MINERAL WATER
December 1st, 2002
BY ALAN OSBORNTHE EUROPEAN Union is to lay down maximum concentrations for 15 naturalsubstances in natural mineral water that it says may pose long term healthrisks in high concentrations. Labelling provisions are also to be strengthened.If a natural mineral water does not comply it will be required to undergo an authorised separation treatment and some producers will need to invest heavily in treatment processes. In these cases they will have until 2006 to bring their products into line, said the European Commission said.Existing EU rules guarantee freedom from ...
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