The method describes the legal requirements for mineral, spring and table water (according to Annex 2, point 5 to § 4 para. 3 of the German Mineral and Table Water Ordinance of 1 August 1984, as amended on 5 July 2017 and ASU § 64 LFGB L59.00-5 1988-05).
Mineral, spring and table waters as well as drinking waters that are to be marketed.
Detection of the total bacterial count from 1 ml test quantity in mineral water, spring water, table water and other drinking water bottled for distribution to the consumer using Koch's pour-plate method and a nutrient-rich, peptone-containing culture medium [1, 2].