Consultation outcome

Drinking water quality: monitoring safety and quality of spring water and bottled drinking water

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 14 December 2017
• Last updated: 17 May 2018 — See all updates

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

Summary of responses and government response

PDF, 262 KB, 13 pages

Detail of outcome

We received 10 responses to this consultation. The Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 came into force on 6 April 2018.

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Original consultation

Summary

Seeking views on implementing the EU Directive 2015/1787 on the safety and quality of spring water and bottled drinking water.

This consultation was held on another website.

This consultation ran from
14 December 2017 to 11:45pm on 18 January 2018

Consultation description

We want to know what you think about plans to introduce risk-based sampling for monitoring the quality and safety of spring and bottled drinking water. These proposals would implement the measures in EU directive 2015/1787.

We’re also proposing to update the current methods of analysis.

Published 14 December 2017
Last updated 17 May 2018 + show all updates

1. 17 May 2018

   Summary of responses added.

2. 14 December 2017

   First published.