MEDICAL-ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF QUALITY OF BOTHYLENE MINERAL DRINKING WATER

Abstract

The consumption and production of mineral waters in Ukraine is increasing. The only normative document that is intended to regulate the quality of packaged mineral waters is DSTU 878: 2006 "Waters mineral packed. Specifications". The quality of used water can vary significantly from the various manufacturers. The quality of bottled drinking water of the most common trademarks of Ukraine from the shops of Cherkassy city research was conducted and provides medical and ecological assessment of the safety of its consumption. The correspondence of the information on the labels when marking the packaged drinking water from different manufacturers to their chemical composition, organoleptic parameters is analyzed. It was determined that not all samples of mineral waters are on the labeling label in accordance with the normative documents. According to the existing national classification of mineral drinking water by the degree of mineralization, all the samples of drinking water with mineral salts in the range from 1 to 8 g / dc3 should be attributed to the waters intended for the treatment of health. However, the marking of bottled mineral water from the brands Morshynska, Mirgorodskaya, Natural spring, Truskavets, Talnevskaya, Bon aqua, Promo marka places this water as a natural dining water, although it may indicate the chemical composition of the salts contained in the water. Foreign samples of mineral water (Vytautas, Borjomi, Altavalle, San Benedetto, Evian) more clearly indicate the purpose of water: waters intended for the treatment of health or natural mineral water with a low content of minerals. These indicators are very important for the consumer, since the increased degree of mineralization of drinking water limits the duration of its consumption. According to the organoleptic properties, samples of packaged drinking water had matched to the normative indicators. Thus, the chemical composition of drinking water declared on the labels does not always comply with national norms and requirements for drinking mineral waters, which may negatively affect on the safety of consumption of such products for the final consumers.