A1 Plus | 22:08:28 | 03-05-2004 | Social |
WARNING: POISONOUS COFFEE
After careful examination of coffee abundant in Armenian market, PR
Association reported the most popular kinds of ground coffee, especially
those containing prizes in packs to attract consumers, such as Fero,
Cardinal, Premier, Maxwell and Super Argo, have poisonous elements – cadmium
and copper – in their composition.
Professor Ojugaryan said at today’s news conference cadmium amount exceeded
the allowed norm 10-15 %. In his words, cadmium is reckoned among the
first-degree-risk metals and lead to cancer, infertility toxic disorders
etc.
Experts found also great amount of starch, pea and other legumes in coffee.