• For objective 1) above, the authors used the 2003 vintage from 3 estates that had bottled their wines without filtration (Saint-Emilion, Pessac-Léognan, and Pauillac). For objective 2), they compared the filtration methods of 2 of the estates: a K700 (7.0 μm) pad followed by a K300 (4.0 μm) (Saint-Emilion); and the following pad sequence: K900 (10.0 μm), K300 (4.0 μm), K100 (1.0 μm), and EK (...

Epoxidized soybean oil (ESBO) was surveyed in the 103 samples of cap sealing for bottled foods on the Japanese market. Most of the sealings were made of polyvinyl chloride, while a few were made of polyethylene or acrylic resin. All the sealings contained ESBO in the range of 0.006-42.4%. Sealings for baby food, jam, etc. contained higher levels of ESBO, though those for beverages contained low...

AIMS To measure accurately urinary elimination half life of trichloroacetic acid (TCAA). METHODS A longitudinal pilot exposure/intervention study measured the elimination half life of TCAA in urine. Beverage consumption was limited to a public water supply and bottled water of known TCAA concentration, and ingestion volume was managed. The five participants limited fluid consumption to only t...

The pursuit of alternative safe water has increased dramatically the world trade in bottled water. Events happened in Canada which changed the population’s perception about the quality of tap water, despite all government efforts. Media has an important role to pass on information because there is value judgment in its reports. As a result, this study aims to present recent data from two Canadi...

Bottled "still" waters may present bacterial and viral risks, particularly for compromised consumers and when stored for some length of time in opened containers. Therefore, bottling has to be supervised carefully and any sanitary deficiencies discovered, corrected immediately. When plants are thus controlled by a preventive system, bacteriological examination of samples will be warranted, wher...

The aim of this study is to determine which compounds are present into drinking water packaged in poly(ethylene terephtalate) bottles and to know the origin of these substances in relationship with the material. A screening procedure was established for the detection of unknown compounds into bottled water. A panel of water bottles has been tested after exposure to extreme conditions of tempera...

PT XYZ is a company engaged in Bottled Drinking Water (AMDK) with the brand "Santri" and has been operating since 1997. The raw materials used come from Umbulan spring located Mulyorejo hamlet, Pasuruan regency, East Java which famous for its clarity. results of interview company, currently not implemented quality control methods. Currently AMDK products maximized, this shown by number defectiv...