| 1[A. 33 Packaged drinking water
(other than Mineral water): - "Packaged drinking water"
means water drived from any source of portable water which is subjected to treatments,
namely, decantation, filteration, combination of filtration, acrations, filteration
with membrane filter, depth filter, cartridge filter activated carbon filteration,
demineralisation, remineralisation reverse osmosis packed. It may be disinfected
to a level that will not lead to harmful contamination in the drinking water.
It may be disinfected by means of chemical agents and/or physical method of the
number of microorganism to a level that does not compromise food safety or suitability. It
shall be packed in clean, sterile, colourless, transparent and tamperproof bottles/containers
made of polyethylene (PE) conforming to IS: 10146 or polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
conforming to IS: 10151 or polyalkylene terephthalate (PET and PBT) conforming
to IS: 12252 or polypropylene conforming to IS: 10910 or foodgrade polycarbonate
or sterile glass bottles suitable for preventing possible adulteration or contamination
of the water. All packing material of plastic origin shall pass
the overall migration and colour migration limits as laid down in the relevant
Indian Standards for products for respective packing materials. It shall
conform to the following standards namely:
|
Sl.
No. | Characteristics |
Requirements |
| (1) |
(2) |
(3) |
|
1 |
Colour |
Not
more than 2 Hazen Units/ True colour Units |
| 2 |
Odour |
Agreeable |
|
3 |
Taste |
Agreeable |
|
4 |
Turribidity |
Not
more than 2 nephelometric turbidity unit (NTU) |
| 5 |
Total
Dissolved Solids |
Not
more than 500 mg/litre | |
6 |
PH |
6.5-8.5 |
|
7 |
Nitrates
(as NO3) |
Not
more than 45 mg/litre | |
8 |
Nitrates
(as NO2) |
Not
more than 0.02 mg/litre | |
9 |
Sulphide
(as H2S) |
Not
more than 0.05 mg/litre | |
10 |
Mineral
Oil |
Not
more than 0.01 mg/litre | |
11 |
Phenolic
compounds (as
C6H5OH) |
Not
more than 0.001 mg/litre | |
12 |
Manganese
(as Mn) |
Not
more than 0.1 mg/litre | |
13 |
Copper
(as Cu) |
Not
more than 0.05 mg/litre | |
14 |
Zinc
(as Zn) |
Not
more than 5mg/litre | |
15 |
Fluoride
(as F) |
Not
more than 1.0 mg/litre | |
16 |
Barium
(as Ba) |
Not
more than 1.0 mg/litre | |
17 |
Antimony
(as Sb) |
Not
more than 0.005 mg/litre | |
18 |
Nickel
(as Ni) |
Not
more than 0.02 mg/litre | |
19 |
Borate
(as B) |
Not
more than 5mg/litre | |
20 |
Anionic
surface active agents (as
MBAS) |
Not
more than 0.2 mg/litre | |
21 |
Silver
(as Ag) |
Not
more than 0.01 mg/litre | |
22 |
Chlorides
(as Cl) |
Not
more than 200 mg/litre | |
23 |
Sulphate
(as S)4 |
Not
more than 200 mg/litre | |
24 |
Magnesium
(as Mg) |
Not
more than 30 mg/litre | |
25 |
Calcium
(as Ca) |
Not
more than 75 mg/litre | |
26 |
Sodium
(as Na) |
Not
more than 200 mg/litre | |
27 |
Alkalinity
(as HCO3) |
Not
more than 200 mg/litre | |
28 |
Arsenic
(as As) |
Not
more than 0.05 mg/litre | |
29 |
Cadmium
(as CD) |
Not
more than 0.01 mg/litre | |
30 |
Cyanide
(as CN) |
Not
more than 0.05 mg/litre | |
31 |
Chromium
(as Cr) |
Not
more than 0.05 mg/litre | |
32 |
Mercury
(as Hg) |
Not
more than 0.001 mg/litre | |
33 |
Lead
(as Pb) |
Not
more than 0.01 mg/litre | |
34 |
Selenium
(as Se) |
Not
more than 0.01 mg/litre | |
35 |
Iron
(as Fe) |
Not
more than 0.01 mg/litre | |
36 |
Poly
nuclear aromatic hydrocarbons |
Not
detectable | |
37 |
Polychlorinated
biphenyl (PBC) |
Not
detectable | |
38 |
Aluminium
(as Al) |
Not
more than 0.03 mg/litre | |
39 |
Residual
free chlorine |
Not
more than 0.2 mg/litre | |
40 |
Presticide
residues |
Below
detectable limits | |
41 |
"Alpha"
active |
Not
more than 0.1 Bacquerel/litre (Bq) |
| 42 |
"Beta"
activity |
Not
more than 1 pico curie/ litre (pCi) |
| 43 |
Yeast
and mould counts 1x
250 ml. |
Absent |
|
44 |
Salmonella
and Shigella 1x
250 ml. |
Absent |
|
45 |
E.Coli
or thermotolerant bacteria 1 x 250 ml |
Absent |
|
46 |
Coliform
bacteria 1x
250 ml. |
Absent |
|
47 |
Faecal
streptococci and Staphylococus
aureus 1x
250 ml. |
Absent |
|
48 |
Pseudomonas
aeruginosa 1x
50 ml. |
Absent | | 49 | Sulphite-reducing
anaerobes 1 x50 ml | Absent |
|
49 |
Vibrio
cholera and V.
Parahaemolyticus 1x 250 ml. |
Absent |
|
50 |
Aerobic
Microbial count |
The
total viable colony count shall not exceed 100 per ml at 200C to 220C
in 72 h on agar-agar or on agar-gelatin mixture, and 20 per ml at 370C
in 24 h on agar-agar. | Labelling Prohibitions
No claims concerning medical (preventative or curative) effect shall be made in
respect of the properties of the product covered by the standard Claims of other
beneficial effects related to the health of the consumer shall not be made.
The name of the locality, hamlet or specified place may not form part of the trade
name unless it refers to package water at the place designated by that trade name.
The use of any statement or of any pictorial device which may create confusion
in the mind of the public or in any way mislead the public about the nature, origin,
composition, and properties of the such waters put on sale is prohibited.
2[Note: - Without prejudice to the standards laid down in this Appendix, whenever
water is used in the manufacture or preparation of any article of food, such water
shall be free from micro-organisms likely to cause disease and also free chemical
constituents which may impair health.]
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