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Supermarket chain Aldi has confirmed its Spiral Spring Mixer Tap has passed additional tests and is safe for use, after concerns the product may have be contaminating drinking water with lead.
- Tests confirm Aldi's Spiral Spring Mixer Tap safe to use
- There was concern the taps may be contaminating water with higher-than-safe levels of lead
- Initial alarms raised by the Queensland Building and Construction Commission
Aldi Australia's CEO Tom Daunt took to Facebook to make the announcement.
"I am pleased to announce that we have just received confirmation from independent, accredited and certified testing laboratories, that the Spiral Spring Mixer Tap meets all Australia /New Zealand 4020 tests for WaterMark certification," he said.
That means the product is completely safe for use.
In a statement Aldi said the latest results, tested under the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines, were consistent with previous independent testing conducted prior to sale.
Mr Daunt said he was alarmed by the claims suggesting that the taps, sold as a Special Buy on June 10 this year, may contaminate drinking water with higher-than-safe levels of lead.
"I can assure you that as soon as this matter was brought to ALDI's attention, we initiated a priority investigation," he said.
"Our teams have worked tirelessly with authorities and independent testing laboratories to confirm that the tests conducted prior to sale were accurate, and the product is safe."
Alarms were raised earlier in July when the Queensland Building and Construction Commission (QBCC) said it conducted tests on the tap during an investigation into a separate issue.
"Our initial test results show that there is a cause for concern, and that the tapware may cause lead contamination of drinking water," QBCC commissioner Brett Bassett said at the time.
The product was immediately removed from sale and tested.
Mr Daunt said he was disappointed so many customers were provided with information that generated such unnecessary concern and inconvenience.
"The QBCC published statements about the safety of the tap based on tests they had carried out that were not conducted in accordance with the Australian Standard and were not conducted by an appropriately accredited laboratory," Mr Daunt said.
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