Interim examiner appointed to Celtic Pure; Company at centre of recent product recalls

Celtic Pure claims that its key retail customers have suspended orders, its monthly sales for August have dropped by 75% and it has incurred some €3m in unforeseen once-off costs.

The High Court has appointed an interim examiner to water firm Celtic Pure which was at the centre of recent product recalls.

The Co Monaghan-based provider of bottled drinking water sought the protection of the court from its creditors due to the fall out from two investigations launched after naturally occurring arsenic in some of the firm's batches exceeded regulatory limits.