"People need to be careful in buying bottled water products. If not, we can get digestive problems like diarrhea and vomiting," said the Central Testing Section Chief Agro Industries (BBIA), Mulhaquddin, Thursday (25/11/2010) in Jakarta.
Mulhaquddin asserted, manufacturers need to pay attention to drinking water quality test using a laboratory accredited by National Accreditation Committee (KAN). Standard used must also be in accordance with the rules of drinking water and the Indonesian National Standard (SNI).
To find a drinking water is guaranteed hygiene, required level of TPC (total colonies of microorganisms) is low. "If the TPC was already low, it is not just drinking water is safe to eat, but also taste fresher and does not produce substances that smells," he said.
Head of Certification Testing and Calibration BBIA, Maman Rohaman, explained, decent and safe water to drink can be viewed from two aspects.
First, the physical through the normal sense, no smell, color (a maximum of 5 units Pt-Co), p6 6.0 to 8.5 and 1.5 NTU maximum clarity.
Second, free from chemicals, radioactive and harmful bacteria (like Escherichia coli, Salmonella and Pseudomonas aeruginosa).
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