Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah says the Starfresh brand is meant for the Singapore market and not sold in Malaysia.
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.
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