The Consumer Council apologized on Thursday for mislabeling and retested Nongfu Spring's water sample, raising its overall rating. The Consumer Council today clarified the sample, stating that after meeting and having an in-depth exchange with the representatives of Nongfu Spring yesterday (Jul 17), it learned that the product in question is neither "natural mineral water" nor "purified drinking water", but just "drinking water". It also added that the standard adopted by the company is the "National Food Safety Standard Packaged Drinking Water" from the place of production - the mainland. In light of this, the council reclassified the sample into the independent category "natural drinking water" and scored the sample again. The watchdog confirmed that it is within the range of the limit for "drinking water" and is well below the maximum limit, making it safe to drink.

Source: The Standard July 18, 2024 12:22 UTC