A drink that was used just to keep fluids in the fridge, for example, had the highest mould count— because mould thrives in damp environments, and the bottle was scarcely washed.
More than one Talking Point audience, however, had put their faith in flat waters.
Trixie Ong and Joshua Sim were only washing their jars once a week and occasionally adding other beverages to them.
Their containers tallied bacteria- cum- casting scores of 90, 303 and 71, 801 both, beyond the recommended control of 55, 000.
Every other day, Wennie Chia scrubs the different compartments of her container for a greasy scrub. She had a bacteria- ex- casting report of 11, 338, the lowest among the 10 water containers that were tested.