Malaysia – Bacteria Found in Water Samples from Malaysias Vending Machines

The Straits Times 

The water you buy from vending machines in Malaysia may not be as clean as you think. Twenty-nine samples of water were drawn from such machines throughout the Klang Valley – and almost all were contaminated. There were harmful E. coli, Coliform and Clostridium perfringens microbes – the same kind of bacteria found in untreated sewage. Coliform and Clostridium perfringens are also the same bacteria found in human and animal faeces. These bacteria can cause cramps, diarrhoea and other gastrointestinal problems.