E. Coli Found in Packaged Water, Kashmir Bans Ajwa Brand

SRINAGAR: Concerns over drinking water safety have intensified across the Kashmir Valley after authorities banned the sale of a packaged water brand in Srinagar following laboratory confirmation of bacterial contamination, even as multiple food products remain under scrutiny in the wake of recent public health scares. Follow Us On G -N e w s | Whatsapp

The Food Safety Department has prohibited the sale, storage, distribution and display of Ajwa packaged drinking water within Srinagar district after samples tested at the National Food Testing Laboratory in Ghaziabad were found contaminated with E. coli and coliform bacteria. An order issued by the Assistant Commissioner, Food Safety, Srinagar, said the ban would remain in force with immediate effect and until furthe