Water Sanitation Health

Codex Alimentarius Commission standards and the Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality

Rolling revision of the WHO Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality

This issue is included in the plan of work of the rolling revision of the WHO Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality.

Background

It has been drawn to WHO’s attention that the text of the Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality implies that both the CAC standard for bottled/packaged water and the CAC standard for mineral waters refer to the Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality, whereas only the bottled/packaged water standard refers to the Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality.

Expected end-product(s)

Revised text for second addendum.

Progress to date

The Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality Working Group meeting (Geneva, 2005) agreed on a plan of work.

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