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GCC STANDARDIZATION ORGANIZATION (GSO) 
 
 
 
مشروع: نهبئي 
 
 
 
GSO 5  SC 1  /FDS/….:2011 (E)  
 
 
 
بطبقبث الميبه المعبأة 
Labeling of bottled water 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prepared by: 
 Gulf technical committee for sector stan dards of  
Food and agriculture products 
 
 
This document is a draft Gulf standard circulated for comments, it is therefore, subject to 
alteration and modification, and may not be referred as a Gulf standard, until approved by the 
Board of Directors. 
                                                        
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Labeling of bottled water 
 بطبقبث الميبه المعبأة  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date of approval: تبريخ الاعتمبد: 
Legal status: صفت الإصذار:  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 GSO/…. :2011  
GSO/….:2011  GSO STANDARD 
 
 
Foreword 
 
Standardization Organization for GCC (GSO) is a regional Organization whic h consists of the 
National Standard Bodies of GCC member States.  
One of GSO main functions is to issue Gulf Standard/ Technical regulation through specialized 
technical committees (TCs).  
 
GSO through the technical program of committee TC No: (5) "Technic al Gulf committee for 
food and agriculture product standards" has prepared this standard “Labeling of bottled water”. 
 The draft standard has been prepared by (State of Qatar).  
 
This standard has been prepared after review the Arabic, foreigner, Internati onal standards and 
related complied references.  
This standard has been approved as Gulf Technical regulation by GSO Board of Directors in its 
meeting No…../………..held on      /      /      H,         /       /       
  
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 1Labeling of bottled water 
 
1 Scope  and field of application:  
    This Gulf Standard is concerned with labeling of bottled drinking water and 
bottled natural mineral water prepared for drink, and not concerned with labels 
of other types of bottled water which sell or used for other purposes. 
 
2-Complementary references:  
2.1 GSO 9:” Labeling of prepackaged foods stuffs”. 
2.2 GSO 150: “Expiration periods of food products”. 
2.3 GSO 987: “Bottled natural mineral water”. 
2.4 GSO 1025: “Bottled drinking water”. 
  
3- Definition:  
3.1 Bottled drinking w ater:  
  Treated drinking water intended for human consumption, and may contain or 
added to it natural minerals.  
3.2 Bottled natural mineral water: 
  Water which is obtained directly from natural or drilled sources from 
underground water -bearing -strata  for  which  all  possible precautions should be 
taken to avoid any pollution of, or external influence on, the chemical and 
physical qualities of natural mineral water. It is collected under conditions which 
guarantee the original microbiological purity and ch emical composition of 
essential components. Separation of suspended constituents by decantation or 
filtration or aeration , and not aloe to carry out any chemical treatment which 
change from the nature of source water, It is packaged close to the point of 
emergence of the source    
 
4- Mandatory labels:  
Without prejudice to what mentioned in Gulf Standards stated in items 2.1, 2.4, 
the following mandatory labels shall be declared on the label of the container:  
4.1 “Product name: bottled drinking water or bo ttled natural mineral water.  
4.2 Water source: (Wells - spring - tunnel - underground water…etc.).  
4.3 PH. 
4.4 Water analytical composition. 
4.5 Net volume in Metric system.  
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 24.6 Statement (adding fluoride) if fluoride added to bottled water. 
4.7 The following  statements shall be declared on the label of natural mineral 
water according to the case: 
4.7.1 Contain bicarbonate: If bicarbonate content more than 600 ppm. 
4.7.2 Contain sulfate: If sulfate content more than 200 ppm. 
4.7.3 Contain chloride: If chloride  content more than 200 ppm  
4.7.4 Contain calcium: If calcium content more than 150 ppm 
4.7.5 Contain magnesium: If magnesium content more than 150 ppm 
4.7.6 Contain iron: If ferrous iron content more than 1 ppm 
4.7.7 Contain sodium: If sodium content more than 200 ppm  
4.7.8 Contain low sodium content: If sodium content not more than 20 ppm 
4.7.9  Where the product contains more than 1 mg/L of fluoride the term 
“contains fluoride” shall be appear as part of, on in close proximity to 
the name of the product.  In addition to statement “the product is not 
suitable for infant and children under age of seven years” where the 
product contains more than 2 mg/L fluorides. 
4.8 Expiry date and production date in month and year. 
4.9 The labeling information shall be wri tten on the containers and shall not be 
written only on   carton boxes or the like. 
 
5-Voluntary labels: 
5.1 Commercial name. 
5.2 Authorization date. 
5.3 Geographical place for water source. 
 
6-Porhibited labels:  
6.1 It is prohibited to write any claims co ncerning medical (preventive, alleviate 
or curative) or any other beneficial effects relating to the health of the 
consumer. 
6.2 Its prohibited to use of any statement of any pictorial device which may 
create confusion in the mind of the consumer about the nature, origin, 
composition and properties of bottled water put on sale. 
  
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المراجع 
 References 
 
 
مواصفت لجنت دستور الأغذيتCAC 227/2001 
مياه الشزب المعبأة(غيز المياه المعدنيت الطبيعيت )  
Codex standard CAC 227/2001 
Bottled drinking waters (other than 
 natural mineral waters) 
مواصفت لجنت دستور الأغذيت CAC 108/2001 
المياه المعدنيت الطبيعيت Codex standard CAC 108/2001 
Natural mineral water