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Bottled water is the fastest growing segment
:Bisleri with 45% shares, Bailley with 23-24% . Aquafina of Pepsi
and Kinley of Coca-cola to have market share in the range of 8-9%. The
market has been growing for the last three years at an unimaginable rate
of 80%. The market size of bottled water is expected to surpass the size
of soft drinks market very soon in the near future
List of Details of License Granted as
on
29 September 2001 IS 14543:1998 Packaged Drinking Water to more
than 200 companies in India available at:
http://www.bis.org.in/lic_water.htm |
Pepsi-Cola Company’s Aquafina volume grew
faster than the category at 33% in 2000, according to Chicago-based data
research analysis firm, Information Resources, Inc. Aquafina is currently
the best-selling bottled water in measured U.S. retail channels (grocery
stores, drug stores, mass merchandisers, convenience stores, gas stations
and independent grocery stores). World Demand, which now stands at 77 billion
liters a year, is predicted to reach 90 billion liters by 2003. |
April 22 -24 , 2002
The NSF/Who Collaborating Centre for
Drinking Water Safety and Treatment presents
NSF International Symposium on HPC Bacteria
in Drinking Water – Public Health Implications
Location: Geneva, Switzerland -
For info call ( 734) 913-5703,
e-mail: conferences @nsf.org. On the web:
www.nsf.org/conference/hpc |
How long is a bottle of water good if it remains
sealed?
According to: The International
Bottled Water Association
As long as bottled water is packaged in accordance with FDA processing
and good manufacturing practices, 21 CFR, Part 129, and meets the FDA quality
standard provisions as outlined in 21 CFR, Part 165, the product's shelf
life should remain intact for an indefinite period provided that product
storage and other post-packaging and handling practices do not adulterate
or deleteriously affect the finished product. |
PARLE Bisleri, a major player in the mineral
water industry, has planned to set up a Rs 20-crore plant in West Bengal
to cater to the eastern region market.Bisleri, which has over 60 per cent
share in the Rs 400-crore industry, had 16 plants across the country besides
tie-up with 20 contract packers:
Economic Times Dated : Thursday,
December 13, 2001 |
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has
just recently got involved in the process. In September 2000, the Government
of India made it mandatory for all bottled water companies to get an ISI
mark.The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare had set a deadline of Mar
29,2001 for complying with the new norms. |
| Thermax Culligan is a 50:50 joint venture
between Thermax Ltd., the Indian energy and environment engineering major
and Culligan, USA, a wholly owned subsidiary of the $1 bn US Filters Corp.,
the world's largest water treatment company.The water offered from their
water vending machines, Good Water Stop, the latest offering from the Good
Water People, which will soon dot heavy-traffic thoroughfares, railway
stations, bus stands, hospitals, mangal karyalays, airports. |
The leading brands for 1999 in the USA are:
1. Poland Spring $406.2 million 7.8% market share
2. Arrowhead $315.0 million 6.0% market share
3. Aquafina $289, 5.5%
4. Sparkletts $246.5 million 4.7% market share
5. Evian $219 million 4.2% market share
6. Deer Park $167.4 million 3.2% market share
7. Crystal Springs $157.4 million 3.0%
market share
8. Alpine Spring $151.4 million, 2.9% market share
9. Zephyrills $147.5 million 2.8% market share
10. Ozarka $144.6 million 2.7% market share |
International Water Life Company has designed bottled water plants
for installations all over the world.
International Water Life Company,
P.O. Box 21026, Sedona AZ 86339 |
The Indian Standard on
Food Hygiene - Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) - System
and Guidelines for Its Application,
IS 15000:1998 is technically equivalent
to FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission document |
| United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/RES/55/196 is proclaiming
2003
The International Year of Fresh Water. |
Oct. 4, 2001 – GE Plastics today unveiled
a brilliant edge glow effect for five-gallon water bottles made with LEXAN
polycarbonate resin |
Cryptosporidium being found in tap water.
What is it?
Cryptosporidium is a waterborne parasite that lives in animals and
can be passed into the water through their waste. Cryptosporidium occysts
from animal wastes have been found in rivers, streams, lakes reservoirs
and many other types of surface waters. |
NSF International and
Quality Assurance International, LLC
are the two
independent internationally recognized third-party auditors for approved
Bottled Water plants |
Asia Bottled Water Association Representative:
Deepak Kotari
KOTARI BEVERAGES
305 Paradise Complex Sayajigunt
Baroda - 390005 Gujarat India
Tel : 91265- 363 076 / 361 917
Fax : 91265- 362 710 |
Drinking Water Treatment Units Program Standards
There are six ANSI/NSF Standards for point-of-use and point-of-entry
drinking water treatment units:
ANSI/NSF 42:
Drinking Water Treatment Units - Aesthetic Effects
ANSI/NSF 44:
Cation Exchange Water Softeners
ANSI/NSF 53:
Drinking Water Treatment Units - Health Effects
ANSI/NSF 55: Ultraviolet Microbiological Water Treatment Systems
ANSI/NSF 58: Reverse Osmosis Drinking Water Treatment Systems
ANSI/NSF 62: Drinking Water Distillation Systems |
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