BIS norms for packaged drinking water
Updated: Feb 08, 2014 01:27:00pm
New Delhi, Feb 8 (KNN) Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has formulated Indian Standard (IS) for packaged drinking water (PDW) and packaged natural mineral water (PNMW) under mandatory BIS certification as per Food Safety and Standards Regulation 2011.
"No person shall manufacture, sell or exhibit for sale, natural mineral water and packaged drinking water, except under the BIS Standard Mark,” said Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Minister KV Thomas in parliament yesterday.
He said that BIS ensures compliance of the standards of PDW (PDW) as well as (PNMW) manufactured by its licensees through a well defined certification scheme wherein regular surveillance is done of the licensees by factory inspections and drawing of samples from factory and market and their independent testing to check the conformity of the product to relevant IS.
If such licensees are found not meeting the parameters prescribed in the relevant IS, actions like warning, stop marking, expiry of licence or cancellation of licence are taken.
However, the implementation of FSS Act, Rule and Regulation rests with the state government and union territories. (KNN/ST)
"No person shall manufacture, sell or exhibit for sale, natural mineral water and packaged drinking water, except under the BIS Standard Mark,” said Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Minister KV Thomas in parliament yesterday.
He said that BIS ensures compliance of the standards of PDW (PDW) as well as (PNMW) manufactured by its licensees through a well defined certification scheme wherein regular surveillance is done of the licensees by factory inspections and drawing of samples from factory and market and their independent testing to check the conformity of the product to relevant IS.
If such licensees are found not meeting the parameters prescribed in the relevant IS, actions like warning, stop marking, expiry of licence or cancellation of licence are taken.
However, the implementation of FSS Act, Rule and Regulation rests with the state government and union territories. (KNN/ST)
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