Abstract
Sachet water has gradually become the most widely consumed portable water for everyone in Nigeria. This study aimed to assess physiochemical and bacteriological properties of selected sachet water brands. Random sampling method was used to collect data from 20 selected brands within Jos North Metropolis, the 20 selected brands served as sampling frame where by 3 brands were selected for the pilot study. The three brands selected as pilot study were; FEDCOF, LOANE and MCEDEN. The samples of sachet water were collected from the 3 different brands within 24 hours of production which were transported to Bauchi State Water Board for analysis. The parameters were analyzed following standard procedures to determine the physical chemical and bacteriological content of the samples. The physiochemical properties of the samples were analyzed, it was observed that the following parameters: pH, Temperature, Turbidity, Total Dissolve Solid, Total Hardness, Conductivity, Alkalinity, Nitrate, Sulphate, Chloride and Iron were within the permissible limit, as compared to National Agency for Food and Drug, Administration Control and Standard Organization of Nigeria standards. Furthermore, bacteriological analysis was carried out on the three brands of sachet, remarkable presence of Faecal coli form count and total coliform count were detected and were though above the permissible limit set by NAFDAC and SON. It can be concluded that FEDCOF, LOANE and MCEDEN brands of Sachet in Jos North should not be consumed, when it has been kept beyond six (6) weeks, if consumed it may cause illnesses like typhoid fever, hepatitis, gastroenteritis and dysentery.
Highlights
Most people living in the major cities of Nigeria do not have access to pipe borne water, probably due to unavailability or inadequacy of portable water, people resort to the more costly alternative of buying water from vendors; sachet water became a major source of drinking water (Omalu et al, 2010)
The objective of this paper is to evaluate the physiochemical, bacteriological and shelf life of sachet water produce in Jos North Local Government Area (LGA)
MATERIALS AND METHOD Study Area The study was conducted in Jos-North Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau State, which is situated at the extreme North of the State and located between latitude 90 E55’ North of the Greenwich meridian and longitude 80 E54’ East of the Equator
Summary
An estimated 1.2 billion people around the world lack access to safe water, 80% of all disease and over 30% of deaths are related to drinking water; given the Federal Ministry of Health statistics, only 30% of Nigerians have access to potable water (Ojekunle et al, 2015). Surface, and ground water are sources of portable in Nigeria. Okeri et al, (2009) noted that most of the water consumed in Nigeria are obtained from rain water, lakes, rivers, springs, streams and ground water; others are boreholes and private wells, which do not always produce pure water due to various treatments before packaging and sale or use in other manufacturing process. In Nigeria, water is packaged in sealed nylons (sachet water). Most people living in the major cities of Nigeria do not have access to pipe borne water, probably due to unavailability or inadequacy of portable water, people resort to the more costly alternative of buying water from vendors; sachet water became a major source of drinking water (Omalu et al, 2010)
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