Health Agency: be aware of salt containing glass powder

Kotabaru, South Kalimantan 15/8 (AntaranewsKalsel) - Kotabaru Health Office, South Kalimantan, appealed to the public to be aware of the circulation of salt that allegedly contains glass powder.

Acting Head of Kotabaru Health Agency Hj Ernawati here on Tuesday said it has asked the staff to conduct a direct survey into the field on salt distribution that allegedly contains glass powder.

"I also ordered the staff to go to salt agents in the Kemakmuran Market to find out whether there is an agent of suspected salt of containing glass powder," she said.

When found, the agent of the salt, called as "DAP", he is asked not to distribute before it is ascertained whether the salt contains true glass powder. There should be an examination in the laboratory first.

"Currently we have also coordinated with the laboratory, if any time found salt circulating in the community allegedly contain glass powder, we directly check," she said.

She added that the laboratory will be submitted to the public.

A resident of Cantung, Kelumpang Hulu, Abah Syifa, said his family bought a couple of salt packs of what called as DPA a few days ago, but after pouring a pack of salt into the water in a container and stirring it some residual powder remained undissolved.

"We suspect that the undissolved remain is glass powders, but it needs to prove laboratory or something else," he explained.