Umhlinzeki wokukhipha amanzi u-Purexygen uthi amanzi ane-alkali noma ahlungiwe angasiza ekuvimbeleni izinkinga zempilo ezifana ne-osteoporosis, i-acid reflux, umfutho wegazi nesifo sikashukela.
E-SINGAPORE: Inkampani yamanzi i-Purexygen iceliwe ukuthi iyeke ukwenza izimangalo ezidukisayo mayelana nezinzuzo zezempilo zamanzi ane-alkali noma ahlungiwe kuwebhusayithi yayo kanye namakhasi ezokuxhumana.
Amanzi kuthiwa asiza ukuvikela izinkinga zempilo ezifana ne-osteoporosis, i-acid reflux, umfutho wegazi nesifo sikashukela.
Inkampani kanye nabaqondisi bayo, uMnu Heng Wei Hwee kanye noMnu Tan Tong Ming, bathole imvume evela kwiKhomishini Yezokuncintisana Nabathengi yaseSingapore (CCCS) ngoLwesine (Mashi 21).
I-Purexygen inikeza abathengi abahlinzeki bamanzi, izinhlelo zokuhlunga amanzi ane-alkali kanye namaphakheji okulungisa.
Uphenyo lweCCCS luthole ukuthi inkampani yenze ngokungeyikho phakathi kukaSepthemba 2021 noNovemba 2023.
Ngaphezu kokwenza izimangalo ezidukisayo mayelana nezinzuzo zezempilo zamanzi ane-alkaline noma ahlungiwe, inkampani iphinde ithi izihlungi zayo zihlolwe yi-ejensi yokuhlola.
Inkampani iphinde yasho ngamanga ohlwini lwe-Carousell ukuthi ompompi bayo nemithombo kumahhala isikhathi esilinganiselwe. Lokhu kungamanga, njengoba ompompi nabakhipha amanzi sebevele betholakala kumakhasimende mahhala.
Abathengi nabo badukiswa yimibandela yezinkontileka zesevisi. Batshelwa ukuthi imali yokuvula iphakheji kanye nezindleko zokusekela ezikhokhwa ngaphansi kwezinkontileka zokuthengisa eziqondile azibuyiswa.
Amakhasimende nawo awazange aziswe ngelungelo lawo lokukhansela lezi zinkontileka futhi kuzodingeka abuyisele noma yimaphi amanani akhokhelwe ngaphansi kwezinkontileka ezikhanseliwe.
I-CCCS ithe kulandela uphenyo, iPurexygen ithathe izinyathelo zokushintsha izinqubo zayo zebhizinisi ukuze iqinisekise ukuhambisana noMthetho Wokuvikelwa Kwabathengi (Fair Trading).
Lokhu kuhlanganisa ukususa izimangalo ezingamanga kumakhithi okuthengisa, ukususa izikhangiso ezidukisayo ku-Carousell, nokuhlinzeka abathengi ngezihlungi zamanzi ezibafanele.
Kuphinde kwathatha izinyathelo zokumisa izimangalo zezempilo ezidukisayo mayelana ne-alkaline noma amanzi ahlungiwe.
Inkampani ithembisa ukuyeka imikhuba engalungile futhi ibambisane ngokugcwele ne-Consumer Association of Singapore (CASE) ekuxazululeni izikhalazo.
Izophinde isungule “inqubomgomo yokuthotshelwa kwangaphakathi” ukuze iqinisekise ukuthi izinto zayo zokumaketha kanye nezinqubo ziyahambisana noMthetho futhi inikeze ukuqeqeshwa kubasebenzi ngalokho okuhlanganisa ukuziphatha okungafanele.
Abaqondisi bale nkampani, uHeng Swee Keat kanye noMnuz Tan, nabo bathembise ukuthi le nkampani ngeke iziphathe ngendlela engafanele.
"I-CCCS izothatha izinyathelo uma iPurexygen noma abaqondisi bayo bephula izibopho zabo noma benza noma yikuphi ukuziphatha okungafanele," kusho le nhlangano.
I-CCCS ithe njengengxenye yokuqapha okuqhubekayo kwemboni yokuhlunga amanzi, le nhlangano ibuyekeza "izindlela zokumaketha zabahlinzeki bezinhlelo zokuhlunga amanzi abahlukahlukene, okubandakanya izitifiketi, izitifiketi kanye nezicelo zezempilo kumawebhusayithi abo."
NgoMashi odlule, inkantolo yayalela inkampani ehluza amanzi i-Triple Lifestyle Marketing ukuthi iyeke ukwenza izinkulumo ezingamanga zokuthi amanzi ane-alkaline angavimbela izifo ezinjengomdlavuza, isifo sikashukela nobuhlungu obungapheli eqolo.
U-Siah Ike Kor, oyi-CEO ye-CCCS, uthe: “Sikhumbuza abahlinzeki besistimu yokuhlunga amanzi ukuthi babuyekeze ngokucophelela izinto zabo zokumaketha ukuze baqinisekise ukuthi noma yiziphi izimangalo ezenziwa kubathengi zicacile, zinembile futhi ziqinisekisiwe.
“Abahlinzeki bempahla kufanele baphinde babuyekeze izindlela zabo zebhizinisi izikhathi ngezikhathi ukuze baqinisekise ukuthi ukuziphatha okunjalo akwenzi umkhuba ongafanele.
"Ngaphansi koMthetho Wokuvikelwa Kwabathengi (Ukuhweba Okufanelekile), i-CCCS ingafuna imiyalo yenkantolo kubahlinzeki abahlukumezayo abaphikelela nemikhuba engafanele."
Siyazi ukuthi ukushintsha iziphequluli kuwubunzima, kodwa sifuna ukuthi ube nolwazi olusheshayo, oluvikelekile, futhi olusebenza kahle kakhulu uma usebenzisa i-CNA.