Which countries regulations should we test water against?

Hi all

I am from Vietnamese. My company have BRC V7 Standard. My products export to Janpan and Rusian market ( The canned food ).

We test water sample according Vietnam, japan, Rusian regulary, but The auditor not agree about that. He requirement testing according EU standard. 

Am I right/ wrong about testing water?

 

Thank 

 

Hi all

I am from Vietnamese. My company have BRC V7 Standard. My products export to Janpan and Rusian market ( The canned food ).

We test water sample according Vietnam, japan, Rusian regulary, but The auditor not agree about that. He requirement testing according EU standard. 

Am I right/ wrong about testing water?

 

Thank 

 

Hi Thanhtien,

 

There is usually a kind of FS Standard priority list where more than one option to meet a requirement is possible.

 

If the context is an audited FS standard, a regulatory (eg local) set of values would afaik usually take overall precedence if existing, and it usually does.

 

It is possible yr local standard may (somewhere) state that local water supplies must comply to EU's (free to download) requirements ?

 

However, from a potential buyer's POV any inputs affecting the finished product would need to avoid introducing any non-compliance with regulatory requirements at destination.

 

So there may be 2 (or more) sets of requirements to evaluate compliance with.

 

The obvious question to the auditor is why EU ?

Thank your reply
But I want to know that, if I dont' test according EU regulatory, isnt' it? Do I have non- compliance?
Thank you.

Thank your reply
But I want to know that, if I dont' test according EU regulatory, isnt' it? Do I have non- compliance?
Thank you.

 

Hi Thanhtien,

 

If you don"t monitor process water according to BRC's requirements this may generate an NC.

I assume clause 4.5.1 is relevant which mentions "applicable legislation" and involves risk assessment.

 

JFI I noticed this info./quote from Google -

 

(1) Local Drinking Water Standards exist, eg QCVN 02:2009/BYT

(2) “The company delivers a quality with Vietnamese standards, which are the same as the World Health Organization.”  (2010)

 

Hence my queries.

 

PS - can see these earlier related BRC threads -

 

http://www.ifsqn.com...-understanding/

(esp post 25)

http://www.ifsqn.com...ality-of-water/

As Charles.C said, it's "applicable legislation". If you don't have customers in EU, you don't have to comply EU's standards, but you can voluntarily use them as guides or practices. If you ship products to EU or plan to, consideration of EU laws is mandatory.

And again in 1.1.6: "relevant legislation applicable in the country of raw material supply, production and where known, the country where product will be sold."

Dear

 

If you don't send bottled water products to EU, so it is no need to use EU water regulation, please consider only VN regulation and also some ref, e.g. Codex and WHO.

 

BR/Koko.