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29 March 2024

Kids drink worms found in bottled water

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A man who bought a five-litre water bottle in Dubai found out that it contains worms. But it was a late discovery as his children already had some of it.

Sarmad Al Naqshbandi said he poured the bottled water into his refrigerator without noticing the worms only to be told later by his son that the water he had drunk contains some insects, Emirat Alyoum daily reported on Thursday.

Naqshbandi said he had informed the Dubai municipality, which sent inspects to the bottling factory and decided to fine the company after finding that it was not fully abiding by hygienic rules at its production units.

“I bought the water bottle but did not look at its contents…I poured the water into the refrigerator as usual…one of my children later told me that he saw some insects in the glass of water he was drinking…when I looked into the glass and the bottle, I found that they contain worms,” Naqshbandi said.

The paper quoted Mohammed Al Louz, directors of the consumers relations, as saying inspectors found that the factory shoulders some responsibility.

“They checked the production line at that factory and found that it has not been properly cleaned…our inspectors drew their attention to this and decided to fine the company in line with existing rules….repetition of such violations could result in the closure of the company,” he said.

Emirat Alyoum did not identify the company but ran a picture of Oasis water bottle along with the story. It also quoted an Oasis source as saying that by opening the water bottle at home “clears the company from responsibility for any contamination in its contents.”