Federal health officials warn people not to drink Real Water branded alkaline water, as the product could be linked to liver disease in five children in the Las Vegas area.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) say it has been notified of five cases of acute non-viral hepatitis resulting in acute liver failure in infants and young children, which occurred in the southern Nevada district in November 2020. The patients from four different households were all admitted to the hospital, but they have since recovered.
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Health authorities say they have all consumed the brand alkaline water, the only common link identified so far between all five cases.
“We advise consumers, restaurants and retailers not to use, boil, sell or serve alkaline water until more information is known about the cause of disease,” said Frank Yiannas, Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy. and reaction at the FDA, has in a statement.
‘We are working to determine how the alkaline water is associated with diseases. “Although the investigation is ongoing, epidemiological information is currently indicating that this alkaline water product may be the cause of diseases,” said Yiannas.
Additional people in the patient’s households reported experiencing less severe symptoms such as fever, vomiting, nausea, fatigue, and loss of appetite. Non-viral hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver that can cause cirrhosis, liver cancer, liver failure and death.
The Las Vegas-based bottled watermark said Wednesday that it is proactively taking steps to stop the sale and distribution of the product in the U.S. until the issue is resolved.
“Our goal is to work diligently with the FDA to reach a speedy resolution,” Real Water said in a statement. statement.
“Real Water requests that all retailers remove the product from the shelf immediately and keep it in the back rooms or return it to the distributors.”
A family has filed a civil lawsuit against the company, claiming that both a father and a son became seriously ill after drinking Real Water. Christopher Wren and his 2-year-old son suffered serious liver damage last year and had to be admitted to hospital, according to the hospital. Las Vegas Review Journal. The child’s mother also became ill but did not need hospitalization, and a daughter who did not drink the water did not become ill.
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