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Recall of Branded Bottled Waters Due to Elevated Levels of Arsenic

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    #62
    AndrewJRenko
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    Water John wrote: »
    Cavan/Monaghan would have poor ground water sources, no large aquifers.

    Username checks out.


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    #63
    careless sherpa
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    Water John wrote: »
    Cavan/Monaghan would have poor ground water sources, no large aquifers.

    Doesn't the Shannon rise in cavan?


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    #64
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
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    Water John wrote: »
    Cavan/Monaghan would have poor ground water sources, no large aquifers.
    That's far from true. Monaghan is the source of water for a several other areas including Dundalk and North Louth.


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    #65
    careless sherpa
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    Malani Nice Creek wrote: »
    That's far from true. Monaghan is the source of water for a several other areas including Dundalk and North Louth.

    I would have thought given the drumlin nature of both counties and the multitude of lakes and rivers that there would be an abundance of water sources in the region. Cavan alone is supposed to have 365 lakes.


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    #66
    looksee
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    We have been drinking exclusively the water mentioned for the past 12 months (temporary arrangement due to a dodgy well). We have survived the experience.


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    #67
    utyh2ikcq9z76b
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    looksee wrote: »
    We have been drinking exclusively the water mentioned for the past 12 months (temporary arrangement due to a dodgy well). We have survived the experience.

    Some people survived the immediate effects of Chernobyl, doesn't mean all is well


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    #68
    DJ WIPEOUT
    Registered Users Posts: 52 ✭✭DJ WIPEOUT


    Regulatory bodies (the FSAI and the HSE) powers seem to be limited in what they can uncover in prearranged/limited time and scope inspections and as another poster said this one seems 'merky':

    - "the level of arsenic to climb above legally acceptable levels" - where's the controls to catch this early and how high could they have reached and gone undetected?

    - "a product recall notice issued week ending 28th July 2019" - why is there not earlier communication on a public health issue when (as some posters have mentioned) the batches can in some cases have been produced 5 months ago?

    - "health experts telling anyone who feels ill having consumed the water to go to their GP" - the mention of get checked if you don't feel right and take a refund seems an easy way to brush past what has been determined as a regulatory breach.

    - "the quality team has taken immediate action" - too little too late - sleeping on the job?

    - 'part of an ongoing investigation into Celtic Pure...Neither body would elaborate on the nature of the investigation' - similar wording to that used for the Hyde and Seek investigations?

    - "Its founder, Padraig McEnaney, recently changed the company’s corporate structure to be an unlimited company, meaning there is less financial information available about it." - is this a coincidence?

    - "The company’s shares are held by an offshore entity, registered in Jersey" - elaborate ownership structure for a bottled water business?

    Quotes sourced from Irish Times article 'Mechanical failure blamed for raised arsenic levels in some bottled waters' published 04 August 2019.


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    #69
    Water John
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    People here confusing lake water with ground water. Plenty lakes in Cavan, little ground water.

    Find a good ground source and buy the land around it, to control its use. Drill a sealed bore well. Hardly rocket science.
    Even use an artesian well. Know one that produces 13,000 gls/hr. Like the property market, location, location, location.


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    #70
    An Ri rua
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    careless sherpa wrote: »
    Water John wrote: »
    Cavan/Monaghan would have poor ground water sources, no large aquifers.

    Doesn't the Shannon rise in cavan?
    Technically in Fermanagh, I believe. They proved an underwater stream connection a few years ago IIRC.


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    #71
    orkyorky
    Registered Users Posts: 19 ✭orkyorky


    The company in question is now insolvent looking for protection from the courts from their creditors.


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    #72
    t.singh1
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    Its the water source that was contaminated. The water treatment equipment failed for one of the water sources in Celtic Pure. Their production lines eventually got shut off.


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