A video appeared on social networks that particles of broken glass were found in salt produced in Kazakhstan. Fact checkers checked the disseminated material, Liter.kz reports with reference to Stopfake.kz.
The author of the video dissolves a little salt directly from the package in a bowl of water. After a few minutes, undissolved crystals remain at the bottom of the container, which are called glass because they are shiny and sharp to the touch.
In fact, this video, like many others like it, featuring salt from the Kazakh manufacturer Araltuz, went viral in Russia back in 2019. At the same time, rumors about glass in food products were denied by the Araltuz company itself. The sediment visible in user footage is particles of unripened salt. They can dissolve in water, they just take longer to do so. Such grains are not dangerous to health, and their content in limited quantities is permitted by law, the fact checkers explained.
In addition, the absence of glass in salt is confirmed by Russian media, which conducted independent laboratory analyzes and experiments. It turns out that the video being distributed is an old fake, which was refuted four years ago.
