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Last Updated: 1 May 2018
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10.2 The owner or operator of the bottled water facility is responsible for completion of the sampling and analytical requirements set forth in this Standard. At the completion of the analysis a copy of the report is to be submitted to the Department.
The report may be used for monitoring purposes. The Director may from time to time in addition to the requirements in the Tables initiate sampling and analysis at the cost to the owner or operator of the bottled water facility, the sampling and analysis will be carried out by an approved laboratory.
10.3 The approved laboratory(s) to be appointed by the Minister for Commerce, Business Development and Investment in consultation with the relevant authorities and the name to be gazetted.
10.4 If the result of a monitoring sample analysis exceeds the MCL for a physical contaminant, except for turbidity or an inorganic chemical contaminant, except for nitrate, the owner or operator of the bottled water facility shall collect and analyse 3 more samples from the same production run, when feasible, but no later than 24 hours of learning of a potential violation. An MCL violation occurs when the average, rounded to the same number of significant figures as the MCL in question, of the 4 results exceeds the MCL. For nitrate, the owner or operator of the bottled water facility shall collect and analyse one more sample from the same production run, when feasible, but no later than 24 hours of learning of a potential violation. An MCL violation occurs when the average of the 2 results exceeds the MCL. The test for contaminants can be carried out at their own laboratory or at any other laboratory.
10.5 If the result of a monitoring sample analysis exceeds the MCL for the general organic chemical contaminants, the owner or operator of the bottled water facility shall collect and analyse 2 more samples from the same production run, when feasible, but no later than 24 hours of learning of a potential violation. An MCL violation occurs when at least one of the confirming samples is positive and the average of the initial sample and all the confirming samples exceeds the MCL.
10.6 The Director may exempt bottled water from the chemical and radiological MCLs based on justification, submitted by the owner or operator of the bottled water facility, that granting of the exemption will not cause a public health hazard. If an exemption is granted, an appropriate label, approved by the Director, shall be conspicuously placed on all bottles and/or containers of such exempted bottled water produced, distributed and/or sold within Fiji or exported to other countries.