The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has released amended guidance on the recognition, exploitation, bottling and labelling rules for natural mineral water, spring water and bottled drinking water in the UK.
 
The FSA is reviewing this guidance in depth and has sought views from stakeholders and interested parties. Suggested changes are being considered for inclusion in the draft revised guidance, which will be consulted on in 2010/ early 2011 alongside a draft consolidation of the Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water Regulations. The draft revised guidance will be in the new format for FSA guidance.
 
In the meantime the FSA has updated the 2007 version of the guidance notes to include references to the current legislation that applies to bottled water and to make some corrections. A table is given at the beginning of the guidance showing the changes that have been made.