What is the procedure to get ISI 14543 for
packaged drinking water plant?
Q - What is natural mineral water?
Natural mineral water is water from
underground sources that is packaged close to the source and meets the
specified quality standards without any processing.
Q - What is packaged drinking water?
Packaged drinking water uses water from any
source which has to be treated and disinfected, a process that could involve
filtration, UV or ozone treatment or reverse osmosis (RO) before it is fit for
human consumption.
Q - What are the basic requirements for
setting up a packaged drinking water plant?
There are mainly 4 sections in a
packaged drinking water plant: water treatment, bottling, quality control (lab)
and overall utility.
Generally, a standard 2000 LPH
packaged drinking water plant needs:
Total space: 5000 Sq. Ft built up area
with 3000 Sq. Ft of covered area
Power: 30 HP
Raw water: Approximately 3000 LPH of
raw water of which 70 % will be used and 30 % will be rejected. This is,
however, an indicative quantity as it will depend on the TDS (Total Dissolved
Solids) of the raw water.
Project cost : Rs. 75 lakh
approximately which includes the cost of machinery, utilities, furniture etc
Q - What is the price of mineral water and
packaged drinking water?
According to market sources, a litre
of packaged drinking water is Rs. 10-12 while natural mineral water starts at
about Rs 20 a litre and can go up to Rs 125.
Q - How much of water is used to produce a
litre of bottled drinking water?
According to the International Bottled
Water Association, it takes on average an estimated 1.39 litres of water to
produce a litre of bottled water.
Q - What types of licenses/approvals are
required?
The Food Safety and Standards
Authority of India (FSSAI) announced its plan to whip on all the unlicensed
packaging drinking water plant companies. A popular news broadcast channel
reported that nearly 4000 food business operators dealing which packaged drinking
water did not have an FSSAI license.
We, at Bottling India, understand the
importance of documents and license needed for a packaged dirking water plant.
Therefore our expert team is always on their toes to assist you with any help
required. There are many documents right from the SSI (small scale industry)
registration that would be required if you plan upon opening a packaged
drinking water plant.
Once you have taken the decision to
start Packaged Drinking Water Plant, you will need to comply with some
government authorities.
The following licenses/ approvals are
to be obtained for setting up a packaged drinking water plant in India:
·
Small scale
industries registration
·
ISI certification
from Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)
·
Pollution control
certificate
·
Water test report
from an authorized laboratory of raw water
·
Pest control
certification
·
Certificates from
chemist, microbiologist
·
Medical
certificates for workers
·
No objection
certificate (NOC) from Gram Panchayat, if applicable
·
Registration of
trademark ( Brand Name )
·
Documents related
to ownership of land/lease of land for setting up the plant
·
Memorandum of
association of companies/partnership deed, if applicable.
·
Electrical load
sanction
·
Sanction layout plan
Before discussing the importance of license
for a packaged drinking water, let’s see what FSSAI is. The Food Safety and
Standards Authority of India is established to exercise the powers granted to,
and to perform the functions assigned to, it under the Food Safety and
Standards Act. It is called the Food Authority. The Food Authority is a body
corporate, having perpetual succession and a seal with power to acquire, hold
and dispose of property, both movable and immovable, and to contract and shall,
by the said name, sue or be sued. The Head office of FSSAI is located at Delhi
and other regional offices are located in other states. Also, we can consult in
your Responsibilities, Liability, Food recall procedures with our years of
experience. Register with us for FSSAI food license Online.
FSSAI online Food License is under the control
of Government of India and Ministry of Health and Family Affair which acts as
Fssai license consultant. The FSSAI establishes under the Food Safety and
Security Act of 2006 that sets standards for food products based on science and
regulates their production, storage, distribution, sales, and also imports to
ensure they are safe for consumption.
FSSAI License and Packaged Drinking Water
Pure water is the world’s first foremost
medicine. Water is the drinking force of nature. It is the right of every
living being on earth. Today clean drinking water is the first and the most
important step into lifting communities out of the cycles of illness and
poverty. Water is life and today only 3% of water available on earth is apt for
consumption out of which most of it is in the frozen form and the remaining is
not clean enough. Therefore we need water filtration plants.
A packaged drinking water plant is one where
the water is filtered and cleaned and then necessary minerals are added to it
before the final packaging. Today more and more people are advancing towards
the use of packaged drinking water. This has made package drinking water an
evergreen business. However, if you planning to open up a packaged drinking water
plant then make sure you have the FSSAI License.
What is FSSAI?
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (
FSSAI) is an autonomous body working under the Ministry of Health and Family
Welfare, Government of India. FSSAI was established under the Food Safety and
Standards Act, 2006 which regulates the Food Safety in India. The Ministry of
Health and Family welfare has made easy for the Food Business Operators to
obtain the FSSAI License Online.
Online Procedure for getting FSSAI License –
Food Business can apply online for the
registration or license through an online application system. Here is the step
by step guide which will make things clear to understand –
The first step is to visit the website
of FSSAI on your computer, laptop or any other device.
The second step is to click on Sign Up
( For self – Care Portal ) which will appear on the right side of your screen.
Then a sign-up form will appear, fill
in all the necessary contact details.
Once the window opens fill your
contact details.
Check that the e-mail address and
phone numbers you mention are active and in current use.
After filling up the form click on the
button Register to complete the sign-up process.
After completing the registering
process you will get a confirmation message ” Account successfully Created”.
You will also get a sign-up success confirmation message on your mobile as an
SMS and via e-mail too.
After this, you will have an online
account of FSSAI.
This User ID created will be valid
only for 30 days, so make sure you apply within this time span otherwise, ID
will be disabled within the 30 days.
This will be the first step to apply
for Online Registration/License for FSSAI.
When you are ready to apply for
License/Registration go to the website again.
Fill the details in the Online
Application Form. It will take some time so be prepared to sit at the computer
for a while and have necessary documents loaded on your computer system
beforehand like filled and signed Form B.
Important Points to Remember –
Once the online form is filled up
completely you have to take a printout of the filled out Online Application
Form before you click on ‘submit’
Once you have the print out then click
‘Submit’ tab
Make a note of the reference number
that is displayed on the screen once you have submitted the application
You need this reference number to
track the progress of your application for Registration or Licensing.
The web-enabled form is available
24X7 so you can apply any time but keep
time available as you must complete the whole application process preferably in
one sitting so there are no mistakes and it does not go into Incomplete
Application tab.
Remember you have to submit the
printout of the filled up Online Application Form to the Regional
Authority/State Authority with all supportive documents within 15 days from the
date of making the online submission for your application to be considered.
Q - Is the packaged water market in India
regulated?
Yes, it is compulsory for all the
manufacturers who intend to set up processing units, to obtain the ISI mark
from the Bureau of India Standards. Packaged Natural Mineral Water is governed
under IS:13428 and Packaged Drinking Water governed under IS:14543.
Q - Can one apply for the ISI mark and
commence production?
No. Unless the official inspection of the
plant, tests in an independent lab are carried out and official approval with
license number is obtained, the unit cannot commence commercial production.
Q - Is having an in-house laboratory
compulsory?
Yes, such a lab should be equipped to carry
out all physical, chemical and micro biological tests prescribed as per
IS:3025, and has to be conducted by expert chemists /micro biologists.
Q - Are there any standards that specify
the volume of water that can be packaged?
Yes. As per a notification issued by
the Ministry of Consumer Affairs on Feb28, 2001, amending Standards of Weights
and Measures [Packaged Commodities] Rules 1977, it is mandatory now for bottled
water to be sold only in prescribed standards. These are 100 ml / 150 ml / 200
ml / 250 ml / 300 ml / 330ml [ only in cans ], 500ml / 750 ml / 1 liter / 1.5
liter / 2, 3, 4, 5 liters and thereafter in multiples of 5 liters.
Q - Is it permissible to run a soft drink unit
and bottled water unit from the same premises?
No. Since the ingredients to be utilized in
soft drink [sugar and flavor] are likely to contaminate the surroundings and
equipment, it is neither advisable nor permissible to operate the same units
out of one place
Q - Is it safe to consume water packaged in
plastic bottles?
The plastic material used to contain naturally
sourced bottled waters found on supermarket shelves is made of PET
(Polyethylene Terephthalate) and is completely safe.
Q -Can I reuse the plastic bottles for storing
water?
Single-use plastic water bottles are not
designed for re-use. In the interest of hygiene and consumer safety, it is not
advisable to re-use single-use bottles for storing water. However, they can be
reused for other purposes like planters, drip irrigation etc.
Q - Why does bottled water vary in taste?
Naturally sourced bottled waters have different
concentrations of minerals in them, depending on the geology of the land that
they come from, which gives each bottled water a unique taste.For more information on the packaged drinking water, please read our post -
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