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From: sister yasmin
Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2005 8:42 PM
Subject: Muslims Beware - fraudulent "Zam Zam" water
found Assalaamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullaahi Wa
Barakaatuhu
PLEASE read the warning below.
Please forward this message to all brothers and sisters.
Links: Food Standards Agency warns the Muslim community about the fraudulent sale of Zam Zam water which may contain high levels of arsenic: <www.foodstandards.gov.uk/news/pressreleases/2005/oct/zamzampressrelease> Zam Zam water warning: <www.foodstandards.gov.uk/news/newsarchive/2005/oct/zamzam>
Sample Images: <www.foodstandards.gov.uk/multimedia/pdfs/enf_e_05_040.pdf>
I would like to bring a UK
Food Standards Agency press release (Thurs 20th Oct
2005) to your attention and would request that
you publicise this issue urgently because of the potential health
hazard, particularly during the month of Ramadhan, when demand for Zam
Zam water is increased. (Links
below)
Many brands of bottled water claiming to be genuine "Zam Zam" water have appeared recently, particularly in those areas which have a significant Muslim population.
The Food Standards Agency has investigated complaints from Muslim organisations and issued a warning alert to the Muslim community to beware of the fraudulent sale of "Zam Zam" water that may contain HIGH LEVELS OF ARSENIC.
A brand sampled by the London Borough of Westminster was been found to contain almost three times the permitted level of arsenic, which could contribute to increasing peoples risk of cancer.
3 Local authorities have sampled different brands of the water and in all cases have found that the nitrate levels far exceed the limits.
Other brands of Zam Zam water are thought to be on sale in the UK and could be similarly contaminated.
As genuine Zam Zam water cannot be legally exported from Saudi Arabia for commercial sale, any product found in the shops would have a safety risk.
The FSA is advising Muslims not to buy or drink commercially available brands of Zam Zam water and to inform their Local Authority Environmental Health or Trading Standards Department if they come across Zam Zam water on sale.
This advice does not relate to the genuine Zam Zam water being brought into UK by returning pilgrims, as an accompanied or unaccompanied personal import. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- All views expressed herein belong to the individuals concerned and do not in any way reflect the official views of Hidayahnet unless sanctioned or approved otherwise. If your mailbox clogged with mails from Hidayahnet, you may wish to get a daily digest of emails by logging-on to http://www.yahoogroups.com to change your mail delivery settings or email the moderators at [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the title "change to daily digest". YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS
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