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2024: Supply of products causing mouth burns

On June 10, 2024, it became known that the "" VkusVille sells drinking water "Legend of Baikal," which causes burns to the oral cavity. According to the Telegram Baza channel, a family from Samara ordered this water on June 8, 2024, and after consuming it, all family members developed a severe burning sensation in their mouths. The woman was diagnosed with a chemical burn of the oral cavity.

According to company representatives, as soon as a complaint was received from the buyer, the product was selectively opened on the spot and checked for organoleptic indicators. Although no deviations were identified, the product samples were sent for laboratory testing. Prior to this, there were no complaints about these products, said Polina Melnikova, leader of external communications at VkusVilla.

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The family went to the doctor and reported the incident to the store and law enforcement agencies, which began checking. According to lawyer Evgeny Arkhangelsky, after drinking water, all family members had a burning and sore throat and mouth, a plaque on the tongue and a disorder of the gastrointestinal tract (GI). The police seized the ordered products to conduct an investigation.

Baza writes that water in Samara was supplied from the warehouse in. Kazan According to the State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company Samara"," the label placed on a glass bottle indicated the name "Natural Drinking Water" Baikal Legend "non-carbonated," its manufacturer is Baikal Aqua Production Company LLC, registered in. Irkutsk region Date of manufacture - April 11, 2024, shelf life - 24 months.

The couple appealed to the Investigative Committee with a request to conduct an inspection. Baikal Aqua, a water producer of the Baikal Legend, is investigating the circumstances of the incident with his family in order to conduct an internal investigation and provide all the necessary assistance, the company's press service told RBC.^[1]

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