THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The food safety department has reissue guidelines making food safety licence mandatory for all tanker trucks supplying drinking water in the state.
Under the Food Safety and Standards Regulation, 2011, tankers should carry the licence-bearing the registration number-besides displaying 'drinking water' or 'not for drinking purposes' in both English and Malayalam.
The department has also asked all trucks to use protective and permissible coating to prevent corrosion of water tanks.
"Water sources other than that of Kerala Water Authority must have licences. Water must be tested in NABL accredited labs every six months," food safety commissioner T V Anupama said.
The tankers supplying water must at all times have all documents, such as licence, lab reports of water, capacity of tanker, coating, etc.
The department has also asked consumers to buy water only from licensed suppliers. "Hotels, restaurants, hospitals, etc must keep a register containing the details of water supply. Details such as source of water, copy of the report of water quality analysis, details of licence, etc., must be included in the register," the guidelines said.
The guideline was originally issued in January 2013. It was reissued considering the possibility of spread of water-borne diseases during summer.
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