AFX International Focus
March 9, 2007 Friday 4:20 AM GMT
Hong Kong stops sale of Armenian bottled water brand after US ban
HONG KONG (XFN-ASIA) – Hong Kong’s government has told shops to stop
selling an Armenian brand of bottled water US authorities said is
contaminated with arsenic.
The health department said US studies have found Jermuk products
contain up to 60 times the international standard for the poisonous
metal.
All Jermuk products, including still and carbonated water, came under
the Hong Kong order, issued after the US Food and Drug Administration
slapped a similar ban on the brand.