Bottlers warned over poor quality

Bottlers warned over poor quality

JAKARTA (JP): The government warned Saturday it would revoke
the business license of companies producing packaged drinking
water which fail to meet the national industrial standards.

"Out of the 172 companies producing package drinking water in
the country, 85 have failed to meet the government's requirements
on industrial standardization," Director General of Agro-based
Industries Anang Lukmana said in a ceremony for the inauguration
of a water packaging plant in Sukabumi, West Java.

Anang, as quoted by Antara, said that the government's strict
measure against producers of inferior packaged water is important
as it protects consumers and the interest of the country, which
also exports the product.

"About 10 percent of the 85 companies have reportedly exported
their product," he said.

Anang said Indonesia's exports of packaged drinking water last
year reached US$8.7 million.(riz)