New Delhi: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has made the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certification mandatory for bottled water and mineral water manufacturers to obtain or register licenses.
The department FSSAI has given this instruction in a letter to the Food Commissioners of all states and union territories. This directive will come into effect from April 1, 2021.
The FSSAI stated that under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2008, it would be mandatory for all food business operators (FBOs) to obtain a license / registration before starting any food business.
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The regulator said that under the Food Safety and Standards (Restrictions and Restrictions on Sales) Regulations, 2011, anyone can sell bottled drinking water or mineral water only after the BIS certification mark.
BIS license will also be mandatory for renewal also.
FSSAI said that many companies producing packaged drinking water and mineral water are working on the license of FSSAI but do not have the BIS certification mark.
BIS certification has been made compulsory for companies selling ground water.