Standards Productionof Manufacturing of Sealed Containers Drinking Water In Sisaket Mueang District

Abstract

Background: Drinking water in sealed containers were classified as a controlled food product and regulated by law. According to the data from the Department of Medical Sciences in 2015, There were found that the quality 56.6% of the standard. Mostrelatedthat physical and microbial problems.Today, the demand for drinking water are likely to increase. Resulting in new manufacturings and increased production of drinking water. There are a chance of microbial contamination and dangerous chemicals. This study to collect data on the results of the assessment of production standards and drinking water quality. To show information formanufacturingssuggestion to improve standards production of drinking water to be safe for consumers.
Objective: To study standards production of drinking water in sealed containers of manufacturings in Sisaket Mueang District.
Setting: Manufacturing of drinking water in Sisaket Mueang District.
Methods: This cross-sectional study in28 manufacturings of drinking water in SisaketMueang District. The tools were used the GMP assessment form and test kits for drinking water quality including coliform-bacterial, pH, hardness and free chlorine.Descriptive statistics were usedfrequency, median, percentage, Fisher's exact test, Odd ratio,p-value < 0.05 or 95%Confident interval by accepted significant for Inferential statistics.
Results: The study sample were 28 manufacturings, 14 of which were non-factory (50%), median of horsepowerwere 7.8 operating period 5 years, employees 3, using groundwater as production sources in 21 (75%) places. There were 23 (82.1) that passed the overall GMP standard, the most with Category 4 and 8 passedwere 27 places (96.4%), followed by Category 1 and 6, of 25 (89.29 %)sites. The least passed GMP standards were category 3 of 15 (53.6%). The results of a study on drinking water quality found 14 (50%) coliform bacteria contamination. As for the quality of hardness free chlorine content and the acidity - alkalinity of the water passed all standards. The study found that GMP Category 7 were statistically significant correlation with coliform bacteria contamination in seal container drinking (x²=3.89, p-value=0.046) by non-GMPfound coliform bacterial contamination in sealed container water were detected 8 times greater than that of GMP (OR=8.00, 95%CI =1.28-50.04).
Conclusion: Most manufacturing passedoverall GMP but category 3 meets the least. Coliform bacterial contamination were found in the sealed containers of drinking water. There were correlated with GMP Category 7 standard, so manufacturings should be stress to maintain strict adherence to these GMP standards for the safety of consumers.
Keywords: Manufacturing of seal container drinking water, GMP Standard, quality of drinking water.