The "quality of water intended for human consumption" is governed by Legislative Decree No. 31 of 2001, which implements Directive 98/83/EC, which applies to all water intended for drinking, for the preparation of food and drink, both at home and in food businesses, irrespective of their origin and type of delivery.
The term "quality of water intended for human consumption" involves, in addition to drinking, even water contact with the human body during the various washing practices, taking into account both the population average, healthy adult that the bands sensitive such as children, elderly and sick. Therefore, the implementation of all the provisions described in accordance and compliance with the parametric values ??of Annex I, the point at which the water is made available to the consumer, determine the rating of "suitability" of water for human consumption safe for the entire span of life.
The parameters and maximum allowable values ??set out in Annex I, are generally based on guidelines set by the World Health Organization, and the opinion of the Scientific Committee of the Commission European, while, more restrictive values ??and additional parameters, eg. "Chlorite" and "vanadium", are determined by the Istituto Superiore di Sanità, after consulting the Board of Health.
To complete the regulatory framework is also reported to the Ministerial Decree concerning the materials that can be used in water distribution systems and, most recently, the regulation governing equipment intended to change the organoleptic characteristics of drinking water.
In the following sections, you can refer to the Technical Standards, Guidelines and Information Note on the problems most relevant and most current material.
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