Drinking Water

Drinking Water

Valued at USD169.8 billion in 2015, the global bottled water market is foreseen to reach USD319.8 billion in 2022. In the UAE, this segment is expected to increase at a CAGR of 6.4% between 2019-2024. The continued growth is driven by improving health awareness, availability of various flavors, convenience of use and preference for good quality product. The UAE government’s Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology (ESMA) has put in place relevant regulations and standards to ensure the quality of bottled drinking water. 

As a regulated item, it should comply with the following scheme or certification:

EMIRATES QUALITY MARK (EQM)

  • 3 years validity
  • a mark of conformity granted to products that demonstrate compliance with the relevant UAE National Standards, Regional and/or International Standards; and are manufactured by an organization implementing an effective Quality Management System

 

INDUSTRIAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM (IMS)

  • 1 year validity
  • follows quality procedures that ensure the calibration and adjustment of measuring instruments in all stages of production

 

The UAE cabinet resolution No. 26 for the year 2013 is concerned with the general requirements that must be met when recording and trading drinking water used for human consumption.

The following are the requirements for EQM:

  • Completed application form via https://eservices.esma.gov.ae/#/page/login (select Notification Body: Prime Certification & Inspection)
  • Valid UAE industry/trade license (or declaration or accountability)
  • Registration certificate for IMS
  • Test report from accredited laboratory
  • Controlled copy of relevant QMS/HACCP manual
  • Brief description of manufacturing process
  • Plant equipment lay-out
  • Vicinity map of the factory
  • Fulfill the requirements of the card label
  • Quality control plan
  • Distributor ownership (for traders only)
  • Electronic declaration of conformity
  • Copy of current/expired product certification certificate/document (if available)

 

The following are the requirements for IMS:

  • Application form (online)
  • Valid UAE industry/trade license
  • Identifying all legal requirements for each measurement guide, its accessories and supportive devices through technical regulations and instructions prepared for that purpose
  • Declaration of compliance by the applicant
  • Industry layout & design
  • Industrial measurement guidelines manual
  • Responsibilities of all the personnel appointed to manage and apply IMS
  • Mechanisms of importing measurements devices and how to verify their validity as per UAE regulations & requirements of international metrology bodies
  • List of equipment & measuring devices by indicating their use internally/externally
  • Equipment and measuring devices manuals
  • Calibration status of equipment & measuring devices and their calibration certificates with the relevant traceability to international standards
  • Procedures for handling, storage and usage of the equipment and measuring devices
  • Deviation records for measuring devices or other equipment
  • Procedure for preventive maintenance and records for preventive & corrective maintenance of equipment and measuring devices
  • Performance record of equipment & measuring devices
  • Mechanism for control of non-conformity & corrective actions
  • Mechanism for review of measurements management system & continual improvements
  • Mechanism for control of document & record

 

EQM:

IMS:

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