Two-thirds of samples of bottled water collected from throughout Karnataka for high quality evaluation have been discovered unfit for ingesting, Well being and Household Welfare Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao mentioned on Tuesday.
Of the 280 samples collected in February, the evaluation of 257 has been accomplished, Rao informed a information convention. “Eighty-nine samples had been discovered to be unsafe for consumption, whereas 79 had been discovered to be substandard,” he mentioned, including that 89 samples had been protected for consumption.
Apart from having each chemical and microbial contamination, the samples discovered to be unsafe additionally had low mineral content material, which might trigger well being problems, the minister mentioned.
The chemical contaminants discovered within the water samples embrace pesticide residues, fluoride and whole dissolved solids similar to calcium and magnesium.
The state’s Meals Security and Drug Administration will now take authorized samples from bottled-water firms earlier than initiating authorized motion in opposition to firms that offer poor-quality water. “We’ve got taken solely survey samples. As soon as we get authorized samples, we will e-book instances in opposition to the producers,” he mentioned.
A lot of the samples collected had been from native producers whereas national-level manufacturers had higher requirements, he mentioned.
One other main supply of concern is carcinogenic colouring brokers present in inexperienced peas. When the division analysed 115 samples of inexperienced peas, virtually 70 per cent had been discovered unsafe for consumption. Solely 46 samples had been protected whereas 69 weren’t, the minister mentioned.
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Colouring brokers similar to sundown yellow and tetrazine are among the many key contaminants in inexperienced peas, he added.
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