Singapore bans import of bottled water from Malaysian manufacturer after traces of bacteria found


  • Nation
  • Saturday, 29 Jun 2019

SINGAPORE (Bernama): A consignment of bottled drinking water from a Malaysian manufacturer has been detected with the presence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a common environmental bacteria, here.

In a circular addressed to bottled water importers, Singapore Food Agency (SFA) informed that through its recent surveillance, consignments of bottled drinking water from Malee Mineral Water Sdn Bhd were detected with the bacteria.

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