"Most likely fake": regulator comments on reports of poisoning in Russia with Armenian mineral water
YEREVAN, February 13. /ARKA/. Armenia's Food Safety Inspectorate said today that it has not received official information about the poisoning of a man in Russia's Vladikavkaz with Armenian mineral water "Jermuk".
Russian media reported that a man in Vladikavkaz allegedly suffered esophageal burns after drinking "Jermuk" mineral water from a bottle that contained vinegar.’
Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, Prosecutor's Office and Rospotrebnadzor (food safety watchdog) are dealing with the issue, and entrepreneurs have been advised to suspend the sale of this mineral water.
The spokeswoman for Armenian regulator Anush Harutyunyan told ARKA news agency that Rospotrebnadzor has not officially informed Armenia's Food Safety Inspectorate. She expressed hope that the Russian side will clarify the issue in the near future.
Harutyunyan emphasized that it is impossible to pour any other liquid into the bottle of mineral water on the linear conveyor.
‘Perhaps it was a fake bottle- poured with vinegar on the spot (in Russia). In any case, we will wait for the specifics," she said.
According to Interfax news agency, Rospotrebnadzor suspended the sale of several batches of "Jermuk" mineral water for safety checks. -0-
