FSSAI permits hotels to serve drinking water in paper-sealed glass bottles to their house guests
Updated: Sep 13, 2019 10:39:58am
FSSAI permits hotels to serve drinking water in paper-sealed glass bottles to their house guests
New Delhi, Sept 13 (KNN) After Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a call to curb single-use plastic, every department and every sector is taking steps to do their bid to save environment.
In a step towards achieving this goal, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has permitted hotels to serve drinking water in paper-sealed glass bottles to their house guests.
According to the FSSAI order, such paper-sealed glass bottles should be served free of cost to in-house guests and the label should prominently display “Not for Sale” along with the hotel’s name and address.
“The hotels will set up in-house drinking water bottling systems in their premises for serving paper-sealed glass bottles and will follow the sanitation and hygienic conditions as per the regulations,” the order stated. The hotel companies also need to ensure that water served in such bottles conforms to BIS specifications.
The food safety watchdog has also come out with guidelines on use of bamboo as an alternative to plastics such as straws, plates, bowls and cutlery at restaurants and hotels. (KNN Bureau)
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