination from fluorinated chemicals, including those used in making fluoropolymers.
At a Sept. 6 hearing in Washington, one of the first held by Congress on the issue, a bipartisan collection of lawmakers pressed the EPA on its plans, and a panel of state regulators urged Washington to set national standards and beef up funding for cleanups.
PFAS in Michigan is scaring people more than the Flint water did."
A community group from North Carolina, Clean Cape Fear, for example, urged lawmakers to set standards for a newer type of PFAS, the fluorochemical compound GenX, used by Chemours as a PFOA replacement at manufacturing plants in the fluoropolymer supply chain in Fayetteville, N.C., and in Europe.
We need to move beyond GenX, PFOA and PFOS… and regulate all PFAS as a class of highly toxic chemicals."
A few states have set their own standards at much lower levels, often below 20 ppt for PFOA.
States are also setting new, low standards for other PFAS chemicals used in plastics.
New Jersey regulators on Sept. 4 adopted a drinking water standard of 13 parts per trillion for perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), a processing aide in manufacturing some high-performance plastics.
As well, the New Jersey DEP said PFNA has its strongest links to liver damage and high cholesterol in people.
One member of Congress said the emerging regulations around PFAS chemicals are much stricter than for other drinking water contaminants.