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Natural Mineral Water Consultation www.food.gov.uk To Interested Parties 14 August 2008 Reference: LSB/412 Dear Sir/Madam Consultation on The Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water Regulations (England)(Amendment) Regulations 2008 Council Directive 80/777/EEC (as amended) on the exploitation and marketing of natural mineral water is being consolidated and reissued under a new reference number. This means that the Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water Regulations (England) 2007 need to be amended by a new Statutory Instrument to update existing references to Council Directive 80/777/EEC. The final consolidated Directive is expected to be published in October. There will not be time to consult on a new Statutory Instrument before the new Directive comes into force. The Agency is therefore consulting on a draft Statutory Instrument, based on the current draft consolidated Directive. It is not expected that this Directive will change significantly before its publication. The draft Statutory Instrument, The Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water Regulations (England)(Amendment) Regulations 2008: • Changes any references to Directive 80/777/EEC to references to the new Directive; • changes the derogation date for tankering spring water in Schedule 4, paragraph 5(3) from 23 November 1996 to 13 December 1996. The current European Directives do not give a specific date for this derogation but say it applies at or before the “time of notification” of the Directives. The UK had interpreted this for spring water as the 23 November 1996. The consolidated ___________________________________________________ Room 115b, Aviation House, 125 Kingsway, London WC2B 6NH Tel: 020 7276 8160 Fax: 020 7276 8193 E-mail: [email protected] Directive has had to introduce specific dates for the “time of notification”, and for spring water the European Commission interpreted this to be the 13 December 1996. Note that this change was made after the enclosed draft Directive was written, but will appear in the published Directive; and • clarifies the text in Schedule 4, paragraph 8 that natural mineral water and spring water must be free of parasites, pathogenic micro-organisms, E. coli, coliforms and faecal streptococci, sporulated sulphite-reducing anaerobes and P. aeruginosa at source and throughout marketing (as in the European Directive). Similar legislation will apply in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The amending legislation will not result in any substantive changes; therefore the Agency does not intend to produce an Impact Assessment. If, however, you believe that this new SI will result in a significant change, requiring an Impact Assessment, we would welcome your comments and supporting evidence by 26 September 2008. Please send them to Andy Furmage at [email protected] or at the postal address on the first page. Any correspondence received after 26 September will not be considered as part of this consultation. Yours faithfully Paul Nunn Food Standards Agency Enclosed: • The Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water Regulations (England)(Amendment) Regulations 2008 : draft • Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the exploitation and marketing of natural mineral waters (Recast) : draft (for information) • Interested Parties List; Consultation Feedback Questionnaire; Publication of Personal Data Form; and Consultation Criteria. 2 ANNEX A LIST OF INTERESTED PARTIES AND ASSOCIATIONS 1. 464 BRANDS LTD 2. A & B SALES & MARKETING CONSULTANTS 3. A G BARR 4. ADAS 5. ADVERTISING ASSOCIATION 6. ALAN TURNER CONSULTANCY 7. AQUA EUROPA 8. AQUA DIRECT 9. ASDA STORES LTD 10. ASSOC. FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN MATERNITY 11. ASSOCIATION OF BREAST FEEDING MOTHERS 12. ASSOCIATION OF PORT HEALTH AUTHORITIES 13. ASSOCIATION OF RADICAL MIDWIVES 14. AUSTRIAN EMBASSY 15. AUTOMATIC VENDING ASSOCIATION OF GB 16. AQUARIUS DRINKS 17. BABY MILK ACTION GROUP 18. BARGATE INTERNATIONAL 19. BATH NATURAL MINERAL WATER 20. BIBRA INTERNATIONAL 21. BIRD & BIRD 22. BIRMINGHAM LIBRARY SERVICES 23. BOTTLED WATER COOLER ASSOCIATION 24. BOTTLED WATER ASSOCIATION 25. BRADBURY WATER SERVICES 26. BRADFORD COUNCIL 27. BRITISH BOTTLES WATER PRODUCERS LTD 28. BRITISH SUPPLIERS, BRITISH BOTTLED WATER PRODUCERS 29. BRITISH COMPRESSED GAS ASSOCIATION 30. BRITISH DIETETIC ASSOCIATION 31. BRITISH HOSPITALITY ASSOCIATION 32. BRITISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION 33. BRITISH RETAIL CONSORTIUM (BRC) 34. BRITISH SOFT DRINKS ASSOCIATION 35. BRITVIC SOFT DRINKS LTD 36. BROMLEY CENTRAL LIBRARY 37. BROWNE JACOBSON 38. BUXTON MINERAL WATER CO 39. CALYPSO SOFT DRINKS 40. CAMPDEN & CHORLEYWOOD FOOD R. A. 41. CB WATER LTD 42. CCSB 43. CHARNWOOD BOROUGH COUNCIL 44. CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 45. CHESTER CITY COUNCIL 46. CHILLED FOOD ASSOCIATION 3 ANNEX A 47. CHILTERN HILLS MINERAL WATER 48. CIAA 49. COCA COLA AND SCHWEPPES BEVERAGES LTD 50. COMMUNITY PRACTITIONERS AND HEALTH VISITORS ASSOCIATION 51. CONSUMER HELPLINE 52. CO-OPERATIVE GROUP 53. COTSWOLD DISTRICT COUNCIL 54. COTSWOLD SPRING WATER 55. COUNCIL FOR RESPONSIBLE NUTRITION 56. CUMBRIA TRADING STANDARDS 57. DAIRY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION LTD 58. DARTMOOR WATER LTD 59. DAVID JOYCE ASSOCIATES 60. DAVIES, ARNOLD, COOPER 61. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 62. DEPARTMENT OF TRADING STANDARDS 63. DEFRA 64. DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL 65. DIETETIC DEPARTMENT 66. DORSET COUNTY COUNCIL 67. DEBRA DRAZEN 68. EAST SURREY WATER PLC 69. ECLIPSE SCIENTIFIC GROUP 70. EDEN DISTRICT COUNCIL 71. EHO MID DEVON DISTRICT COUNCIL 72. ENTEC UK LTD 73. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 74. ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES 75. ESSENTIAL TRADING CO-OPERATIVE LTD 76. EU FOOD LAW 77. EURO COOP 78. EUROCOMMERCE 79. EUROPEAN MODERN RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION 80. EUROPEAN UNION OF WOMEN:BRITISH SECTION 81. EXETER AND DISTRICT CONSUMER GROUP 82. FARRER & CO 83. FEDERATION OF SMALL BUSINESSES 84. FIJI WATER 85. FOOD AND DRINK FEDERATION 86. FOOD COMMISSION 87. FORUM OF PRIVATE BUSINESS 88. GERBER FOODS HOLDINGS 89. GWYNEDD COUNCIL 90. HADHAM WATER LTD 91. HAMPSHIRE TRADING STANDARDS 92. HEALTH CARE PLUS 93. HEALTH EDUCATION AUTHORITY 94. HEALTH FOOD MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION 95. HEALTH VISITORS ASSOCIATION 96. HEALTH 'WHICH' 4 ANNEX A 97. HEREFORDSHIRE COUNCIL 98. HIGHLAND SPRING 99. HILDON HOUSE LTD 100. HOSPITAL CATERERS ASSOCIATION 101. HOTREC 102. HOULSTON MANOR WATER 103. HURDS SPRING VALLEY WATERCRESS 104. HUSH 105. HYDROPURE 106. INFANT AND DIETETIC FOOD ASSOCIATION 107. INSTITUTE OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (IFST) 108. INSTITUTE OF GROCERY DISTRIBUTION 109. INSTITUTE OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 110. INSTITUTE OF PRACTITIONERS IN ADVERTISING 111. INTERNATIONAL BOTTLED WATER ASSOCIATION- 112. INTERNATIONAL LABORATORY SERVICES LTD 113. JOHN WEST FOODS LTD 114. JOINT BREASTFEEDING INITIATIVE 115. KENTISH HILLS SPRING WATER 116. KINGSDOWN WATER CO 117. LA LECHE LEAGUE (GB) 118. LABORATORY OF THE GOVERNMENT CHEMIST 119. LACORS 120. LANCASTER CITY COUNCIL 121. LAURENCE SHAW AND ASSOCIATES 122. LAW LABORATORIES LTD 123. LEATHERHEAD FOOD INTERNATIONAL RA 124. LLANLLYR WATER COMPANY 125. LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION 126. LONDON SPRINGS LTD 127. LOVELL WHITE DURRANT 128. M W VENDING 129. MACAW (SOFT DRINKS) LTD 130. MAIN LINE (WATER SOLUTIONS LTD) 131. MALVERN HILLS DISTRICT COUNCIL 132. MALVERN WATER 133. MARKS & SPENCER PLC 134. MATLOCK WATER SPA AND SPRING LTD 135. MATTHEW CLARK & SONS 136. MATTHEW CLARK TAUNTON LIMITED 137. MCDONALDS RESTAURANTS LTD 138. MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL 139. MENDIP DISTRICT COUNCIL 140. MIDWIVES INFORMATION RESOURCE SERVICE 141. MINTON SPRING WATER 142. MONTPELIER HEALTH CENTRE 143. MR JOHN FRENCH 144. MRS MARSHALL- FOSTER 145. MS P MARGIOTTA 146. MS JANE HANNEY 5 ANNEX A 147. MS ILONA WILSHIRE 148. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN'S CLUBS 149. NATIONAL CHILDBIRTH TRUST 150. NATIONAL CONSUMER COUNCIL 151. NATIONAL CONSUMER FEDERATION 152. NATIONAL FARMERS UNION ENGLAND & WALES 153. NESTLE UK LTD 154. NEWCASTLE CITY COUNCIL 155. NORTH CORNWALL DISTRICT COUNCIL 156. NORTHUMBRIAN SPRING WATER 157. OFFICE OF FAIR TRADING 158. OFWAT 159. PEARCE ASSOCIATES 160. PENDLE BOROUGH COUNCIL 161. PENWITH HILLS NATURAL MINERAL WATER CO 162. PEPSI COLA INTERNATIONAL 163. PERRIER VITTEL (UK) LTD 164. PERRY SCOTT NASH ASSOCIATES 165. PETTY, WOOD & CO LTD 166. PLYMONT HOSPITAL NHS TRUST 167. PLYMOUTH CONSUMER GROUP 168. PORTSMOUTH WATER PLC 169. PROSPER EAST CORNWALL 170. PROVISION TRADE FEDERATION 171. PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY 172. PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY SERVICE 173. PURE WATER COMPANY 174. R B HAWKINS AND ASSOCIATES 175. RED HILLS SPRING WATER 176. RETAIL BRANDS LTD (RBL) 177. ROMAN ROCKS SPRING WATER CO 178. ROWE & MAW 179. ROYAL COLLEGE OF MIDWIVES 180. ROYAL COLLEGE OF NURSING 181. ROYAL COLLEGE OF OBSTERICIANS & GYNAECOLOGISTS 182. ROYAL COLLEGE OF PAEDIATRICS & CHILD HEALTH 183. ROYAL DANISH EMBASSY 184. ROYAL FREE & UNIVERSITY COLLEG MEDICAL SCHOOL 185. SAINSBURY'S SUPERMARKETS LIMITED 186. SALES INITIATIVES 187. SCHWEPPES EUROPE 188. SEVEN OAKS DISTRICT COUNCIL 189. SHELDALE WATER LTD 190. SHEPLEY SPRING LTD 191. SHOT IN THE DARK CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATIONS 192. SHROPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL 193. SILVER SPRING MINERAL WATER CO.LTD 194. SIMKINS PARTNERSHIP 195. SIMMONS AND SIMMONS 196. SMALL BUSINESS SERVICE 6 ANNEX A 197. SOCIETY FOR GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY 198. SOFT DRINKS INTERNATIONAL 199. SOMERSET TRADING STANDARDS 200. SOUTH LAKELAND DISTRICT COUNCIL 201. SOUTH SHROPSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL 202. SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE WATER SERVICES LTD 203. SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL 204. SPADEL MINERAL
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