Appendix

Water definitions

Bottled drinking water

The basic requirements of the UK regulations are:

• ‘Bottled drinking water ‘is a legal category of water and should not be confused with the general use of the term ‘bottled water’.

• Can come from any source - groundwater, surface water (e.g. lake or river), tap water or other (e.g. glacier, iceberg, rainwater)

• Need not be bottled at source.

• Can undergo any form of water treatment.

• Water from a single source can be bottled under different names.

• Can be bottled under any description except one that is misleading to consumers. Use of the description natural mineral water, spring water or mineral water is not permitted. Some commonly used descriptions are ‘table water’ and ‘purified water’.

• The water must meet requirements for microbiological and chemical quality.

• These definitions are a simple description of the requirements of the UK bottled water regulations. Section 18 - Legislation details the relevant regulations for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and any subsequent amendments.

Flavoured water

Sweetened with sugar, sweetener or unsweetened with added fruit essence; sparkling and still natural mineral, spring or bottled drinking water with added flavourings.

Includes:

• Flavoured unsweetened bottled waters

• Flavoured bottled waters with added sugar and/or sweetener

Excludes:

• ‘Schorle’ (sparkling water and fruit juice) and other soft drinks

• ‘Limonaden’ (water-based, flavoured carbonated soft drinks popular in Germany)

• Pressé drinks (ready-to-drink cordial drinks)

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Water definitions

Functional water

Functional waters have added functional ingredients, such as botanicals, vitamins, minerals, oxygen or others. Functional waters can be still or sparkling and can be flavoured or unflavoured. Such waters are marketed as having a functional positioning.

Juicy water

Defined as water with added juice, juice content ranges from 5% to 25-30%. However, the key attribute is consumer perception of such products as being water plus juice as opposed to a juice drink. These drinks are perceived by consumers to be closer to flavoured waters than juices/nectars.

Includes:

• Drench Juicy

• Volvic Juicy

• This Juicy Water

Excludes:

• San Pellegrino Aranciata, Limonata etc.

• Capri Sun

• Vimto

Water plus

Water plus includes flavoured waters, functional waters and juicy waters as defined above.