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1993.03.05 :  Bottled Water

NOTE TO CORRESPONDENTS                
Contact: Chris W. Lecos (202-205-4144)
March 5, 1993

               FDA EXTENDS BOTTLED WATER COMMENT PERIOD 30 DAYS

    FDA has agreed to extend the comment period on a proposed
regulation for defining the various types of bottled water from
March 8 to April 7.  The proposed labeling definitions for
"mineral," "spring," "artesian," "well," "distilled" and "purified"
bottled waters were first announced in the Federal Register on Jan.
5.
    FDA had received extension requests from various industry
groups and companies saying they needed additional time to complete
surveys of consumer perceptions of spring and other types of
bottled water.
    The 30-day extension does not apply to FDA's other Jan. 5
proposals that would set new limits for various chemical and other
contaminants in bottled water.
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