Packaged drinking water definition
Packaged drinking water means water derived from any source of potable water which is subjected to treatments, namely, decantation, filteration, combination of filteration, aerations, filteration with membrane filter, depth filter, cartidge filter, activated carbon filteration, demineralisation, remineralisation reverse ormosis and 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 micro-organism to a level that does not compromise food safety or suitability.
Packaged drinking water or “PDW” means drinking water prepared through a purification process comprising of reverse osmosis or superior technology and packaged in 20 litre Jar or Can such as to meet at all times the quality requirement as per BIS specification IS 14543: 2004, as periodically revised or replaced by the Bureau of Indian Standards and Food Safety and Standards Rules as applicable and all other such quality requirements stipulated by relevant Government Agencies and as per other stipulation mentioned herein.
Packaged drinking water means drinking water that meets the requirements of this technical regulation, spilled into packages intended for sale, or packaging intended for the primary packaging of products sold to the end user.