[China Packaging Network News] With the popularity of packaging and drinking water in daily life, and the continuous explosion of water quality and safety issues, people inevitably have serious doubts about drinking water safety. Recently, after visiting the bottled water and bottled water markets, the reporter found that the quality of packaged drinking water currently on the market was uneven, and production standards were also mixed. How to improve the production standards and supervision of this kind of water has become the top priority of the current water market management.
Packaged drinking water chaos clustered national standard variety I do not know how to reference
Recently, reporters saw in the market that the pure water and mineral water ranging from ten yuan to tens of yuan were dubbed various healthy names. During the interview, all drinking water companies stated that their drinking water complied with national standards. However, Zhengzhou City Bureau of Industry and Commerce in August last year, sampling of drinking water purified water circulation shows that one-fifth of the products submitted to the inspection failed. Among them, the bottled pure drinking water named Fuquan did not pass this sampling because the total number of colonies, yeast, and mold exceeded the standard.
The reporter learned from the investigation that there are currently four sets of national standards for packaging drinking water, plus drinking water standards, and there are five water-related national standards. “The state has established a sound drinking water standard management system, formulated and managed various types of drinking water standards, and issued national health standards specifically for bottles (barrels) of drinking water, ie bottled (barreled) drinking water hygiene standards (GB19298-2004). Professor Wei Fengjun, standing member of the China Packaging Education Commission and director of the Flexible Packaging Research Center of Henan University of Science and Technology, said, "To refine management, the state has issued corresponding standards for different types of drinking water, such as Drinking Natural Mineral Water (GB8537-2008) and The drinking water (GB17324-2003) for bottles (barrels) is a related standard for the consumption of natural mineral water and drinking purified water. At the same time, the national administrative authority classifies bottled drinking water as a category of food and beverage. For this reason, 2012 The "Hygienic Code for Food Labeling of National Food Safety Standards" promulgated and implemented on April 1st regulates and stipulates the labeling and labeling of drinking water that is packaged in fixed form, plus the National Hygienic Standards for Drinking Water (GB5749-2006) for water. There are a total of five criteria in our country."
In addition, the reporter also learned that some regions have also introduced their own water standards, such as the "Nongfu Spring" incident, and its reference drinking water standard came from the place. Wei Fengjun said: “According to the national requirements for mandatory standards, various local standards, industry standards, and enterprise standards must not be lower than those specified in the national mandatory standards. Both local standards and corporate standards must be compared The national standard is more stringent and cannot be lower than the national standard, but in the actual operation process, some policy holes in companies with weak sense of responsibility are not disclosed to their own production standards, and the lack of supervision by the government departments has caused the current situation. The chaos of the drinking water market.In the face of so many national standards, I think that the "Sanitary Standards for Drinking Water from Bottles (Barrels)" is the bottom line for the production of drinking water for all bottles (barrels). Related companies must strictly implement this standard."
The recent “Nongfu Spring†was not as good as the tap water incident, causing consumers to question the packaged drinking water market. Is it safe to pack drinking water? A person in charge of the Henan Canned Beverage Industry Management Association, who declined to be named, said: “China's tap water production and testing links are relatively strict. As for the packaging of drinking water, it is filtered and processed on the basis of tap water or natural water sources. Therefore, there are some differences in the focus of the two items on the inspection project. However, as long as the packaged drinking water and tap water that meet the relevant national policy standards are safe."
Learn from experience to strengthen supervision and let people really drink assured water
The inconsistency of standards and the lack of strict supervision are the current status of China's current drinking water market. Wei Fengjun said: “Compared with foreign countries, we still have far-reaching differences in the formulation of drinking water standards. Taking the United States as an example, China has been 45 years later than the United States in the formulation of drinking water standards. Since the 1960s, So far, the United States has revised its standards at least ten times, but China has only revised them twice.The United States has formulated corresponding technical regulations on drinking water quality standards, but China still lacks relevant technical regulations. In China's water quality standards, organic indicators are only Of the 7 items, the vast majority were inorganic materials, of which heavy metal ions dominated, while the U.S. standard was mainly organic, up to 27, accounting for about 52% of the total. Similarly, the EU has established The "Drinking Water Directive" also legislates to protect groundwater sources. In Germany, bottled water is protected by law, and each water has a uniform inspection standard, and more than half of bottled water is bottled in glass bottles. The requirements are very strict."
So, how can we effectively solve the problems facing the drinking water market?
Wei Fengjun said: "At present, China's competent authorities for drinking water, bottled water, packaged drinking water, and tap water are different. On the one hand, we must harmonize drinking water standards; on the other hand, government departments should clearly define their rights and responsibilities. Consistency should be maintained.At present, most of the packaged drinking water in our province adopts national standards, which is much lower than the standards of Europe, the United States, and the World Health Organization.It is recommended that Henan further develop relevant local standards based on actual conditions and strengthen the supervision of the drinking water market. To make the drinking water market more transparent and open."
“At present, the complaints we have received about packaging and drinking water are scattered.†Director Jiang Xilin of the Provincial Bureau of Industry and Commerce at 12315 Command Center told the reporter, “Although it is not concentrated, the problem of packaging and drinking water is still very prominent. As the business administration department, we will We will do our utmost to do supervision work, conduct regular inspections of drinking water in urban areas, publicize the test results, be open and transparent, and accept the supervision of the general public. At the same time, we also advise the public to find serious problems in the surrounding packaged drinking water. If you have any questions, please call the 12315 Command Center to make a complaint. We will investigate and investigate the relevant companies in violation of the public's response."
According to industry insiders: “The national standard should be unified, not uneven, and there is no need to repeatedly specify the relevant indicators for raw water use after the national standards for packaged drinking water have been defined. It should be whether distilled water, pure water, or packaged drinking water. There should be a consistent and consistent standard. Manufacturers need to promote the production process of various types of water, and it is best to attach specifications or illustrations to make consumers aware of this, rather than being passively accepted, and relevant water companies should be appropriate. Focus on publicity to make consumers feel comfortable with water consumption."