Quality concerns over bottled water
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="standards">standards</span> <span word="adopted">adopted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="bottled">bottled</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="Nongfu">Nongfu</span> <span word="Spring">Spring</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="aroused">aroused</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span>.</p><p><span word="Several">Several</span> <span word="bottled">bottled</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="retailers">retailers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="approached">approached</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="setback">setback</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nongfu">Nongfu</span> <span word="Spring">Spring</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="bottled">bottled</span> <span word="water">water</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="skeptical">skeptical</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="products">products</span>.</p><p><span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="thirds">thirds</span> <span word="of">of</span> 9,500 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="polled">polled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="eastmoney">eastmoney</span>.<span word="com">com</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="criteria">criteria</span> <span word="Nongfu">Nongfu</span> <span word="Spring">Spring</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="strict">strict</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="levels">levels</span>. <span word="And">And</span> 86 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="respondents">respondents</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="bottled">bottled</span> <span word="water">water</span>.</p><p><span word="Nongfu">Nongfu</span> <span word="Spring">Spring</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="produces">produces</span> 21.8 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="bottled">bottled</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="market">market</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="allegedly">allegedly</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="looser">looser</span> <span word="criteria">criteria</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="chemical">chemical</span> <span word="elements">elements</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="tap">tap</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="standards">standards</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Drinking">Drinking</span> <span word="Water">Water</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> - <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="NGO">NGO</span> <span word="supervised">supervised</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Family">Family</span> <span word="Planning">Planning</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> - <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="Nongfu">Nongfu</span> <span word="Spring">Spring</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="criteria">criteria</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Zhejiang">Zhejiang</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2005, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="updated">updated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="tap">tap</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="standards">standards</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="upgraded">upgraded</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2007.</p><p><span word="Research">Research</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="Nongfu">Nongfu</span> <span word="Spring">Spring</span> <span word="adopted">adopted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="DB">DB</span>33/383 <span word="standards">standards</span> - <span word="as">as</span> <span word="printed">printed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="products">products</span>' <span word="packages">packages</span> - <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="on">on</span> "<span word="bottled">bottled</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span> <span word="water">water</span>".</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="adopted">adopted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Zhejiang">Zhejiang</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2005, <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="indexes">indexes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="elements">elements</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="looser">looser</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="late">late</span> 2006 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="quality">quality</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tap">tap</span> <span word="water">water</span>.</p>
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