British Borough Council Warns of Health Dangers In Purported Muslim Holy Water

In Britain, the London borough of Wandsworth's Council on Wednesday issued a public health alert warning Muslims of imitation holy water containing potentially lethal concentrations of arsenic. Sellers in the area claim that the bottled water comes from the holy Well of Zam Zam in Mecca. However Saudi Arabia has banned the commercial export of Zam Zam water. Yesterday's Wandsworth Guardian reported that tests showed the water, being sold in the Tooting area of London, contains twice the permissible level of arsenic and three times the permitted level of nitrates. This can be particularly harmful for children and pregnant women.