1 . S u b m i t t e d b y A b h i s h e k M e n d i r a t t a ( n o t v e r i f i e d ) o n N o v e m b e r 6 , 2 0 0 8 - 1 9 : 4 4 . D e a r K . V . S u b b a r a o , I t i s c o m p u l s o r y f o r a l l t h e m a n u f a c t u r e r s w h o i n t e n d t o s e t u p t h e p r o c e s s i n g u n i t , t o o b t a i n t h e I S I m a r k f r o m B u r e a u o f I n d i a S t a n d a r d s . U n l e s s t h e i n s p e c t i o n i s d o n e b y t h e s t a f f , t e s t s c a r r i e d o u t i n a n i n d e p e n d e n t l a b a n d o f f i c i a l c o n f i r m a t i o n a n d l i c e n s e n u m b e r i s o b t a i n e d , U n i t c a n ’ t c o m m e n c e c o m m e r c i a l p r o d u c t i o n . I n h o u s e L a b i s u s e d , s u c h L a b s h o u l d b e e q u i p p e d t o c a r r y o u t a l l p h y s i c a l , c h e m i c a l a n d m i c r o b i o l o g i c a l t e s t s p r e s c r i b e d a s p e r I S : 3 0 2 5 , 1 0 7 0 , 4 9 0 5 , 5 4 0 1 , 5 4 0 2 , 5 4 0 3 , 5 8 8 7 , 1 0 1 4 6 & 1 0 5 0 0 a n d h a s t o b e c o n d u c t e d b y e x p e r t c h e m i s t / m i c r o b i o l o g i s t . P a c k a g e d N a t u r a l M i n e r a l W a t e r g o v e r n e d u n d e r I S : 1 3 4 2 8 : 1 9 9 8 , A m e n d m e n t 1 - 5 u p t o 1 5 t h O c t o b e r 2 0 0 4 a n d P a c k a g e d D r i n k i n g W a t e r g o v e r n e d u n d e r . I S : 1 4 5 4 3 : 2 0 0 4 . T h e s t a n d a r d s p u b l i s h e d f o r b o t t l e d w a t e r [ b o t h c a t e g o r i e s ] c l e a r l y m e n t i o n t h e f i l t r a t i o n p r o c e s s e s , h y g i e n i c c o n d i t i o n s , l i g h t i n g , l a b e l i n g r e g u l a t i o n e t c . I t a l s o l i s t t h e r e l e v a n t t e s t i n g s t a n d a r d s [ I S 3 0 2 5 , 1 0 7 0 , 4 9 0 5 , 5 4 0 1 , 5 4 0 2 , 5 4 0 3 , 5 8 8 7 , 1 0 1 4 6 & 1 0 5 0 0 ] r e q u i r e d f o r m e t h o d s o f t e s t i n g . T h e s e s t a n d a r d s c a n b e o b t a i n e d f r o m a n y b r a n c h o f B I S f o r d e t a i l s : h t t p : / / w w w . b i s . o r g . i n B I S : B u r e a u o f I n d i a n s t a n d a r d s i s a p r e m i e r o r g a n i z a t i o n e n g a g e d i n s e t t i n g s t a n d a r d s f o r v a r i o u s p r o d u c t s a n d s e r v i c e s . I S I : I n d i a n S t a n d a r d I n s t i t u t i o n i s t h e f o r m e r n a m e o f B I S b u t t i l l d a t e I S I i s t h e M A R K g i v e n b y t h i s o r g a i n s a t i o n . P F A : G o v e r n e d u n d e r P r e v e n t i o n o f F o o d A d u l t e r a t i o n A c t 1 9 5 4 , t h i s a g e n c y s a f e g u a r d s t h e i n t e r e s t s o f t h e c o n s u m e r s t h r o u g h c o n s t a n t c h e c k o n t h e f o o d a n d b e v e r a g e s e c t o r . U n d e r M i n i s t r y o f W a t e r R e s o u r c e s , C e n t r a l G r o u n d W a t e r A u t h o r i t y [ C G W A ] r e g u l a t e s t h e u s e o f g r o u n d w a t e r . U n d e r p o w e r c o n f e r r e d t o t h e m u n d e r s e c t i o n 5 o f E n v i r o n m e n t [ p r o t e c t i o n ] A c t , 1 9 8 6 , C G W A h a s d i r e c t e d a l l p r o c e s s i n g u n i t s o f b o t t l e d w a t e r t o g e t t h e i r b o r e w e l l r e g i s t e r e d w i t h t h e m . T h e s a m e h a s t o b e a p p l i e d u n d e r p r e s c r i b e d p r o f o r m a . W i t h b e s t r e g a r d s A b h i s h e k M e n d i r a t t a C o n s u l t a n t W a t e r R e s o u r c e N e w D e l h i reply 2 . R e g a r d i n g I S : 1 0 5 0 0 - I s t h i s e n o u g h ? S u b m i t t e d b y L A K S i n g h ( n o t v e r i f i e d ) o n M a y 1 0 , 2 0 1 2 - 1 9 : 0 8 . D e a r S i r ,
Transcript
1.
Submitted by Abhishek Mendiratta (not verified) on November 6, 2008 - 19:44.
Dear K.V.Subbarao,
It is compulsory for all the manufacturers who intend to set up the processing unit, to obtain the ISI mark
from Bureau of India Standards. Unless the inspection is done by the staff , tests carried out in an
independent lab and official confirmation and license number is obtained, Unit can’t commence commercial
production.
In house Lab is used ,such Lab should be equipped to carry out all physical , chemical and micro biological
tests prescribed as per IS : 3025, 1070, 4905, 5401, 5402, 5403, 5887, 10146 & 10500 and has to be
conducted by expert chemist / micro biologist.Packaged Natural Mineral Water governed under
IS:13428:1998, Amendment 1-5 upto 15th October 2004 and Packaged Drinking Water governed under.
IS: 14543:2004.
The standards published for bottled water [both categories] clearly mention the filtration processes, hygienic
conditions, lighting, labeling regulation etc. It also list the relevant testing standards [IS 3025, 1070, 4905,
5401, 5402, 5403, 5887, 10146 & 10500] required for methods of testing.
These standards can be obtained from any branch of BIS for details: http://www.bis.org.in
BIS: Bureau of Indian standards is a premier organization engaged in setting standards for various products
and services.
ISI: Indian Standard Institution is the former name of BIS but till date ISI is the MARK given by this
orgainsation.
PFA: Governed under Prevention of Food Adulteration Act 1954, this agency safeguards the interests of the
consumers through constant check on the food and beverage sector.
Under Ministry of Water Resources, Central Ground Water Authority [CGWA] regulates the use of ground
water. Under power conferred to them under section 5 of Environment [protection] Act, 1986, CGWA has
directed all processing units of bottled water to get their bore well registered with them. The same has to be
applied under prescribed proforma.
With best regards
Abhishek Mendiratta
Consultant
Water Resource
New Delhi
reply
2. Regarding IS: 10500 - Is this enough?
Submitted by LAK Singh (not verified) on May 10, 2012 - 19:08.
Dear Sir,
After reviewing comments on the Internet regarding packaged natural mineral water and packaged drinking
water, would like to know that, some companies have already spread in the drinking water production
market using IS: 10500 without any other commercial license number. Is there any other mandatory provision
from BIS organization? Please explain for normal people.
Thanks & Regards
LAK Singh
reply
3. Dear Subbarao, I am happy
Submitted by rjagadiswara on November 6, 2008 - 23:03.
Dear Subbarao,
I am happy that you have been running successfully an orphanage at Kothagudem since 2005 and now intend
to start a free old age home with expenses met partly from income generated from a mineral water plant
(packaged drinking water). When you run or propose to run an orphanage and old age home without
charging the inmates, a similar gesture is equally necessary to supply packaged drinking water on non-profit
basis particularly to people living below the poverty line and prone to water-borne diseases.
The webpage at http://www.byrrajufoundation.org/images/water_workshop.pdf will give you activities of an
NGO by name Byrraju Foundation (BF) set up in July 2001 to transform the drinking water situation by
providing solutions appropriate to local conditions, cost effective and replicable. Towards this, BF has setup
56 community-based water plants producing pure water, jointly supported by Gram Panchayat, community
and BF, conforming to WHO guidelines, allowing access to safe water to all sections of communities in 175
villages with a population of 8.5 lakh on sustainable basis. A few agencies, including UN-HABITAT (UN
Human Settlement Programme) replicated this model in and outside 15 locations benefiting another one lakh
people.
The webpage at http://indiawaterportal.org/ask/5289 gives the work and problems faced by Dr. G.
Satyanarayana of Aqua Americana in providing low-cost packaged drinking water to people of Gollaprolu in
East Godavari district. You may note that, although the work of these NGOs is commendable, their activities
are actually illegal because of not obtaining the requisite licence from the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)
for manufacturing packaged drinking water. The Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954, enacted by the
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MHFW) did not include “water” under the definition of food.
However, Sec 23 Prevention of Food Adulteration (7th amendment) Rules 2000, GSR No. 760 (E) dated
29 September 2000 has included “bottled water” or “packaged water” as food because of the practice of
marketing it on commercial basis and made it mandatory on the part of all manufacturers including NGOs to
obtain ISI certification. The Department of Drinking Water Supplies (DDWS) has reiterated this stand. As
per law, it is necessary for you to obtain grant of licence from the concerned regional authority of the BIS (i.e.
the Visakhapatnam Branch Office (VBO) for Khammam district) of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) to
manufacture packaged drinking water according to IS 14543:2004. The webpage at http://www.bis.org.in/
gives all the necessary information. The webpage at http://www.bis.org.in/cert/NormalProcedure.htm gives
the normal procedure and that at http://www.bis.org.in/cert/SimplifiedProcedure.htm gives the simplified
procedure for grant of licence for domestic manufacturers.
Some information of use for grant of BIS licence that could be collected from the official website of BIS is
furnished below.
1. List of test equipments, glassware & chemicals
2. List of BIS approved outside labs for the product water, containers (including lids/caps)
3. Details of samples of the product/containers to be drawn during BIS visits
4. Acceptance of marking fee
5. Acceptance of scheme of testing and inspection (STI)
6. Guidelines for assessment of hygienic conditions with explanatory notes for guidance
7. List of Indian standards, which a packaged drinking water industry must have, in original
8. Undertaking for getting the samples tested as per STI frequency from BIS approved/ NABL
accredited outside lab
9. Consent letter from concerned outside lab for testing of sample
10. Copy of the appointment letter, qualification certificates for chemist and microbiologist
11. No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the concerned office of Central Ground Water Authority (Not
applicable in Andhra Pradesh)
12. Detailed manufacturing process indicating treatment for disinfection along with process flow chart
(Clause 3.2 of IS 14543:2004 specifies various processes for manufacturing packaged drinking water
for guidance only)
13. Copies of medical examination reports of the employees engaged in washing/ filling of the product for
any communicable/skin diseases and fitness to work in a food industry
14. Details about the arrangements of pest control treatment such as an agreement/contract with the
agency. Also details of Cleaning in Place (CIP)
15. Declaration of the shelf life of the product separately for each type of container (e.g. 1 litre, 2 litre, 20
litre etc.)
16. Undertaking in regard to clause 6 (packing) of IS 14543:2004 and clause 7.2 of IS 14543:2004
(labelling prohibitions)
17. Obtain request letter from the BIS for getting the sample tested for radioactive residues, from (Bhabha
Atomic Research Centre) BARC before submitting the application and test report received from
BARC is to be submitted along with the application form While the manufacturing and marketing cost
of water with some reasonable profit works out to be not more than half-a-rupee per litre without the
cost of container, the cost increases by another half-a-rupee per litre to meet the BIS standards.
In the larger interest of providing safe potable water at affordable cost to all the sections of people and
reduce the incidence of water-borne deaths and diseases in India, it is necessary for the government to revise
its stand of treating packaged drinking water as food. Wish you best luck in your mission to serve the poor.
Dr. R. Jagadiswara Rao, Professor of Geology Retired, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, AP 517502,
![[XLS] · Web viewAPARNA KHAMMAM VENKATESWARA NALGONDA VELUPALA PARIJATHAMMA PAPI CHENNUR VILLAGE THADIPARTHY POST GOPALPET MANDAL MAHABOOBNAGAR DISTRICT MAHABUB NAGAR 509206 515001](https://static.documents.pub/doc/80x56/5ab9d16c7f8b9ac1058e4b07/xls-viewaparna-khammam-venkateswara-nalgonda-velupala-parijathamma-papi-chennur.jpg)
