The Sixth Session of the Codex Committee on Natural Mineral
Waters reached the following conclusions:
MATTERS OF INTEREST BY THE COMMISSION
The Committe:
- agreed to retain the Proposed Draft General Standard for Packaged
(Bottled) Drinking Waters (Other Than Natural Mineral Waters) for further
comments and consideration (para. 43 and Appendix II);
- refer the Health Related Substances to CCFAC for consideration (para.
32);
- invite governments and international organizations to provide comments
on the need of inclusion in the Proposed Standard and wording of definition
on Mineral water (paras 22 – 24);
- decided to forward the definition of Commercial Sterility to
the Codex Committee on Food hygiene for the developing it in framework of
the Draft Code of Hygienic Practice for Bottled/Packaged Drinking Waters (Other
Than Natural Mineral Waters) (para. 26).
