1. Proposed Draft General Standard for Bottled/Packaged Drinking Waters (Other Than Natural Mineral Waters) at Step 3 (ALINORM 99/20, para. 43 and Appendix II)
Governments and interested international organizations are invited to comment on the above standard and should do so in writing in conformity with the Uniform Procedure for the Elaboration of Codex Standards and Related Texts (see Procedural Manual of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, Tenth Edition, pages 20-21) to the Secretary, Codex Alimentarius Commission, FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy, by fax: 39 06 570 54593 or email: [email protected] not later than 1 February 2000.
2. Inclusion of Definition on Mineral Water (ALINORM 99/20, paras 22-24)
Governments and international organizations are invited to provide comments on the need of inclusion and a wording of definition on Mineral water as follows:
“Mineral water is water derived from an approved water supply, tapped at one or more bore holes or springs, protected from contamination and containing the total dissolved solids (TDS) of such contents as are recognized satisfactory as mineral water in each country. The level and relative proportions of minerals and trace elements contained in mineral water have the consistency, though there are a certain range of natural fluctuations, which is specific to the source”Comments should be sent in writing to the Secretary, Codex Alimentarius Commission, FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy, by fax: 39 06 570 54593 or email: [email protected] not later than 1 February 2000.
