Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004

Amendments to the Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999

7.  For paragraph (3) of regulation 10 (labelling of natural mineral water) there shall be substituted –

“(3) Natural mineral water shall be marked or labelled with –

(a) where it has undergone the treatment of total or partial elimination of free carbon dioxide by exclusively physical methods, the indication “fully de-carbonated” or “partially de-carbonated” as appropriate;

(b) where it has undergone an authorised ozone-enriched air oxidation technique, the words “water subjected to an authorised ozone-enriched air oxidation technique”, which shall appear in proximity to the analytical composition of characteristic constituents;

(c) where its fluoride concentration exceeds 1.5 mg/l –

(i) the words “contains more than 1.5 mg/l of fluoride not suitable for regular consumption by infants and children under 7 years of age”, which shall appear in proximity to the trade name and in clearly visible characters,

(ii) the actual fluoride content in relation to the physico-chemical composition, which shall be included within the mandatory information referred to in paragraph (4); and

(d) the mandatory information referred to in paragraph (4).”.