BAD WATER REMOVED
Cyprus Mail, Cyprus
April 22 2007
IMPORTED bottles of water have been removed from the market after
Health Services found they contained arsenic levels 30 times above
the legal limit.
During a chemical analysis of the product, imported from Armenia by
Jermuk Group – Mineral Water of Armenia, the state laboratory found
the water contained 300mg of arsenic per litre, when the legal limit
is 10mg per litre.
The Health Services said drinking water with arsenic posed a series
of health risks including bladder cancer and said consumption of the
product should be avoided.
According to the head of public health services, George Girogallas,
2,520 bottles of the water had been imported to Cyprus through Greece,
though if any and how many bottles had been sold he was unable to say.
The bottled water, which carries a batch number 15/11/2006, is bottled
in green, glass, half litre bottles with a use by date November
15, 2008.
From: Baghdasarian