[NYP] The founder of bottled-water maker Real Water has publicly apologized after five kids who drank its product came down with liver failure.Real Water president Brent Jones issued the mea culpa amid a Food and Drug Administration probe of the alkaline water, which has been linked to several cases of hepatitis.
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"We’d like to expressed our deepest sympathy and concern over the events that have led to the inquiry," Jones said in a roughly two-minute video message released Tuesday.
"I want to personally apologize to all of our customers, and I assure you the lessons learned from this will drive further improvement in the brand," he added.
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The video came four days after the FDA urged consumers and businesses not to drink, sell or serve Real Water, which has as higher pH level that the Arizona-based company claims can improve hydration.
The feds say five infants and children in southern Nevada who consumed the brand’s water came down with non-viral hepatitis that resulted in acute liver failure and put them in the hospital.