Industrial Waste Pollution For High Bromat Kadar In AMDK

Drinking water (photo: between)

Academics highlight the pollution of factory waste caused by industrial activities. Where, it has caused high levels of bromat content in Packaged Drinking Water (AMDK).

"If there is no pollution, actually there is no bromat in drinking water. However, because there is factory waste that contains bromide around the water source, then the bottled water from the water source can contain bromat," said Kimia lecturer at the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) Dr. Handajaya Rusli in an official statement in Jakarta, Saturday.

Handajaya said the bromat was formed because there was ozone from the bromide element. If a factory that uses bromides as long as it dumps waste into the river directly, the formation of bromat may occur.

This is certainly feared that it will affect the quality of AMDK because the source has the potential to contain bromat and is dangerous for public health.

"But, for example, if it is from the original land, it is unlikely that there is an element of bromida," he said.

As stated by the State Department of Health in New York (Department of Health New York State), he said, that large numbers of consumers exposed to bromat could pose a risk of cancer.

The department also highlighted if every mineral water must have bromat levels in it. However, to minimize the risk of cancer due to drinking packaged water containing bromat, a safe limit for this substance content in mineral water is set.

"In tests carried out on laboratory animals, it was proven that large amounts of Bromatic exposure over the long term could cause kidney disease. Meanwhile, exposure to high levels of bromat in the long term also causes cancer as has been tested in mice," said Handajaya.

Handajaya reminded that bromat content is indeed quite dangerous, because if consumed in large quantities, consumers will also experience gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, stomach pain to hearing loss.

Therefore, he asked food and beverage producers to report regularly regarding the content of the bromat content.

Anggota Pengurus Harian Yayasan Lembaga Konsumen Indonesia (YLKI) Tubagus Haryo menambahkan, pihaknya memiliki prinsip agar semua makanan dan minuman yang beredar di masyarakat wajib memiliki standar tertinggi bagi kesehatan.

YLKI also continues to ask the government to make transparency about the quality and safety of bottled water products is very important for consumer protection.

For example, the Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) to provide recommendations to business actors to comply with strict production standards in order to maintain product quality and consumer safety.

Meanwhile, for consumers, YLKI invites the public to be more selective in choosing bottled water products and carefully check the information listed on the label.

Therefore, we ask BPOM to increase supervision of industries that issue products that do not meet safe standards such as this bromat content," he asked.