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Water & Sport
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HydraOpt
- an innovative concept, from
The Nestle Institute of Water, which defines the optimal
hydration for each individual during physical exercise.
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There are several different
varieties
of bottled water. The product may be labeled as bottled water,
drinking water or any of the following terms.
The Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) product definitions
for bottled water are:
Artesian Water/ Artesian Well Water:
Bottled water from a well that
taps
a confined aquifer (a water-bearing underground layer of rock,
or sand),
in which the water level stands at some height above the top
of the aquifer.
Well Water:
Bottled water from a hole bored,
drilled
or otherwise constructed in the ground,
which taps the water of an aquifer.
Drinking Water:
Drinking water is another name
for bottled water. Accordingly, drinking water is water that
is sold for human consumption in sanitary containers and contains
no added sweeteners or chemical additives
(other than flavors, extracts or essences).
It must be calorie-free and sugar-free. Flavours, extracts
or essences may be added to drinking water, but they must
comprise less than one-percent-by-weight
of the final product or the product will be considered a soft
drink. Drinking water may be sodium-free or contain very low
amounts of sodium.
Mineral Water:
Bottled water containing not
less than 250 parts per million total dissolved solids may
be labeled as mineral water. Mineral water is distinguished
from other types of bottled water by its constant level and
relative proportions of mineral and trace elements at the
point of emergence from the source. No minerals can be added
to this product.
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Purified Water:
Water that has been produced
by distillation, deionization, reverse osmosis or other suitable
processes and that meets the definition of purified water
in the United States Pharmacopoeia may be labeled as purified
bottled water. Other suitable product names for bottled water
treated by one of the above processes may include "distilled
water" if it is produced by distillation, "deionized
water" if the water is produced by deionization, or "reverse
osmosis water" if the process used is reverse osmosis.
Alternatively
"...... drinking water" can be used, with the blank
being filled in with one of the terms above.
Sparkling Water:
Water that after treatment and possible
replacement with carbon dioxide, contains the same amount
of carbon dioxide that it had at emergence from the source.
(An important note: soda water, seltzer water and tonic water
are not considered bottled waters. They are regulated separately,
may contain sugar and calories, and are considered soft drinks.)
Spring Water:
Bottled water derived from an underground formation
from which water flows naturally to the surface of the earth.
Spring water must be collected only at the spring or through
a bore hole tapping the underground formation finding the
spring. Spring water collected with the use of an external
force must be from the same underground stratum as the spring
and must have all the physical properties, before treatment,
and be of the same composition and quality as the water that
flows naturally to the surface of the earth.
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