The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) here has assured the public that salt being sold in public markets are safe and not mixed with alum.
Leonora Dominguez of the DOST said the salt they tested were imported from Australia.
For her part, Nenita Gallardo of the Bureau of Food and Drugs (BFAD) said the salt are in fact high-grade and 99.5 percent pure sodium chloride.
“There is nothing to be scared of,†Gallardo said.
Last month, residents raised the concern that the salt were hard to dissolve in water. They feared that the salt being sold are mixed with alum (tawas).
Gallardo said BFAD conducted a laboratory analysis to determine the components of the salt. - PNA
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