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14stepqualityprocessforpurifiedwater

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14stepqualityprocessforpurifiedwater

Belowarethe14stepsofthequalityprocessNestlWaters
usestoproduceNESTLPURELIFEinNorthAmerica.
AsignificantshareofourproductportfolioinouremergingmarketsandintheUnitedStatesismadeup
ofpurifiedwaterorpreparedwater.Moreprecisionsaboutourcategoriesofwater.

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14stepqualityprocessforpurifiedwater

Theprocessaimstoguaranteethehighestsafetystandardsfordrinkingwaterandensureatastethat
isinaccordancewithconsumerpreference.
1.Wateriscarefullycollectedandreceivedthroughstainlesssteelpipesfromeitheralocalwell
ormunicipalwatersupply.Qualitytestingoftheoriginalsourceisconductedregularlytomonitor
forabnormalities.
2.Thisstepistakenwhenthewateroriginatesfromamunicipalorpublicdrinkingwatersystem.
ItconsistsofremovingchlorinesandTHMs(trihalomethanes)throughadailymonitoredactivated
carbonfiltrationprocess.
3.Awatersoftenerisusedtoreducewaterhardness.
4.Demineralisationremovesunwantedminerals(throughreverseosmosisordistillation).
5.Waterreceivedinstoragetanksismonitoredonadailybasis.
6.Selectedmineralsareaddedtocatertoconsumertastepreferences.
7.Pharmaceuticalgrademicrofiltrationremovesparticlesassmallas0.2microns.Itisalso
capableofremovingpotentialmicrobiologicalcontaminants.Thisismonitoredonanhourlybasis.
8.Ultravioletfiltrationprovidesadditionalproductdisinfection.Thisismonitoredonanhourly
basis.
9.Ozonedisinfectionisthethirddisinfectionstep(steps79),usingahighlyreactiveformof
oxygen.Thisismonitoredonanhourlybasis.
10.Thefillingroomishighlysanitarytoensurebottlingisconductedinamicrobiologically
controlledenvironment.Itiscontinuouslymonitoredandcontrolled.
11.Packagingqualityassuranceisconductedbyhumaninspectionandthelatestinmodern
equipmentdesignedtoensuretheremovalofanypackagingdefects.
12.Linesanitationincludesautomatedcleaningequipmenttoensuremaximumcleanliness,
effectivenessandcontrol.
13.Eachplantisequippedwithitsownlaboratoryandqualityassurancestafftoanalyseand
ensurethatallaspectsofthefinalproductcomplywithcompanystandardsandspecifications.

14.IndependentcontroltestingisconductedatexternalcertifiedlaboratoriesoraNestlWaters
QualityAssuranceLaboratory.

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