Is there organic mineral water?

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Is there such a thing as organic mineral water? There is no state organic label for water, neither in Switzerland nor in the EU.

The organic regulations apply to agriculture: to crops, fertilisers and livestock. But mineral water does not grow in a field. It seeps into the ground in the mountains and travels through the rock for years. There is nothing to sow and nothing to harvest.

The term ‘organic mineral water’ comes from Germany. Since a 2012 ruling by the Federal Court of Justice, private bodies there have awarded their own seals, with stricter limits.

Austria does not allow the term for mineral water. In Switzerland, there is no state mark for it.

What sets a water apart is shown by other things: its origin, the analysis on the label and the laboratory findings.

The water of Piz Sardona seeps into the ground more than 2,000 metres above sea level, by the UNESCO World Heritage Tectonic Arena Sardona, and then travels through the rock for around twelve years. Mineralquellen Mels AG had it tested for PFAS by the independent laboratory SGS Institut Fresenius. No traces could be detected.

Find out more in the Piz Sardona Academy.