Srinagar, Dec 12: The Food Safety Department J&K imposed an immediate ban on the sale, storage, and distribution of the packaged drinking water brand ‘Ajwa’ after laboratory tests confirmed the presence of dangerous bacteria, E. coli, and coliform in a sample lifted from Srinagar.

The prohibition order DO/FSSA/Sgr/25/661-664 dated December 10 has been issued by the Designated Assistant Commissioner, Food Safety, Srinagar.

The order states that ‘Ajwa’ packaged drinking water manufactured by M/s Saaf Pani located in Khonmoh, Srinagar, has been declared “unsafe”, and unfit for consumption.

The sample, which has been tested at the National Food Testing Laboratory, Ghaziabad, and the report, numbered J-612/25/727/25, dated November 25, 2025, showed the presence of E. coli and Coliform bacter

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