I got this via email. The US embassy in Kuwait issued an official letter stating that “Abraaj Bottled water has tested positive for microbes and pollutants and is not considered safe for human consumption”. I hope this is not true because we all drink Abraaj water at our home. Click here to view the letter.
update A friend called the Embassy today and they told him that there was no such circulation although the letter looks authentic! Is it a publicity war?
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FAH
May 18th, 2010 at 3:57 pm
abraaj is desalinated, its not natural water.
its like drinking water from the filter in your kitchen. considering how dirty the ocean is, i find drinking it pretty nasty, and i’m surprised at how many people drink it.
rawdatain, sohat, masafi , evian etc – are all natural mineral water.
abraaj is not.
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Alvaro Reply:
May 18th, 2010 at 4:48 pm
true.. but Rawdhtain is full of minierals and very high in sodium.. abraj is from the gulf yes, but is highly purified..
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May 18th, 2010 at 4:27 pm
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?Language=en&id=2070603
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May 18th, 2010 at 6:49 pm
سو مثل ما انا سويت، لا تشتري ابراج و ريح بالك، اكو اكثر من منتج مياه بالسوق
ابعد عن الشر و غني له
و بعدين ماكو دخان من غير نار
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May 18th, 2010 at 8:17 pm
I received the same email at work. My manager asked me to pass it on…It might not be true but now I wouldn’t dare to drink it.
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May 18th, 2010 at 8:44 pm
i dont understand why people spread just rumors
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May 18th, 2010 at 8:51 pm
Kel il kalam 3an abraj kalam ‘3air 9a7e7 o 7arb i3lameya ma yestifeed menha ila monafiseen abraj bel soug. Mo5tabarat wezarat il 9e7a chayekt akthar men 3ayena mon meyah abraj wetetha7 ini kil ili ngal chethb eb chethb.
Olah shlon il isha3a wel ta2lef yentishir bil q8
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May 18th, 2010 at 10:49 pm
Is the dude in the pic part of abraj Willa addin from u? Thru the iPhone u can only see the dude jogging n not the water> thought it was a sports post :p
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FAH Reply:
May 18th, 2010 at 11:00 pm
Kal- I actually took this pic from Abraaj’s website:)
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May 18th, 2010 at 11:29 pm
Its a romar and one of my fronds told me that the water is good for drinking and it’s just a dirty wore betwen the water company in Kuwait
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May 19th, 2010 at 12:57 am
It’s true ,, I know someone he’s working fe e9i7a 7leloh bmu5tabr ilwzarah o 6la3 fe maikrobat o mu 6beq ilmuwa9fat,,
alzam ma 3lena 9e7tna
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May 19th, 2010 at 5:28 am
hey fah..
well this is what i heard yesterday from a friend of mine that works in a prominent sporting facility that actually supplies their clientele with abraaj water and their facility’s logo:
after an outcry from the clientele / members of the continued provision of abraaj water my friend actually contacted abraaj. Abraaj assured him that their water was safe for human consumption and that the had received a Certificate from the Ministry of Health proving the same, which they sent to him.
What they think happened is that when they routinely sent their water to be tested by the Kuwaiti Institute of Scientific Research, the person that took the sample my have contaminated it for whatever reason and therefore initial reports began circulating about the unsafety of drinking abraaj water and just gained momentum from there.
i think that someone has been trying to sabotage abraaj, or at the very least there was some mix up somewhere – but this has greatly hurt the reputation of abraaj water – a kuwaiti water company that actually provides the lowest sodium water at an affordable price in kuwait!
i think it is up to us blogs to support them as whatever advertising campaign they do try to have to recover from the unfortunate mishap with just seem like damage control and not genuine.. whereas people will be more likely to believe it if it came from us.
i personally think that the American Embassy should issue a letter or whatever to say that Abraaj is actually safe as drinking water. And the MOH should actually print daily newspaper ads reporting the same, but hey that’s just my personal opinion.
(sorry fer extended msg)
drink Abraaj :D
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May 19th, 2010 at 10:03 am
[...] called “Abraaj” hereafter) and telling me her findings – however seeing a post on Buzberry really made me think that it was important for the blogs to spread the real story as perhaps people [...]
May 19th, 2010 at 2:43 pm
الإشاعات تنتشر بسرعه بسبت الجهل .. بس ماي الأبراج ليس الافضل لان ماي بحر و البحر ملوث و غير طبيعي
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May 19th, 2010 at 4:40 pm
Abraaj water is very safe, and its the best water in kuwait! People that started the rumor maybe had a goal or wanted to start a new water company who knows.. It has no microbes or bacterias. It’s been approved by NSF,USA which carries out annual surprise audits on behalf of IBWA and Abraaj Water is also awarded the prestigous of its high standard Quality Management System. to check-*http://www.abraajwater.com/AnalysisReport.html
*http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?Language=en&id=2070603
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May 20th, 2010 at 3:36 am
THIS IS THE TRUTH !!!
alwatan tawelel :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7cCGQYBrzg
Kuna MOH release eng :
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2084716&Language=en
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May 22nd, 2010 at 1:02 am
I am registered with the American embassy and I always receive mail from them for the slightest reason, I got nothing regarding the Abraj issue. But just to be on the safe side, its better to stay away until the issue is cleared up.
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May 22nd, 2010 at 7:01 pm
did you see the newspapers this thursday? they all announced that its safe to drink;)
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May 24th, 2010 at 10:44 am
It’s officially announced on TV from the minister of electricity and water
Check this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrcfU3oJKwE
No more to Say
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June 1st, 2010 at 10:44 pm
abraj sucks…..don’t drink it……i’m an engineer and i had it tested for salinity and calicum along with sodium…let me just say..the numbers they have on there are bullshit….i repeat DON’T DRINK IT…..go for nestle or masafi…..
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