Activity Details

Gulf Technical Regulation for Bottled Drinking Water No. (GSO 1025/20149) and its technical amendment No. (GSO 1025:2014/Amd 1:2016)

Key Related Supplementary Specifications:

 GSO 9, "Labeling of Packaged Foodstuffs"

 Labeling of Bottled Drinking Water and Bottled Natural Mineral Water

 GSO 21, "Hygienic Conditions in Food Factories and Their Workers"

 GSO 839, "Food Containers - Part 1: General Requirements"

 GSO 1016, "Permissible Microbiological Limits in Foodstuffs and Commodities - Part 1"

 GSO 1928, "Code of Hygienic Practice for Bottled Drinking Water (Other than Natural Mineral Drinking Water)"

 Approved Gulf Standard Specifications for "Chemical Test Methods for Drinking and Mineral Water"

 Definitions

 Treatment Requirements

 Product Characteristics

 Characteristics related to quality

 Chemical components naturally present in water

 Chemical components from industrial sources and human household pollutants

 Chemical components from agricultural activities

 Chemical components used in or in contact with drinking water treatment

 Pesticide residues used for public health purposes

 Radiological characteristics (radioisotopes)

 Biological characteristics:

 Microbiological characteristics:

 Sampling

 Testing methods

 Packaging

 Explanatory data

 Transportation, storage, and handling requirements

Target Audience:

Water plant workers

Water monitoring and standardization personnel

Consumer protection organizations workers