{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/natural-mineral-water-spring-water-and-bottled-drinking-water-england-regulations-2007/schedule-4/paragraph-8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/natural-mineral-water-spring-water-and-bottled-drinking-water-england-regulations-2007/schedule-4/paragraph-8.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2007/2785",
  "legislation_title": "The Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water (England) Regulations 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/natural-mineral-water-spring-water-and-bottled-drinking-water-england-regulations-2007",
  "path": "schedule/4/paragraph/8",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Both at source and during its marketing, water shall be free from—\n(a) parasites and pathogenic micro-organisms;\n(b) Escherichia coli and other coliforms and faecal streptococci in any 250 ml sample examined;\n(c) sporulated sulphite-reducing anaerobes in any 50 ml sample examined; and\n(d) Pseudomonas aeruginosa in any 250 ml sample examined.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 4 para. 8 substituted (16.7.2009) by The Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1598), regs. 1, 8(c)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/2785/schedule/4/paragraph/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:43:33.929717+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}