Regulation of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health amending the Regulation relating to the quality and monitoring of water intended for human consumption.

Subject

Food & nutrition, Water

Keyword

Food quality control/food safety Potable water Water supply Monitoring Water quality standards Inspection

Geographical area

Arctic, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe

Abstract

This Regulation amends extensively the Regulation relating to the quality and monitoring of water intended for human consumption. The amendment concern, among other things, the scope of the Regulation, definitions, application sphere, procedure for exemption from quality standards for household water, regular inspection of the quality of household water, contamination of domestic water, plans for exceptional circumstances and content of such plans, duties of municipal health protection authorities, microbiological quality of water (Annex I). The municipal health protection authority shall ensure that the facility that supplies household water provides sufficient information about the quality of the water supplied.

Full text

Swedish

Website

www.finlex.fi

References - Legislation

Amends

Decree of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health relating to the quality and monitoring of water intended for human consumption.

Legislation | Finland | 2000

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Potable water, Mineral water, Inspection, Standards, Data collection/reporting, Water supply, Monitoring, Water quality standards

Source: FAO, FAOLEX