Description
This standard specifies the description, treatment, testing, bottling, packing and labelling of two types of water, namely bottled natural spring water ( or bottled natural mineral water) and bottled spring water (or bottled mineral water ) that are of subterranean origin and bottled at source.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Content | Page |
| 1 Scope | 1 |
| 2 Normative references | 1 |
| 2.1 Standards | 1 |
| 2.2 Other publications | 3 |
| 3 Definitions | 4 |
| 4 Requirements for the factory, for employees, and for the abstraction area | 5 |
| 4.1 Requirements for the factory and for employees | 5 |
| 4.2 Equipment | 10 |
| 4.3 Water (other than the product) | 11 |
| 4.4 Hygienic operating requirements | 11 |
| 4.5 Requirements for employees engaged in the processing of the product | 12 |
| 4.6 Requirements for the abstraction area and for abstraction of the product | 13 |
| 5 Requirements for the source and for the untreated product | 14 |
| 5.1 Requirements for the source | 14 |
| 5.2 Requirements for the untreated product | 15 |
| 6 Requirements for the product | 17 |
| 6.1 Types | 17 |
| 6.2 Permissible treatment, composition and quality factors | 17 |
| 6.3 Handling of the product | 17 |
| 6.4 Chemical and physical tests | 18 |
| 6.5 General requirements | 18 |
| 6.6 Microbiological requirements | 19 |
| 7 Bottles | 19 |
| 7.1 Types of bottles | 19 |
| 7.2 Condition of bottles | 20 |
| 7.3 Washing of bottles | 20 |
| 7.4 Filling and sealing of bottles | 20 |
| 7.5 Inspection of bottles | 20 |
| 8 Packaging and labelling | 20 |
| 8.1 Packaging | 21 |
| 8.2 Labeling | 21 |
| 9 Transportation of the finished product | 23 |
| Annex A(normative) Notes to purchasers | 24 |
| Annex B (normative) Sampling and compliance with this standard | 25 |
| Annex C (informative) Quality verification of bottled water of subterranean origin | 27 |
| Bibliography | 28 |