Jermuk Is Fine: Black Pr Failed

[Aratta-Kingdom]

US FDA ACTUALLY INVESTIGATED COUNTERFEIT 'JERMUK'

 

Arminfo

2007-03-14 12:02:00

 

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has actually investigated

the counterfeit "Jermuk" mineral water, the "Jermuk Group" Company's

President Adviser Edgar Gazaryan said at today's press- conference

in the "Urbat" club.

 

According to him, a photograph of the investigated mineral water's

bottle was placed on FDA's official site, where it can be clearly

seen that its label differs from the "Jermuk" label, registered

in 1996. Thus, a faulty product ahs become a basis for FDA's

recommendation to withdraw the "Jermuk" from the American market.

 

According to E. Gazaryan, such a "black PR" is a preplanned action

against the producers of mineral waters. One may say with confidence

that this is the beginning of an information war against our Company,

he said. According to Gazaryan, the real picture of the "Jermuk Group"

Company's possible losses from FDA's "black PR" may become apparent

mush later. Presently, by his information, the production and sale of

"Jermuk" has not reduced since the FDA's document publication.

 

[MosJan]

http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/photos/jermuk.html

[Aratta-Kingdom]

HIGH CONTENT OF ARSENIC IN 'JERMUK' MINERAL WATER MEETS RA GOST: EXPERT

 

Arminfo

2007-03-14 11:59:00

 

High content of arsenic in the "Jermuk" mineral water meets RA GOST,

deputy Head of the Sanitary and Antiepidemic Inspection under RA HM,

Marietta Basilisyan, said at yesterday's press-conference in the

"Urbat" club.

 

She noted that the "Jermuk" mineral water had dot a status of an

"arsenious mineral water" even at the time of the USSR because of a

high content of arsenic. According to RA GOST, the content of arsenic

in the mineral water should not exceed 0,7 mg per liter. At the same

time, she said, the document, published by FDA, states about 0,5-0,6

mg- content of arsenic per liter. Thus, the expert noted, the content

of arsenic in the "Jermuk" under investigation was even lower than the

GOST-allowed standard. M. Basilisyan underlined that the information

about the investigation, carried out by FDA, was sent to the RA Health

Ministry by the World Health Organization. The expert stressed that

despite the FDA's statement, saying that "a long use of the "Jermuk"

mineral water may cause a development of cancerous diseases", the WHO's

statement proves the absence of an information about the cases of the

population's morbidity with cancer as a result of using the "Jermuk".

 

Such an ambiguous situation was commented by the Director of the

Scientific-Research Institute of Balneology and Physical Medicine Benik

Harutiunyan. In his opinion, the main reason of FDA's veto on "Jermuk"

is the absence of a GOST of medical mineral waters in the USA. Thus,

the "Jermuk" under investigation was considered in the category

of a "table water" that, in his opinion, is a gross violation. As

B. Harutiunyan noted, both Armenia and the USA have to revise the

present GOSTs. In particular, the Institute of Balneology had already

came out with an initiative to classify the mineral waters per the

following categories: a natural mineral water, a medical mineral water,

a table water and a spring water. Thus, according to Harutiunyan,

Armenia will talk to the USA in one language.

 

[MosJan]

do we need 2 topic's?

[Aratta-Kingdom]

do we need 2 topic's?

 

my bad

 

i was first sad to read the report. then i got exited to find out it was false. can't help there...i love yegniki kompot.

 

btw, abarancis call jermuk yegniki kompot. with the moder's milk, they even give it to a new born baby.

Edited March 15, 2007 by Aratta-Kingdom

[Zartonk]

So how did this counterfeit Jermuk make it to the FDA? Vorteghits a?

[MosJan]

So how did this counterfeit Jermuk make it to the FDA? Vorteghits a?

 

 

Yete Areni Gin chili 'its er sa el astvats gity te VorTeghitsa

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ed nkari meji shsherov u pitaknerov jermuknern el en liq@ hayastanum. Bayc bolorn el giten vor falsha.

[ED]

www.armeniadiaspora.com

Jermuk Resort Town To Have Cable Road

Jermuk, March 21, Armenpress: A resort town of Jermuk in the Vayots Dzor province, where the eponymous mineral water is produced, looks set to have a cable road. Local authorities plan to launch its construction either in late April or early May and bring it to completion in early November.

 

Azat Hovsepian, an official at the local governor's office in charge of urban projects, said the government has released 1.3 billion drams from its reserve funds to that end. The cable road will be 1000 meter long.

 

Hovsepian said the idea to build a cable road is to give a push to tourism development and make the town more attractive for holiday-makers not only in summer, but also in winter.

 

 

http://www.armeniadiaspora.com/images/DE4_070321cable.jpg

[MosJan]

menq et n@karner@ tesel enq

du qo n@karatsnerits tsuyts tur Qeri jan