Bottled Water Registration

Procedure for obtaining registration for bottled drinking water manufacturing facility

IMPORTANT! : Before starting the constructions of the factory please ensure that the well is completed in accordance with the water board regulations and the source water is in accordance with the SLSI standards. Registration will not be granted if the source water (before treatment) is not in accordance with the SLSI potable water standard.

Registration of bottled water manufacturing facility is done by the FCAU of the Ministry of Health in accordance with the Food (Bottled water Registration) Regulations 2011 under the Food Act No. 26 of 1980.                                                                                         

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Please ensure that the following requirements are met before applying                                                                          

  • The premises of the bottled water manufacturing facility and the water source should be owned by the applicant.
  • If not owed by the applicant, documentary evidence need to be provided to prove that the applicant has the legal right to use the land at least for 5 years.
  • Extent of the land shall be not less than 160 perches.
  • The water source should have been constructed in accordance with the gazette notification number 2010/23 of Water Resource Board Act No. 29 of 1964.
  • Source water shall comply with SLS 614:2013 standard of Sri Lanka Standard Institution.

Registration will be granted only for the following sources of water

  • Spring
  • Tube well
  • Dug well

Registration procedure

  1. Download the application.
    Application
  2. Get a printout of the application.
  3. Handover the application to the Food Control Administration Unit (FCAU) of the Ministry of Health at No. 226, 1st floor, Medi-house building, Sri Sangaraja Mawatha, Colombo10, along with the required documents in duplicate. The applicat should fulfil the requirements in the following table as well.
  4. Pay the registration fee (Rs.50,000/=)
  5. FCAU will send one set of documents to Sri Lanka Standard Institution.(SLSI)
  6. SlSI will do an audit of the premises and water source.
  7. SLSI will issue a recommendation letter to FCAU valid for one year for provisional registration of the facility.
  8. FCAU will inform the area PHI, MOH and FDI to inspect the factory and give recommendations to FCAU.
  9. FCAU will receive the recommendation from the above officers.
  10. FCAU will send an inspection team from FCAU to the site for inspection and report.
  11. On satisfactory recommendation of all above (8 & 9) Chief food authority will issue a conditional temporarily registration for one year.
  12. Within first year of registration SLSI will do a second audit of the facility.
  13. On satisfactory report from the SLSI, Chief food authority will issue registration for further 2 years.
  14. Renewal of the registration to be done every 3 years.
  15. Renewal will be based on the steps 8 and 9 above and analytical results of source and finished water.

Requirements for registering a bottled water manufacturing facility

Requirement From where could you obtain? How? Additional Details
Hydro Geological Survey Repot Water Resource Board (WRB) Officials from WRB will do the survey Contact WRB
Pumping Test Water Resource Board Officials from WRB will do the test Contact WRB
Chemical Analysis of Raw Water Industrial Technology Institute (ITI)
120/4A Vidya mawatha, Colombo 07.
Tel : +94 112 379 800
  • 5 litres of water in a Plastic can
  • Water in 1 litre Glass Bottle x2 (Fill Only ¾ of Glass bottle)
  • Water in 1 litre Glass Bottle x3
 Public health inspector or food and drugs inspector in your area will have to collect the samples
Microbiological Analysis of Raw Water Medical Research Institute Borella.
Tel : +94 112 693 532
Ext 148
or
The City Microbiological Laboratary.
43, Arnold Rathnayaka Mawatha.
Tel : +94 112 695 171		 Contact the MOH office in your area Sample need to be collected by the PHI or Food & Drug Inspector
Chemical Analysis of Finished Water ITI / Government Analyst’s Department
No 31, Isuru Mawatha Battharamulla.
Tel : +94 112 786 395, +94 112 176 800		 Water in 1.5 Litre Plastic Bottle x 2  Public health inspector or food and drugs inspector in your area will have to collect the samples 
Microbiological Analysis of Finished Water Medical Research Institute
Borella.
Tel : +94 112 693 532
Ext : 148
or
The City Microbiological Laboratory
43, Arnold Rathnayaka Mawatha.
Tel : 94 112 695 171		 Water in 1 Litre Plastic Bottle Public health inspector or food and drugs inspector in your area will have to collect the samples

Required documents (to be produced along with the application)

Document Description
Location Map Submit the google map of factory location
Site Plan Water source and factory should be marked in a copy of survey plan
Factory Lay Out Approved building plan from relevant local authority
Sketch Map of the Source Water & Processing Facility Provide a map with detailed components of the facility
Process Flow Chart Use a flow diagram of the production process
Annual Licence From relevant local authority
Two Specimen of Label Actual labels of the product which shall be in accordance with Food (labelling & Advertising Regulations - 2005)
Organization Chart of the Company Organisational structure of the company
Supervising Schedules Provide how the routine supervision is done in the facility
Training Document Provide documentary proof of any training conducted for your staff on food handling / hygiene
Job Description Provide job descriptions of all staff members
Medical Reports of Employees Produce medical certificates from a registered Western Medical Practitioner in accordance with food (Hygiene) regulations 2011