Armenian Mineral Water `Jermuk is Not Dangerous for Health of Americans:
Producers
Arminfo
2007-03-09 12:01:00
The Armenian producers of the mineral water dispute the statement of
the US Food and Drug Administration about the content of an
intolerable quantity of arsenic in the Armenian mineral water "Jermuk"
that is dangerous for heath.
As the Commercial Director of "Jermuk Group" Company Samvel Arsenyan
told ArmInfo, it is not a question of displacement of "Jermuk" as a
"poison" from the American market but a question of the acceptable
proportions of arsenic in the mineral water. According to the
Commercial Director, earlier the FDA standards allowed a presence of
arsenic in one liter of mineral water to 0,05 mg. Now the American
standards are revised and require to reduce the content of arsenic to
0,01 mg per one liter. "The point is that there is no difference
between a simple aerated – bottled water and a health-improving
mineral water. The "anti-advertisers" may use this fact and announce
the natural chemical admixtures, available in any mineral water, as
dangerous for health, while just these chemical compounds are
health-improving in case of one or another disease", the interlocutor
noted, having added that up to 130,000 liters of "Jermuk" mineral
water from the "Jermuk Group" plant are monthly supplied to the
American market.
The deputy Director of another enterprise for the mineral water
production, the "Jermuk" CJSC "Mair Gortsaran, Hovhannes Zepilyan, is
of the same opinion. He told ArmInfo correspondent that the supplies
of the mineral water to the USA, having been carried out since 2000,
were stopped this year. "We had annually supplied up to 300,000 liters
of mineral water "Jermuk" until we received an official address from
the American Standardization Commission with a request to reduce the
content of arsenic, and we have agreed to do that", H. Zepilyan said,
having underlined that it s not a question of 500-600-mcg content in
one liter but of 0,05 mg, as it was mentioned.
The both mineral water producers noted that a safe content of arsenic
in the mineral water may reach 0,07 mg in one liter per the GOST
Armenian standards.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
