Ozonation clarification

Ozonation clarification

First, we would like to thank Mr. Sunarto for his letter
published in the local media. Further to Mr. Sunarto's letter, we
have received several follow-up letters and inquiries with regard
to AQUA's ozonation process. We would hereby like to take the
opportunity to explain and clarify the issue to consumers.

We would like to emphasize the fact that Mr. Sunarto's claim
stating that "the ozone used in AQUA is hazardous to consumers"
is misleading.

The ozonation process is an advanced method of purification
used by leading national and international bottled water
producers.

Ozone is used to kill harmful microorganisms thus disinfecting
the drinking water and making it safe for consumption. After six
hours the ozone in AQUA products naturally disappears and turns
into oxygen. This means that by the time AQUA products reach the
consumer no traces of ozone remain.

AQUA, as part of Danone, the world's leading bottled water
company, always prioritizes the health and safety of consumers
and adheres to a strict food safety system as well as national
and international quality standards like the Indonesian National
Standard (SNI), World Health Organization (WHO) standards and
International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) standards. We
would also like to inform our customers that all AQUA products
are periodically monitored by the Food and Drug Supervision (POM)
and have been registered and received the market authorization
license (MD).

We believe that as a former director general of POM Mr.
Sunarto will accept our explanation and we herewith extend a warm
invitation to Mr. Sunarto to visit AQUA's facilities in order to
take a closer look at the production process

For further explanation about the ozonation process, consumers
are encouraged to contact AQUA's Customer Service Center at the
telephone number (021)4609166.

WILLY SIDHARTA

President Director

PT Aqua Golden Mississippi Tbk.