The data comes from Radar Scanntech, in the framework of the water crisis that affects Uruguay. Warn due to lack of stock.
The beverage sales increased between January and May a 14.8% year-on-year, according to data collected by Radar Scanntech, within the framework of the water crisis which produced an increase of up to 467% in the Still water.
In this context, local businesses warned that at times there is a lack of stock, due to people’s demand for bottled water due to increased salinity in the supply of SBI.
Against this background, from the Center for Retail Storekeepers, Baristas, Self-Service Workers and Allied Workers of Uruguay (Cambadu) told Telemundo that “there are days when local shops run out of stock” and regretted: “We suffered doubly because we looked bad in front of the neighbor.”
Members of Cambadu affirmed that they are given between 30% and 40% of what they sold historically. In addition, consumption is greater: “What used to last a week now lasts two and a half days. There are three or four days that we don’t have products left.” However, they admitted that “a lot of good quality water from the interior entered, with bromatological qualifications, which make up for the lack of traditional products.”
Ursea alerted about breaches in OSE water
It is that, in the midst of the water emergency, ursea recently warned of several breaches in the supply of OSE in the metropolitan area. In a survey, the agency identified values of trihalomethanes, chloride, sodium, TDS (Total Dissolved Solids) and conductivity above the maximum authorized by the MSP.
In addition, he warned about “nonconforming values” of iron in some points of the OSE network, for which analysis and monitoring actions were implemented. In addition, Ursea detected in other points “specific breaches in the parameter turbidity” and a “microbiological breach” with the presence of total coliforms (bacteria).
Source: Ambito
