The order came after state laboratories confirmed contamination in its flavoured water samples.

Think twice before you sip that bottle of flavoured water, it might not be as refreshing as it looks. What was meant to be a cool, minty drink has turned into a health hazard in Sikkim. Laboratory tests have found Coliform bacteria in a bottled mint water product, raising alarm bells among consumers and health authorities alike.

This is a grave public health concern. The Health and Family Welfare Department, Government of Sikkim, has issued a prohibition order against Basic Royal Norla Water Manufacturing Plant, located at Boomtar in Namchi District. The order came after state laboratories confirmed contamination in its flavoured water samples.

Issued by the Food Safety and Standards Cell, Na

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