FDA Investigates Bottled Water Company Linked to Hepatitis Outbreak
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is continuing to investigate an outbreak of non-viral hepatitis, but the bottled water company in question, Real Water Inc., refuses to give them their records. FDA reports that the water is the only commonality among the outbreak patients.
Five people in Nevada became sick from non-viral hepatitis, and all five have been admitted to the hospital. Each of the people who became sick consumed Real Water brand alkaline water, and it is the only common link identified among all five cases, to date. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is helping FDA and the Southern Nevada Health District with the investigation.