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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/natural-mineral-water-spring-water-and-bottled-drinking-water-england-amendment-regulations-2018/schedule-1",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2018/352",
  "legislation_title": "The Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2018",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/natural-mineral-water-spring-water-and-bottled-drinking-water-england-amendment-regulations-2018",
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  "number": "1",
  "heading": "New Schedule 2",
  "text": "“SCHEDULE 2\nRequirements for water bottled and labelled as “spring water” and bottled drinking water\nRegulations 10 and 13\nPART 1\nRequirements for water bottled and labelled as “spring water” and bottled drinking water\nWater bottled and labelled as “spring water” and bottled drinking water meet the requirements of this Schedule if—\n(a) in relation to each of the parameters specified in the first column of the tables in Part 2 (microbiological parameters) and Part 3 (chemical parameters), it does not contain the parameter at a concentration or value exceeding the concentration or value specified for that parameter in the second column of the relevant table—\n(i) as measured by reference to the unit of measurement specified in the third column of the relevant table, and\n(ii) as read, in the case of the table in Part 3, with any further provision relating to the parameter, or concentration or value for the parameter, specified in the fourth column of the table,\n(b) in relation to each of the parameters specified in the first column of the table in Part 4 (radioactive substances), it does not contain the parameter at an activity concentration or value exceeding the activity concentration or value specified for that parameter in the second column of the relevant table as measured by reference to the unit of measurement specified in the third column of the table,\n(c) it does not contain (disregarding any parameters covered by sub-paragraphs (a) and (b)), any micro-organism, parasite or any other property, element or substance at a concentration or value that would constitute a potential danger to human health, and\n(d) it does not contain any substance (whether or not a parameter) at a concentration or value that, in conjunction with any other property, element, substance or organism it contains (whether or not a parameter), would constitute a potential danger to human health.\nPART 2\nParametric values for microbiological parameters\nParameter\nParametric value\nUnit of measurement\nEscherichia coli\n(E. coli)\n0/250 ml\nnumber/250 ml\nEnterococci\n0/250 ml\nnumber/250 ml\nPseudomonas aeruginosa\n0/250 ml\nnumber/250ml\nColony count 22ºC\n100/ml\nnumber/ml\nColony count 37ºC\n20/ml\nnumber/ml\nPART 3\nParametric concentrations for chemical parameters\nParameter\nParametric concentration\nUnit of measurement\nFurther provision\nAcrylamide\n0.10\nµg/l\nAntimony\n5.0\nµg Sb/l\nArsenic\n10\nµg As/l\nBenzene\n1.0\nµg/l\nBenzo(a)pyrene\n0.010\nµg/l\nBoron\n1.0\nmg/l\nBromate\n10\nµg/l BrO3/l\nCadmium\n5.0\nµg Cd/l\nChromium\n50\nµg Cr/l\nCopper\n2.0\nmg Cu/l\nCyanide\n50\nµg CN/l\n1,2-dichloroethane\n3.0\nµg/l\nEpichlorohydrin\n0.10\nµg/l\nFluoride\n1.5\nmg F/l\nLead\n10\nµg Pb/l\nMercury\n1.0\nµg Hg/l\nNickel\n20\nµg Ni/l\nNitrate\n50\nmg NO3/l\nThe concentration (mg/l) of nitrate divided by 50 added to the concentration (mg/l) of nitrite divided by 3 must not exceed 1.\nNitrite\n0.50\nmg NO2/l\nThe concentration (mg/l) of nitrate divided by 50 added to the concentration (mg/l) of nitrite divided by 3 must not exceed 1.\nPesticides—\nOnly those pesticides which are likely to be present in a given water must be monitored.\n(a) individual substances—\n(i) in the case of aldrin, dieldrin, heptachlor and heptachlor epoxide\n0.030\nµg/l\nThe parametric concentration applies to each individual pesticide.\n(ii) in the case of other individual pesticides\n0.10\nµg/l\nThe parametric concentration applies to each individual pesticide.\n(b) total pesticides\n0.50\nµg/l\nThe concentration for “total pesticides” refers to the total sum of the concentrations of all the individual pesticides detected and quantified in the monitoring procedure.\nPolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons\n0.10\nµg/l\nThe parametric concentration applies to the total sum of the concentrations of all the individual polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons detected and quantified in the monitoring procedure.\nSelenium\n10\nµg Se/l\nTetrachloroethene and trichloroethene\n10\nµg/l\nThe parametric concentration applies to the total sum of the concentrations of both of the parameters specified in the first column.\nTrichloromethanes\n100\nµg/l\nThe parametric concentration applies to the total sum of the concentrations of all the individual trichloromethanes\ndetected and quantified in the monitoring procedure.\nVinyl chloride\n0.50\nµg/l\nPART 4\nParametric activity concentrations for radon and tritium and parametric value for indicative dose\nParameter\nParametric activity concentration or value\nUnit of Measurement\nRadon\n100\nBq/l\nTritium\n100\nBq/l\nIndicative Dose\n0.10\nmSv\n”",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/352/schedule/1",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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