New norms for bottled water from today
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31/12/2003
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Tribune (New Delhi)
The government said it was fully prepared to implement new standards on pesticide residues in bottled drinking water from tomorrow and the companies concerned would have to meet these norms to stay in business. "The standards have been upgraded and we are ready to implement the new norms. Just as the existing standards the new ones will also be strictly implemented', Consumer Affairs Minister Sharad Yadav told. The Bureau of Indian Standards would be the nodal agency for implementing the standards.