Hong Kong stops sale of Armenian bottled water brand after US ban |
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Fri, 09 Mar 2007 05:22
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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.afp/mmc/cc/
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