On May 3rd, 2018, Macau Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau released the "Hygienic Guideline for Packaged Drinking Water", which will serve as the primary reference regulators will use to assess product quality/safety. The guideline mainly specifies sampling method and items, including sensory requirements, physical and chemical indicators, microorganism indicators and other requirements.
The product will be identified as unqualified if any one of the items listed in physical and chemical indicators table (except sensory requirements) is found non-compliant. Here are the detailed parameters:
Items | Maximum level (mg/L) |
Arsenic (As) | 0.01 |
Lead (Pb) | 0.01 |
Mercury (Hg) | 0.001 |
Chromium (Cr) | 0.05 |
Cadmium (Cd) | 0.003 |
Selenium (Se) | 0.01 |
Cyanide | Refers to Quality Standard of Water Consumed by Human in Water Supply and Drainage Regulation currently effective in Macau. |
Nitrate | |
Nitrite | |
Bromate | 0.01 |
Chloroform | 0.3 |
Carbon Tetrachloride | 0.004 |
Reference linkPlease click here for complete version of Macau Hygienic Guideline for Packaged Drinking Water, and just feel free to contact Chemlinked if you need any help with this document.
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