10/8/2014 14 step quality process for purified water

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14 step quality process for purified water

Below are the 14 steps of the quality process Nestl Waters
uses to produce NESTL PURE LIFE in North America.
A significant share of our product portfolio in our emerging markets and in the United States is made
up of purified water or prepared water. More precisions about our categories of water.

10/8/2014 14 step quality process for purified water
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The process aims to guarantee the highest safety standards for drinking water and ensure a taste that
is in accordance with consumer preference.
1. Water is carefully collected and received through stainless steel pipes from either a local well
or municipal water supply. Quality testing of the original source is conducted regularly to monitor
for abnormalities.
2. This step is taken when the water originates from a municipal or public drinking water system.
It consists of removing chlorines and THMs (trihalomethanes) through a daily-monitored
activated carbon filtration process.
3. A water softener is used to reduce water hardness.
4. Demineralisation removes unwanted minerals (through reverse osmosis or distillation).
5. Water received in storage tanks is monitored on a daily basis.
6. Selected minerals are added to cater to consumer taste preferences.
7. Pharmaceutical grade micro-filtration removes particles as small as 0.2 microns. It is also
capable of removing potential microbiological contaminants. This is monitored on an hourly
basis.
8. Ultra-violet filtration provides additional product disinfection. This is monitored on an hourly
basis.
9. Ozone disinfection is the third disinfection step (steps 7-9), using a highly reactive form of
oxygen. This is monitored on an hourly basis.
10. The filling room is highly sanitary to ensure bottling is conducted in a microbiologically
controlled environment. It is continuously monitored and controlled.
11. Packaging quality assurance is conducted by human inspection and the latest in modern
equipment designed to ensure the removal of any packaging defects.
12. Line sanitation includes automated cleaning equipment to ensure maximum cleanliness,
effectiveness and control.
13. Each plant is equipped with its own laboratory and quality assurance staff to analyse and
ensure that all aspects of the final product comply with company standards and specifications.

14. Independent control testing is conducted at external certified laboratories or a Nestl Waters
Quality Assurance Laboratory.
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