Producers of Mineral and Bottled water are often required to perform independent product testing to ensure compliance with the relevant national and international standards. Simmonds & Bristow's laboratories are skilled in performing this analysis.
Typical parameters include, but are not limited to:
- Taste and odour
- pH
- Conductivity
- Turbidity
- Alkalinity
- Colour
- Various Metals (Cu, Cr, Pb, Ni, Zn, Fe, Mn, Al, Mo, B, Ba, Sn)
- Bacteriological Quality:
- Total coliforms
- Faecal Coliforms
- E.coli
- Heterotrophic plate count
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Results can be reviewed by our qualified consultants and comments provided regarding the compliance of the water with the relevant guidelines. Treatment plant operational and maintenance advice can also be given where long term compliance is an issue.
Clients that use this service include:
- Coca Cola Amatil
- Neverfail
- Berri
- Aussie Gold Spring Water
- Rain Farms
- Living Waters Mineral Springs