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Title : Safety of drinking water to be ensured
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Source : The Hindu
Year : 2018
Link : https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/safety-of-drinking-water-to-be-ensured/article24376016.ece
Country : India
Commodity: NA-Other non-alcoholic beverages
Abstract: The Food Safety Department (FSD) will be conducting an awareness class for entrepreneurs of the water bottling units in the district with a view to ensure the quality of drinking water produced at these units. According to the Food Safety Nodal Officer, Reghunatha Kurup, the district houses 14 drinking water production and bottling units. Surprise inspections conducted by the Department have found that the water produced at these units maintained good standards. However, the inspection team had found presence of fungi in the water sample collected from one plant and production at that unit was stopped till the defect was rectified recently, he said. Mr Kurup said the awareness class would be held at Thiruvalla on Tuesday and the participants would be made properly aware of the international guidelines for producing bottled drinking water.