Amritsar, August 21 The Health Department sealed a water-bottling plant being run from a home in the Chehharta area here today. The plant selling bottled water under the brand name of G-Aqua did not have requite licences from the Food Safety and Standards Authority and the Bureau of Indian Standards, said the District Health Officer, Dr Lakhbir Singh Baghowalia.
The DHO said that the plant was using the water supplied by the Municipal Corporation and did not even had any equipment to check the quality of water. The Health Department team also raided another plant, namely Silver Healthy Sip and collected samples.
“The owners of the plant gave us in writing that they were shutting down the plant. But we have collected samples of water and if the quality is not proper, action will be taken against them,” said the DHO. The water samples from various other water bottling plants were also collected.
The DHO said that they also inspected two plants which are selling cold water in water coolers to shopkeepers and other commercial establishments. These two units, namely Bharti Enterprises and Silver Bubbles also could not produce any licences.
However, as the water was not sold in packings, the Health Department has asked the MC to take action. “Unpacked water does not come under our purview and so the MC has been asked to check the quality and take action,” said Dr Baghowalia.
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