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Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water (Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (S.S.I. No. 132 of 2004).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Territorial subdivision
Scotland
Document type
Regulation
Date
2004
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Air & atmosphere, Food & nutrition
Keyword
Air quality/air pollution Ozone layer Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes Pollution control Food quality control/food safety Vending Potable water Packaging/labelling Mineral water
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Entry into force notes
Coming into force on various dates.
Abstract

These Regulations: (a) prescribe a definition of authorized ozone-enriched air oxidation technique (reg. 3 and the Schedule); (b) allow, for the first time, treatment of natural mineral waters with an authorized ozone-enriched air oxidation technique (reg. 4); (c) set maximum limits for certain naturally-occurring substances in natural mineral water and standards for methods used to detect these substances (reg. 5 and the Schedule); (d) provide for an exception for products produced in other EEA States which do not yet conform to the limits, where the EEA State concerned has not yet implemented those limits and the deadline for implementation has not yet passed (reg. 5); (e) prohibit the treatment of natural mineral water with unauthorized ozone-enriched air oxidation techniques (reg. 6); (f) provide for an appropriate form of labeling indication on natural mineral water where it has undergone an authorized treatment with ozone-enriched air or where it contains a high level of fluoride (reg. 7); (g) prohibit the sale of natural mineral water without the applicable labeling indications (which will become an offence by virtue of the operation of reg. 17 of the 1999 Regulations which also specifies a penalty of a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale) (reg. 8); (h) provide for an appropriate labeling indication where a spring water has undergone an authorized ozone-enriched air oxidation technique and prohibit its sale without that labeling indication (which will become an offence by virtue of the operation of regulation 11(5) of the 1999 Regulations, the penalty for which is specified by regulation 17 of the 1999 Regulations as being a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale) (reg. 9); (i) prohibit bottling or sale of water described as spring water if treated with an unauthorized ozone-enriched air oxidation treatment (reg. 10).

Full text
English
Website
www.scotland-legislation.hmso.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Implements

Commission Directive 2003/40/EC establishing the list, concentration limits and labelling requirements for the constituents of natural mineral waters and the conditions for using ozone-enriched air for the treatment of natural mineral waters and spring waters.

Legislation | European Union | 2003

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Mineral water, Standards, Packaging/labelling, Treated food

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amends

Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water Regulations 1999 (S.I. No. 1540 of 1999).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 1999

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Vending, Potable water, Packaging/labelling, Mineral water

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water (Scotland) (No. 2) Regulations 2007 (S.S.I. No. 483 of 2007).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2007

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Vending, Potable water, Packaging/labelling, Mineral water, Freshwater pollution, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX