date:Aug 08, 2012
According to Food Standards Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ), the application has been submitted by the Australasian Bottled Water Institute, which is backed by the Australian Beverages Council (ABC).
If accepted and passed, the move would increase the number of chemicals withlimits and bring the requirements for packaged water in Australia and New Zealand into line with international standards, FSANZ said.
A FSANZ spokesperson told FoodNavigator-Asia that the current limits were aligned wi