What is bottled water?
Water is called “bottled water” if it meets all Indian and Internatational standards, is sealed in a sanitary container and sold for human consumption. Some bottled water includes carbonation, which can occur naturally in the water or be added by the bottler. Flavors, extracts and essences — derived from spice or fruit — can be added to bottled water, but these additions must comprise less than one percent by weight of the final product. Beverages containing more than the one-percent-by-weight flavor limit are soft drinks, not bottled water. Bottled water cannot contain sweeteners or additives (other than flavors, extracts or essences) and must be calorie-free and sugar-free. In addition, most bottled waters are sodium-free or include “very low” amounts of sodium.
A1: Bottled water is regulated as a food under the Canadian Food and Drug Regulations. Bottled water is water sold to consumers in sealed containers. It can be represented as “spring” or “mineral” or is simply water from various sources that could have been treated to render it fit for human consumption and put in sealed containers for sale. Both categories of water are differentiated as follows: Mineral or spring water is water obtained from an underground source but cannot come from a public water supply. Mineral water is spring water with a larger amount of dissolved mineral salts, usually above 500 milligrams per litre of total dissolved solids. The mineral content of spring water usually varies between 20 and 500 milligrams per litre. Bottled water, other than water represented as mineral and spring, is water from any source that can be treated by carbonation, ozonation and/or irradiation to eliminate most bacteria. Some bottled water are simply water from a community water supply
