Water Technology Online, NY
March 8 2007

FDA recalls bottled water from Armenian co.

WASHINGTON – The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising
consumers not to drink bottled water brands from Jermuk, an Armenian
producer of mineral water, according to a March 8 United Press
International report.

Three brands of Jermuk water were shown to have arsenic levels of 500
to 600 micrograms per liter; this exceeds the FDA’s standard for
quality bottled water, which allows for no more than 10 micrograms of
arsenic per liter.

The water being recalled is packaged in green bottles that carry any
of these labels: "Jermuk Original Sparkling Natural Mineral Water
Fortified With Natural Gas From The Spring;" "Jermuk Sodium Calcium
Bicarbonate and Sulphate Mineral Water;" or "Jermuk, Natural Mineral
Water Sparkling."

Jermuk, which distributes its water internationally, has been in
business since 1951.

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