This 11 Brand "Bottled Water" Problematic

Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI), Wednesday (27/10/2010), released the names of brands of bottled drinking water is problematic.

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From the test results of 21 brands of bottled drinking water (drinking water) glass on the market, 11 brands of which proved problematic. Of the 11 products, nine products containing bacterial colonies approached predetermined threshold, of 100,000 micro-bacteria per milli-liter. Meanwhile, two other products have bacteria above the threshold.

Two glasses of drinking water products that exceed the threshold are trademarks Sega, which is produced by PT Indotirta Jaya Abadi, and Ron branded AMDK 88, which produced by PT Panfila Indosari.

While nine bottled water products that otherwise nearing the threshold is:

1. Prestige (PT Tanahmas Tirta Lestari, Jabar) 2. Top Qua (PT Sumber Warih Sejahtera, Depok) 3. Airmax (PT Jitu, Tangerang) 4. Caspian (PT Cisalada Jaya Tirtamarta Indonesia, Sukabumi) 5. Club (PT Tirta Tama Bahagia, Bogor) 6. Pasti Air (PT Tang Mas Indonesia untuk PT Sumber Alfaria Tridjaya) 7. Vit (PT Sumber Sukses Sentosa, Bogor untuk PT Tirta Investasi, Jakarta) 8. Prim-A (PT Sinar Sosro Indonesia) 9. De As (PT Ravindo Rezeki, Bogor)

Note: The drinking water is studied by YLKI is: water bottled in glass.

YLKI: lots of bottled water problem

As many as 11 of the 21 brands of bottled drinking water (drinking water) glass on the market proven problematic. This is evidenced in research conducted by the Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI) against the glass bottled water circulating in the community.

Deputy Food Safety Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) Roy Sparingga explain, in 11 drinking water that contained problematic with the number of bacterial colonies which pose a health risk.

"The border was 100,000 microbacterial in each liter, when it clearly exceeds could interfere with health," he said during the presentation of research results in the office YLKI YLKI, Kalibata, South Jakarta, on Wednesday (27/10/2010).

Of the 11 products are problematic, nine products have a colony of bacteria approaching a predetermined threshold, of 100,000 micro-bacteria per milli-liter. Meanwhile, two other products have bacteria above the threshold.

Two such products are brand AMDK with Sega, which is produced by PT Indotirta Jaya Abadi, and Ron branded AMDK 88, which produced by PT Panfila Indosari.

Roy added that the water problem will be more at risk if consumed by people who have low body resistance. "Especially for those who are immuno compromize, or who have health problems, so the body's immune system becomes weak," said Roy

From these findings, YLKI send notification letters to 11 companies that have a problematic product. However, that provides clarification to the YLKI only nine companies.

"I do not know why they did not respond to this. In fact, it is not harmful to consumers," said Sudaryatmo, Chief Executive of the YLKI.

Roy appealed to people more cautious in buying drinking water, especially drinking water in glass containers. "My advice, if you drink water when it is something do not smell of drink. If the color is cloudy also do not drink," he said.

Chromosome Tests Ensure to Healthy Baby

Every expectant mother would want the birth to healthy children without birth defects. To realize these dreams, scientists have developed a way of detecting a normal embryo in IVF techniques so that only the healthy eggs to be implanted back into the birth. Thus, babies who are born healthy ascertained.

Detector of chromosome embryo is called chromosome aneuploidy screening that accurately detects chromosomal abnormalities in embryos. With this latest screening, cells that have abnormal chromosomes, one of which lead to Down syndrome, will be removed and only healthy embryos are selected.

In the IVF technique, normally 24 eggs retrieved from the ovaries to the husband's sperm cells fertilized in the laboratory. The doctor will look at the shape and size of the embryo is formed, then choose the healthiest embryos are considered to be implanted back into the womb. Unfortunately, these methods are often less accurate in choosing the embryo.

Another issue is physicians often choose two or more embryos to increase chances of pregnancy. As a result, frequent pregnancies, where it is too risky to the fetus and expectant mothers.

Through this latest technique of chromosome examination, the doctor will take samples of embryos is already five days and check each pair of chromosomes which are all numbered 23 pairs. Later, only the healthiest embryos are selected and implanted into the womb.

In a pilot study, 80 percent of women participants IVF (in vitro fertilization) that chromosome screening is successful childbirth. This success rate exceeds the average IVF success that only 20-30 percent.

In addition to ensuring a healthy embryo, this screening method will also provide a gap to women ages 40s are often difficult to get pregnant or miscarried.

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