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posted by mrpg on Friday April 02 2021, @02:13AM   Printer-friendly
from the real-bad dept.

FDA slams “Real Water” linked to liver failure; water plant manager MIA

The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday admonished Nevada-based company Real Water for being uncooperative in a multi-state health investigation linked to its “alkalized” water products. The company is accused of poisoning its customers, causing acute liver failure and other serious health problems in adults, children, and pets.

On March 16, the FDA and the Southern Nevada Health District announced that they were investigating cases of acute non-viral hepatitis (resulting in acute liver failure) in five infants and children, all of whom consumed the company’s alkaline water. The water was the only common link between the five children and infants. Since then, customers have filed several lawsuits making similar claims, including three Californian women who filed a federal lawsuit in Nevada March 22 seeking class-action status.


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  • (Score: 2) by istartedi on Friday April 02 2021, @06:23PM

    by istartedi (123) on Friday April 02 2021, @06:23PM (#1132571) Journal

    Pour it down the drain. Drano is actually a stronger form of alkaline water. Water from rinsing fireplace ashes is also quite alkaline. In the Spring, I'll sometimes rinse ashes and pour the water down the bathtub drain. It drains noticeably faster after I do that. The Real Water is probably not even a very good drain cleaner though, because it would have killed much faster. If you let a bunch of it sit out for a while and evaporate, maybe you'll concentrate enough to get a worthwhile effect. The sewer systems can easily handle the occasional dumping of slightly alkaline fluids. The parking lot around the dumpster might not respond as well--it could corrode the dumpster, or run off towards nearby greenery and harm the soil.

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