A health ministry source told Business Line that packaged water manufactured
before the notification period lapsed (March 29, 2001) will be allowed to sell
in the market until their respective "expiry dates or best before period"
lapses. But it is not a six-month extension.
INDIA: No extension given for Indian bottled water regulations
The Indian Union Health Ministry has put an end to rumours that it has agreed to an extension to new regulations forcing bottled water producers to stamp all packaging with the ISI mark. A health ministry source told Business Line that packaged water manufactured before the notification period lapsed (March 29, 2001) will be allowed to sell in the market until their respective "expiry dates or best before period" lapses. But it is not a six-month extension.