Nestlé Waters Canada, Canada’s marketshare-leading manufacturer and distributor of healthy beverage choices, today announced that its bottling facilities have achieved excellence in manufacturing standing from the Canadian Bottled Water Association (CBWA).
As a condition of CBWA membership, the company must pass an annual, unannounced plant inspection administered by an independent, internationally-recognized organization.
This inspection audits quality and testing records, reviews all areas of plant operation from source through finished product and checks adherence to the CBWA Model Code and its code of ethics.
The CBWA code of ethics adheres to a philosophy of sustainable development, environmental protection and collaboration with local communities in the management of the water resource.
A second condition of membership is that bottlers pass an annual water analysis administered by an independent government-certified laboratory and regularly conduct microbial testing by qualified personnel.
The CBWA Model Code is a quality assurance program with more extensive requirements than federal and provincial authorities demand. Beyond federal and provincial regulations and regular annual inspections, CBWA bottlers like Nestlé Waters Canada are subject to a third level of regulation involving independent inspections, water testing and analysis, and adherence to the CBWA Model Code.
“This achievement confirms that we produce bottled water at a very high quality level, which should give our customers added confidence when purchasing our products,” said Greg Chorpitta, Plant Manager, Guelph, Nestlé Waters Canada. “Like last year, we are very pleased with the results of this independent review of our operations,” explained Kevin Thorburn, Plant Manager, Hope, Nestlé Waters Canada. “NSF International, which carried out the inspection on behalf of CBWA, audited our operations in Hope during a typical day in our manufacturing facilities.
