The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (“FSSAI”), has by a notification dated 22nd July, 2018 published the final notification on Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Eighth Amendment Regulations, 2018 (“Amendment”).
The Amendment inserts “Natural Spring Water” and lays down its standard, under the category of Mineral Water under Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011.
As per the Amendment, “Natural spring water is natural mineral water which is derived from an underground formation from which water flows naturally to the surface of the earth at an identified location.
Spring water shall be collected only at the spring or through a borehole tapping the underground formation feeding the spring.
There shall be a natural force causing the water to flow to the surface through an orifice. The product shall conform to the standards for mineral water as specified in clause 4* of this sub-regulation, except Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) content.”
“TDS of the product shall be not more than 750 mg/litre”.
[*Blue tint as provided in Indian Standard, IS: 9833 may be allowed in plastic container of five litre and above made of poly carbonate and Poly Ethylene Terephthalate (PET) used for Packaging mineral water: Provided the overall migration of pigment/colour used in container should not exceed 60 mg/litre as per IS: 9845.]
Source: Food Safety and Standard Authority of India
