Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

NTH (15"") CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

COMM

E REPORT NO._2273
UL 2012

Submitted by the Committee on Trade And Industry on __0.

Re : House BilNo, GS88
Recommending its approval in substitution of House Bill No. 1075

Sponsors Representatives Garcia A.R., Apacible, and Rodriguez R.

Mr. Speaker:

Yhe Committee on Trade And Industry to which was referred House Bill No. 1075,
introduced by Representatives Rufus B. Rodriguez, Maximo B. Rodriguez, Jr. and Ben P.
Evardone, entitled:

AN ACT j
ESTABLISHING QUALITY STANDARDS FOR MINERAL,
AND OTHER BOTTLED WATER

“ARBONAI

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hhas considered the same and recommends that the attached House Bill No. _—_, entitled:

AN ACT
ESTABLISHING QUALITY STANDARDS FOR MINERAL, CARBONATED
AND OTHER BOTTLED WATER

be approved in substitution of House Bill No. 1075 with Representatives Rodriguez R.,
Rodriguez M., Evardone, Garcia A. R.. Apacible, Duavit, Biron, Defensor, Alvarez A.,
Vrefias, Casifio, Villarica, Mandanas, Fernandez, Garay, Teodoro, Del Rosario A.R.,
Sacdalan, Osmeiia, Joson, Rodriguez L., Lacson- Yu, Ferrer J., Sahidulla, Lagdameo A.,
Bonoan-David, Mellana, Sakaluran, Quisumbing, Unabia, Batocabe, Colmenares, Haresco,
Villar, Pancho, Enverga, Cojuangeo F.. Cajayon, Tugna, Ty, Romualdez, Arroyo D.,
Gonzales A., Panotes, and Bagasina as authors thereof.

Respectfully Submitted:

mittee on Trade and Industry

THE HONORABLE SPEAKER
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,


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Republic o* the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Quezon City

EENTH (15
Second Regular Ses

HOUSE BILL NO.
(in Su House Bill No. 1075)

Introduced by Representatives Rodriguez R., Rodriguez M., Evardone, Garcia A. R.,
Apacible. Duavit, Biron, Defensor, Alvarez A., Trefas, Casifio, Villerica, Mandanas,
Fernandez, Garay, Teodoro, Del Rosario A. Sacdalan, Osmefia, Joson, Rodriguez 1.,
Lacson-Noel, Yu, Ferrer J. Sahidulla, Lagdameo A., Boncan-David, Mellana, Sakaluran,
Quisumbing. Unabia, Betocabe, Colmenares, Haresco, Villar, Pencho, Enverga,
Cojuangco F... Cajayon, Tugna, Ty, Romuatdez, Gonzales A., Panotes, and Bagasina

AN ACT
LITY STANDARDS FOR MINERAL, CARBONATED
WATER

ESTABLISHING QL
AND OTHER BOTTLE

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress
assembled:

SECTION 1. Short Title. This Act shail be known as the “Safe Bottled Water
tet of 2012

SEC. 2. Statement of Polic)

~ Itis the policy of the State to protect and promote
the health of the people. Towards this end, it shall ensure that potable, safe and
affordable drinking water is available to all the people by adopting a comprehensive

policy framework to regulate the activities of the mineral, carbonated and other bottled

water businesses including suppliers, distributors and seilers thereof

SEC. 3. Quality Standards for Botiled Water. -

a. The interim or revised national primary drinking water reguletions concerning

maximum contaminant levels promulgated by the Director of the Food and Drugs

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(FDA) shall be applicable to all bottled drinking waters, including
mineral, spring, natural sparsli

and vended water.

b. Within twelve (12) months after the date of the effectivity of this Act, the
Secretary of the Department of Health (DOH) shall establish quality standards and
detinitions for mineral water and carbonated water which shall include:

1) limits for total dissolved solids, sulfate, sodium and trihalomethane
content;

2) as determined by established health-based drinking water standards.
SEC.

4. Source Protection. ~ Wi

in twelve (12) months after the date of

effectivity of this Act, the Director of the FDA shall:

a. identify sate sources of bottled water:

b. establish criteria to determine the adequacy as well as the protection of
approved sources’ of bottled water including but not limited to:
1) minimum construction standards for water wells;
2) minimum distance separation from upstream wastewater discharges;
3) minimum distance separation from abandoned wells, septic tanks, waste

impoundm

nt and landfills, H

. Monitoring, Reporting and Inspection, ~ Within (12) months atter the
date of the effectivity of this Act, the Director of the FDA shall:
&, establish a boitled water monitoring program which, at a minimum, shall:
1) be as stringent as that used for public warer supplies and which provides
for yearly testing and monitoring for unregulated contaminants for which
public water utilities must test, and

2) require that ar

analysis or testing be performed in an approved and
certified laboratory
b. establish a bottled water reporting program that shall:

1) stipulate time tables and procec ures for timely reporting:

2) provide public notification procedures should any bottled water be found

to be in excess of health-based standards;


3) establish « national cegistry of botied water facilities and their most current

Ieporting inform:

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1) requive that records of sampling and analysis be méintained et the plant for

aot less that two (2) years and shall be avail

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request

¢. establish a bottled water facil

nspection program which ineludes, at a

minimum, we sel

heduiled inspections a year and one unscheduled inspection &
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SEC. 6. Recall Regulations — Within six (6) months alter the date of effectivity
of this Act, the Director of the FIDA shall -

a. establish procedui

plic notification guidelines for recall of a bottled

water product which fall below any healtli-based standard

b, require each hottled water manufacturer to develop and submit individual

recall notificati | procedures
SEC. 7. Prohibition of Dual Use of Bottled Water Equipment, ~ Within welve

(12) months after the date of effectivity of this Act, the Director of the EDA shall prohibit

anc bot!

the processing of non-carbonated water with equipment used to process

milk, fruit juice or other food producss likely to contribute nutrients for microbiological

growth.

SEC. 8. Bouling, Packaging and Storage Study. ~The Divector of the FDA shat]

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induct a comprchensive stttdy of contaminants and the extent to which they contribute
to the degradation of bottled water from the unique processing and storage of botiled
water. The Director shall pay particular attention te contamination sroblems which may
arise from the bottling, packaging or storage af bottled water products.

SEC. 9. Labeling ~W

ix (6) months after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Seeretary of the DOI shall:

a. establish and enforce clear, concise. and on

| uniform source labeling
requirements fer al! hottled water products whicls. ata minimum, includes:

1) the ari

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3). type of treatment, if any:

4) the date of boitli

5) the address of the bottler; and

6) provide numerical specification of sodium content.
b. define mineral water, spring water. naturally carbonated, naturally sparkling,
well water, natural well water, artesian water, natural artesian water, purified

water, distilled water, drinki

@ water and all other variants of bottled water
existing in the market. and require that the definition for the appropriate
product be placed on the bottle.

SEC. 10. Appropriations. ~ The initial amount necessary to implement the
provisions of this Act shall be charged against the current year's appropriation of the

Food and Dri

Administration under the Department of Health. Thereafter, such sums as

maybe necessary for the continued implementation of this Act shall be included in the

annual General Appropriatior

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SEC. 11. Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). ~ The DOH shall issue
the IRR for this Act within one hundred twenty (120) days from its effectivity.

SEC. 12. Separability Clause. — If any provision or part hereof, is held invalid or
unconstitutional. the remainder of the law or the provision not otherwise affected shall

remain valid and subsisting.

SEC. 13. Repealing Clause. — Any law. presidential decree or issuance, executive

order, letter of instruction. administ

tive order, rule or regulation contrary to or
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act is hereby repealed, modified or amended

accordin;

SEC. 14. Effectivity Clause. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved. i


FACT SHEET
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House Bill No. Ove
{As Approved by the Committee on October 11, 2011)

AN ACT

ESTABLISHING QUALITY STANDARDS FOR MINERAL, CARBONATED
AND OTHER BOTTLED WATER

Introduced by: Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez, Rep. Maximo B. Rodrigue and Rep. Ben P. Evardone

Committee Referral: COMMITTEE ON TRADE & INDUSTRY
Committee Chairperson: REP, ALBERT RAYMOND S. GARCIA

OBJECTIVE:

To regulate the sale of bottled water by establishing quality standards for mineral.
carbonated and other bottled water in order to protect consumers from trace
malpractices and from substandard or hazardous products consistent with Article
16, Section 9 of the Philippine Constitution.

KEY PROVISIONS:
+ Sets a National Primary Drinking Water Regulations for bottled water providing for,
among others, its source protection, monitoring, reporting and inspection, recall

regulations, prohibition of dual use of bottled water equipment and for its bottling,
packaging and storage study

Empowers the Secretary of Health to establish quality standards and definitions for
mineral water and carbonated water as specified in Section 3 of this Act

Provides a uniform source labeling requirement for bottled water by identifying the
original source of the water: type of water; type of treatment, if any, the date of
bottling; the address of the bottler, and numerical specification of sodium content

Defines bottled water to include all other variants of bottled water existing in the
market

Authorizes the Department of Health and the Food and Drugs Administration to

appropriate in their respective annual budgets the amount necessary for the
effective implementation of this Act

RELATED LAW:

+ The Consumer Act (Republic Act 7384)