In order to protect consumer health from pathogens and contaminants in drinking water, facilitate easy recycling of plastic bottle and reducing plastic label waste, the notification of the MOPH (No. 61) B.E. 2524 (1981) Re: Drinking water in sealed container and the amended versions will be repealed by the draft notification of the MOPH (No. …) B.E. …. Re: Drinking water in sealed container (bottled/packed water). This draft notification provides for:
- The definition of "drinking water in sealed container" which include "water defined by origin" (e.g., spring water) and "carbonated water";
- Selective treatments for water defined by origin;
- Physical, microbiological, and chemical quality standard, including the maximum contaminant levels;
- The addition of food additive (carbon dioxide) in accordance with the notification of MOPH on Food Additives;
- The details on labelling requirements shall be in accordance with the notification of MOPH on Labelling of Pre-packaged Foods. However, the display of labelling on the packed water will be allowed to voluntarily use label-free techniques (e.g. embossing, engraving) and digital labelling (e.g. QR code) to provide food information to consumers.
The name of the food or trademark or symbol or brand name, food serial number, and volume should be provided on the bottle using label-free techniques (e.g. embossing, engraving) together with a digital labelling on the cap. Likewise, the manufacturing date or expiration date or best-before date are required to be displayed on the individual bottled water.
Additional information, such as name and address of manufacturer, importer, or head office, carbonation, chemical composition, geographic location, declared treatment or modification can be provided only in the digital labelling.
Producers or importers of packed/bottled water which have been approved for marketing prior to this draft of notification comes into force shall comply with the new requirements within two years from the enforcement date of this notification.
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