The Central Committee on Food Standards (CCFS), which met the Health Ministry to set new standards for food products, has recommended that water used in soft drinks should conform to the same norms as those set for packaged water, Ministry sources said. Upholding the report submitted by the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), the committee has decided to set new guidelines for the permissible limit of pesticides in soft drinks, the Ministry sources added. "The committee will invite suggestions from the soft drink industry as well as the non-governmental organisations (NGOs) for fixing the pesticide level in beverages," the sources said.