Zam zam water sold in the Tanah Abang market, Jakarta, by-the pilgrimage centers.

Eating and Saturation Monitoring Operation (BPOM) began conducting research and factory testing of water that supposedly may be a lot traded Zamzam water in Indonesia.
Precedence of the BBC Indonesia BPOM Kustantinah this research is finished once some media reported the discovery of Zamzam water containing arsenic in the UK recently.

"Now we tend to are taking samples to places where we tend to thought the water was traded for and then conducted a laboratory check," said Kustantinah.


"Today the team has done BPOM sampling by shopping for Zamzam water sold it," he continued.

Kustantinah add examination and workhouse tests were necessary as a result of BPOM see a variety of reasons.

"First the water was never registered with the BPOM. Second to stop public unrest because of the news,"he explained.

Nevertheless, Kustantinah not certain when it can complete laboratory take a look at. What is evident BPOM will act if found hazardous materials in water-counter it.

"If we notice materials not permitted in the water, we have a tendency to can do some action according to existing rules," said Kustantinah.

"We can ban the sale of this water as drinking water. Then trace who the seller, who distributes, and is it true that Zamzam water from Mecca or made in Indonesia,"he stated.