17 water brands found to be unsafe, unhygienic for human health

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Pakistan Standard Quality Control Authority (PSQCA) has revealed that 17 water brands are found to be unsafe and unhygienic for human health due to chemical or microbiological contamination. According to the monitoring report of Pakistan Standard Quality control Authority (PCSQA) for the quarter October-December, 2012 revealed that Atlantis, Mezban Water, Fresh Pure Water, Vina, Active, Excellent Natural, Al-Saudia, Kallan Water, Cool, Oriel, Tahoor, Nation, Lock, Aqua National, Aqua Life, Pan Pura and Premier were found unhygienic and dangerous to human lives. This report further disclosed that seventy seven samples of Mineral/Bottled water brands had been collected from Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Bahawalpur, Faisalabad, Multan, D.G. Khan Sargodha, Sialkot, Sahiwal, D.I.Khan, Quetta, and Peshawar.