Date:20/02/2003 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2003/02/20/stories/2003022006030103.htm

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ISI mark withdrawn

NEW DELHI FEB. 19. The Government has withdrawn the ISI quality mark for mineral water produced by some prominent companies in the wake of a storm over reportedly high concentration of pesticides in bottled water.

The drive against bottled drinking water companies through countrywide inspections comes less than a month of startling findings by an independent study showing that a bulk of the mineral water sold in India had very high levels of pesticide residues and it was not in conformity with European norms.

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