Important Product

As consumers continue to seek healthier alternatives to soft drinks, there is expected to be significant growth in the functional water, flavored water and purified water markets over the next few years.  Many of these waters are re-mineralized with inorganic salts of potassium, sodium, calcium and magnesium in order to provide functionality such as taste profile, and add-on health and wellness benefits. A major challenge for producers of these beverages is ensuring that they are in compliance with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) maximum bromate limit of 10 parts-per-billion in drinking water.  The existence of bromates in bottled water is often due to the choice of ozonation as the disinfection method for the bottled water.  During ozonation, bromates can be formed when bromide impurities, which are present in the minerals added to the water, are oxidized by ozone.

Honeywell Specialty Materials has developed a range of low bromide minerals to assist bottled water manufacturers in meeting the FDA’s standards.  By utilizing minerals that contain bromide in extremely low levels, bottled water manufacturers can ensure that their products do not contain more than the maximum allowable bromate levels.  In addition to being low bromide, Honeywell’s minerals are certified as kosher and meet the analytical specifications of USP and the Food Chemicals Codex.  Honeywell Specialty Chemicals’ Riedel-de Haën brand products are manufactured at Honeywell’s facility in Seelze, Germany, which is certified against ISO/TS 16949, ISO 9001 and 14001.