Edited by FOTHER-MUCKER at 9-12-2017 10:31 AM
Janji ada nama Zam Zam terus percaya..tetapi sebenarnya ummah kena tipu.
Poison in holy water from Mecca: Illegal bottles on sale in London contain arsenic- Thursday 5 May 2011 11:12
 Danger: Muslim bookshops in London were caught selling the sacred water
Drinking water containing arsenic is being sold illegally in London to Muslims who believe it is holy, an investigation has found. "Zam Zam water" from a well in Mecca is considered sacred by Muslim pilgrims. Visitors are allowed to bring back small amounts but Saudi Arabia has banned any commercial export. However, a BBC investigation has found that large quantities have been sold in shops in London. Tests on water from the well show that it contains high levels of nitrates and arsenic, suggesting the source is contaminated.
Undercover reporters were able to buy Zam Zam water in Muslim bookshops in Wandsworth and Upton Park and in Luton. Posing as a dealer, a reporter also infiltrated a warehouse where bottles were hidden before being sold to shops or directly to customers. The owner of an Islamic bookshop in Upton Park was secretly recorded saying: "I have some people - they depend on it, they don't drink anything else." Dr Duncan Campbell, president of the Association of Public Analysts, said: "The water is poisonous, particularly because of the high levels of arsenic, which is a carcinogen and can cause cancer. "
Dr Yunes Ramadan Teinaz, an environmental health officer, said it was a "sensitive" issue. He added: "People see this water as a holy water. They find it difficult to accept that it is contaminated but the authorities in Saudi Arabia or in the UK must take action." None of the three shops would comment on why they were selling the water but it is believed that it has now been removed from their shelves. The Saudi embassy in London declined to comment. See the report on BBC London News at 6.30pm tonight
No arsenic in genuine holy water', Saudis say8 May 2011
 Zamzam water is gathered from a well in Mecca but there is a ban on exporting it from Saudi ArabiaThe Saudi Arabian embassy in London has said there is "no arsenic" in Zamzam water from the country, which is considered sacred to Muslims. The comments come after BBC London found samples from the source in Mecca contained "high levels of arsenic". The embassy said the water was tested in March and added: "There is no arsenic in genuine Zamzam water." Zamzam water is taken from a well in the holy city of Mecca and is not exported for commercial use. The BBC asked a pilgrim to take samples from taps which were linked to the Zamzam well and to buy bottles on sale in Mecca, to compare the water on sale illegally with the genuine source. A BBC investigation discovered "Zamzam water" was being sold by Muslim bookshops in Wandsworth, south-west London, and Upton Park, east London, as well as in Luton, Bedfordshire.
'Not contaminated'Tests on the BBC samples from Mecca showed high levels of nitrate and potentially harmful bacteria, and traces of arsenic at three times the permitted maximum level, just like the illegal water which was purchased in the UK. Looking at the results Dr Duncan Campbell, president of the Association of Public Analysts, said: "The water is poisonous, particularly because of the high levels of arsenic, which is a carcinogen." In response to the report a spokesman for the Saudi embassy said: "Zamzam water from the Zamzam well in the Holy City of Makkah, Saudi Arabia, is not contaminated and is fit for human consumption.  The water has a special significance for many of those who go on pilgrimages to the city of Mecca"The water was analysed and tested in March this year by the Group Laboratories of CARSO-LSEHL in Lyon, which is licensed by the French Ministry of Health for testing drinking water. "The March report said: 'According to drinking water standards in France and based on the analysis conducted on the samples of Zamzam water, this water is fit for human consumption."' The spokesman added that "pure" Zamzam water was collected, bottled and distributed by King Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz's Zamzam project, which was supervised by the Saudi Ministry of Water and Electricity. The spokesman added that Zamzam water was not exported to the UK and "anyone engaged in the trade of selling water here would come under British jurisdiction". "The Embassy wishes to make it clear that any writing on a bottle of water suggesting that it comes from the Zamzam source is not proof that the water is genuine."
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