28/05/2020
Guidance on producing and labelling natural mineral water
Subject: Food business and manufacturing (England)
Source: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Defra has produced guidance on how to produce and label natural mineral water
How bottled water producers can get a natural mineral water recognised, and rules you need to follow to produce and label. The guidance describes how to use a spring in England to produce natural mineral water and sell the natural mineral water in the UK. Separate guidance is available in relation to use of water from a spring in Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.
Topics covered in the guidance include:
* What counts as natural mineral water;
* How to get recognition for a natural mineral water from a spring in England;
* Evidence you need to gather for recognition;
* Rules for exploiting the spring;
* Treatments you can use;
* Labelling rules