Overview
- Alexandre Carpine, 50, was hospitalized after drinking a sealed bottle at work in Garça and has been discharged to recover at home.
- Endoscopies documented contact-burn lesions in his esophagus and stomach, suggesting exposure to a corrosive substance rather than a typical infection.
- Authorities removed all Mineratta bottles from lot 253/253.1/253-1 (manufactured 10/09/2025; expires 10/09/2026) and sent samples for laboratory analysis by police and health surveillance.
- A formal police inquiry is underway, the incident is treated as isolated for now, and an initial visit to the Pinhalzinho bottling plant found no apparent irregularities.
- A nurse reported hand burns after handling the bottle, and another consumer reported symptoms and was treated and released, with both reports under review.