The bottled drinking water recalled by Singapore last Wednesday after bacteria was detected in the product.
Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the Starfresh bottled drinking water imported from Malaysia was found to contain Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a common environmental bacteria.Noor Hisham said initial investigation found that the factory which produced the bottled drinking water had implemented a food safety assurance programme and complied with the requirements set by the ministry.
Consumption of contaminated water can cause a range of infections but rarely serious illness in healthy individuals.In a statement, its acting president, Mohideen Abdul Kader, said CAP had been firm in its conviction over the decades that it was still best to drink boiled water in a glass or cup.