PCRWR declares 26 brands of mineral water as unsafe for human consumption.

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) in its quarterly bottled water quality monitoring report issued on Saturday declared 26 brands unsafe for human consumption.

For the last quarter (April to June, 2022), 174 samples of Mineral/Bottled water brands were collected from 21 cities.

Comparison of test results with the bottled water quality standards of Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA) had revealed that 26 brands were unsafe for human consumption.

Eighteen brands (Oxford Pure Water, Pure Nest, Purifa, Aab-e-Hayat, Evian's Safe Life, Natural Pure Life, Best Natural, Faris, Fiesta Pure, Aqua King, Jheel, Aqua Shrav, Jia, Douro, Premium Drinking Water, Urwell, More plus, Ice drop) were found to be unsafe due to presence of higher levels of sodium.

One brand (i.e. Nation Pure) was found unsafe due to presence of high level of Arsenic, four brands (Blue Life H2O, Indus, Douro and...