1. CHAPTER - Hygiene
Hygiene
• Handling neck of bottle
• Dust
• Exposure to light
• Storage (how long and at which temperature?)
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• Poorly maintained coolers
• Aerobic bacteria
• General unsanitary conditions (both at the source and at the bottling
facilities)
• Chemicals in plastics leeching into the water
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2. CHAPTER - Hygiene
Guide to Water Cooler
Maintenance
• Clean your bottled water cooler with every bottle change
• Use a bleach disinfecting solution to clean out the reservoir and neck of
the bottle
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• Use disposable latex gloves
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