Jomaih, the bottler of PepsiCo. products, including Aquafina, has announced that its plants in Riyadh and Qassim have received an ISO certificate. The certificate 22000:2005 issued by the International Oranization for Standardization (ISO) covers food safety management, including manufacturing, bottling, storing and distributing carbonated soft drinks and bottled water. Speaking at a press conference that followed a media tour of its bottling plant in Riyadh, Mohammed Bin Hamad Al-Jomaih, assistant general manager of Al-Jomaih Bottling Plants, said: “Receipt of the ISO 22000:2005 certificate – management for food security – from the British National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) is assurance that the Aquafina plants are consistent with the technical regulations and international quality standards for manufacturing and bottling water.” “Purity and high quality are our main priority and we have been awarded the ISO certificate after ensuring our factories are in full compliance with the international standards and conditions that are adopted by the international CMI organization for bottling Aquafina waters. This certificate is an honor we highly appreciate since it confirms Aquafina as a leading brand in the Saudi market.” Adding his comments on the ISO award, Bassam Ali Alsadik, franchise manager-Saudi Arabia at PepsiCo. BlU, said: “We congratulate our partners at Al-Jomaih Bottling Plants on receiving ISO certification which is a globally accepted recognition for the highest standards of food and drinks safety.” He said that “the purity of Aquafina water is guaranteed and this merit is a clear authentication of the hydro-7 purification process used in producing Aquafina bottled water.”
