Mozambique: Mandatory certification of bottled water in the works

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Mozambique: Mandatory certification of bottled water in the works

11:59 CAT | 08 Feb 2022

FILE PHOTO - For illustration purposes only. [File photo: Domingo]

All over the world, certification is a quality process which producers implement voluntarily. However, in some cases, the government can make the process mandatory, especially when public health is at risk.

It is in this context that the Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MIC), through the National Institute for Standardization and Quality (INNOQ), in coordination with the Ministry of Health (MISAU), is preparing to introduce mandatory certification of all bottled water – mineral water and purified and mineralized water – intended for human consumption.

According to INNOQ director general Geraldo Albasini, all producers or companies which bottle water for consumption in the country must comply with the certification standard on a mandatory basis.

Under normal conditions, all goods whose consumption is likely to affect public health should be certified, but this is not always the case.

Where certification is voluntary, some producers decline to comply, in the end supplying products which are not fit for human consumption.

Source: Jornal Domingo