Introduction
Sale of bottled water in the country has exploded in recent years, largely as a result of a public perception of purity driven by advertisements and packaging labels featuring pristine glaciers and crystal-clear mountain springs.
According to the law it is mandatory to obtain one of two registrations, namely for "bottled drinking water'' or "bottled natural mineral water'' issued by the Ministry of Health in order to manufacture and market these products.
The Sri Lanka Standards Institution also provides an additional independent certification scheme which is not mandatory for the two definitions of bottled water namely SLS 894 for "bottled drinking water" and SLS 1038 for "bottled natural mineral water''.
The Ministry of Health (MoH) works very closely with the Sri Lanka Standards Institution (SLSI} and has nominated SLSI to carry out all audits and analysis (micro biological and chemical) of source water and finished product prior to a registration being issued to an Applicant. This programme is designed to impart the knowledge on establishing premises for bottled drinking water.
Objectives
- To provide knowledge on Quality Assurance of Bottled drinking water
- To facilitate industries to obtain Health Ministry Registration and SLS Product Certification Mark
Course Content
- Selection of Water Source
- Hydro geological Report of Water Source
- Water Purification Techniques
- Code of Practice for General Principles of Food Hygiene SLS 143
- Code of Hygienic Practice for Bottled (Packaged) Drinking Water SLS 1211
- Specification for Bottled (Packaged) Drinking Water SLS 894
- Procedures to be followed to obtain SLS mark
