The SANBWA “Guidelines and Standards for Bottling Lines” Edition 2 is available a cost of R500.00 (excl. VAT and Postage). This is the first document of its nature for the South African Natural Bottled Water Industry, and a good handbook for the new bottler of natural mineral water. This also outlines all SANBWA’s technical and processing requirements for membership.

If you wish to order SANBWA’s “Guidelines and Standards for Bottling Lines” you can do this via telephone, fax or email. Please provide your name, telephone and fax numbers as well as postal address where you would like the manual posted to.

Tel: +27 11 884 5916
Fax: +27 11 884 5566
Email: sanbwa_cg@worldonline.co.za or click here to complete our form.

The following topics are covered in the Guidelines manual:

CONTENTS

1. Buildings and facilities
   

2. Hygiene and amenities
   

3. Process flow
   

   1. Product Water

   2. Packaging Material

   3. Filling area

   4. Carbon Dioxide
      

4. Materials in contact with water
   

5. Disinfection and cleaning
   

6. Analysis required
   

7. Packaging material recommendations
   

8. Good manufacturing practice
   

9. Appendices
   

   1. Contact information

   2. Source protection Guidelines

   3. SANBWA Regulations

   4. SANBWA plant inspection sheet

  This document is currently being revised and
Guidelines and Standards for Natural Water
and Waters Defined by origin will be available for
sale in 2008.

The new Guidelines and Standards for Prepared
Water will also be available for sale in
2008.