Joint Resolution 22/2021 of the Secretariat of Health Quality and the Secretariat of Food, Bioeconomy and Regional Development modifies Article 982 of the Argentine Food Code for drinking water.

ARTICLE 1.- Article 982 of the Argentine Food Code is hereby replaced and shall be worded as follows: “Article 982: The designations Drinking water for public supply and Drinking water for domestic use are understood to mean water suitable for food and domestic use: it shall not contain substances or foreign bodies of biological, organic, inorganic or radioactive origin in such quantities as to be dangerous to health. It shall have a pleasant taste and be practically colorless, odorless, clear and transparent. Drinking water for domestic use is water from a public supply, well or other source, located in domestic reservoirs or tanks.

Drinking water should meet the following physical, chemical and microbiological criteria:

Physical characteristics:

Turbidity: max. 3 N T U:

Color: max. 5 Pt-Co scale;

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