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Draft notification circulated for revised bottled water norms
New Delhi, Feb 20: Amidst raging controversy over the quality of bottled water, government has formulated stringent standards proposed to be enforced from April one this year, health minister Sushma Swaraj announced in the Lok Sabha today.
New Delhi, Feb 20: Amidst raging controversy over
the quality of bottled water, government has formulated
stringent standards proposed to be enforced from April one
this year, health minister Sushma Swaraj announced in the Lok
Sabha today.
Based on the recommendations of the bureau of Indian standards, a draft notification prepared for this purpose has been circulated for public comments before carrying out the necessary amendments in the prevention of food adulteration rules, Swaraj said in a statement to a calling attention motion on detection of harmful pesticides in bottled water.
The stringent standards included fixing the permissible limit of pesticides residues at 0.0001 mg per litre individually and 0.0005 mg per litre collectively in line with international standards, she said.
There are as many as 32 pesticides for which tests are proposed to be conducted in bottled water using internationally established test methods.
Swaraj said the proposed notification also makes it mandatory for manufacturers to produce a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the central or state government ground water authorities.
The draft notification have been circulated for public comments with objection and suggestions being invited and for the information of all persons likely to be affected thereby, the minister said.
Bureau Report
Based on the recommendations of the bureau of Indian standards, a draft notification prepared for this purpose has been circulated for public comments before carrying out the necessary amendments in the prevention of food adulteration rules, Swaraj said in a statement to a calling attention motion on detection of harmful pesticides in bottled water.
The stringent standards included fixing the permissible limit of pesticides residues at 0.0001 mg per litre individually and 0.0005 mg per litre collectively in line with international standards, she said.
There are as many as 32 pesticides for which tests are proposed to be conducted in bottled water using internationally established test methods.
Swaraj said the proposed notification also makes it mandatory for manufacturers to produce a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the central or state government ground water authorities.
The draft notification have been circulated for public comments with objection and suggestions being invited and for the information of all persons likely to be affected thereby, the minister said.
Bureau Report