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Bottled water alert due to excessive arsenic

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning the public not to drink Jermuk Classic brand Natural Sparkling Mineral Water because it may contain excessive levels of arsenic.

The drinks were imported into various parts of Canada. All sizes and codes of these products are affected by the alert.

The first product, Jermuk Classic brand Naturally Sparkling Mineral Water, was imported by D.A. Arcan Inc., for Phoenicia Inc., Ville St. Laurent, Quebec. The label states that the product was bottled by Jermuk CJSC.

The water was sold from the following stores:

Adonis, 4601 Boul. des Sources, Dollard des Ormeaux, Quebec.
Adonis, 2001 rue Sauvé ouest, Montréal, Quebec.
Adonis, 705, Boul. Curé-Labelle,Chomedey, Laval, Quebec.
Intermarché Latina, 11847 rue Lachapelle, Ville St-Laurent, Quebec.


The CFIA's alert also covers a second product - Jermuk Classic brand Medicinal-Table Natural Mineral Water Sparkling. The label for this product states that the water is from Jermuk Group in Armenia. The water may be available across Canada.

There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of these products. Arsenic is a toxic substance and is a known cause of cancer in humans.

For more information, consumers can call the CFIA at 1-800-442-2342 / TTY 1-800-465-7735 , 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET, Monday to Friday.

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