Nestlé temporarily halts production at some facilities, recalls products: Nestlé apparently halted production of four bottled-water brands and issued a recall for all Pure Life 1.5 L and 0.33 L water bottles produced on 17 March and 13 March, respectively. The company also recalled Baraka 1.5 L and 0.6 L bottles produced on 1 March and 10 March, respectively, according to Al Mal which is citing a statement from the company issued last Wednesday. The statement added that the company was cooperating with the ministries of health, environment, and industry to resolve issues of reported contamination in its Pure Life and Baraka brands, noted in a Health Ministry report we quoted last Thursday. Nestlé had said on Thursday that was not informed officially of the Health Ministry report and was only made aware of the report through social media, Al Borsa reports. Nestlé and Pepsi-owned Aquafina have also begun tapping into alternate water springs while production is halted on the flagged wells, industry insiders tell Al Mal. According to local traders the news does not appear to have hurt sales in their bottled water and prices are expected to remain steady.