RESUMOObjetivo: Avaliar a qualidade da água bruta utilizada como matéria-prima e água envasada, obtida de indústrias produtoras de Águas Adicionadas de Sais no Estado do Ceará. Material e Métodos: Foram coletadas 270 amostras amostras, em quinze empresas. Foram realizadas análises microbiológicas de determinação de coliformes totais e Escherichia coli; Enterococcus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Clostridium perfringens; bactérias heterotróficas e análises físico-químicas de determinação de nitrato, nitrito; cloro residual e pH. Resultados: Verificou-se que a água bruta em onze (73,33%), das quinze empresas, não atendeu aos padrões de potabilidade da água para consumo humano. Com relação à água envasada constatou-se que quatorze (93,33%) empresas, não atenderam aos parâmetros microbiológicos e físico-químicos para água mineral natural e água para consumo humano. Conclusao: A maioria das amostras analisadas neste estudo nao atenderam aos padrões de potabilidade de água para consumo humano, de acordo com a legislação vigente. Dessa forma, se faz necessária a atualização da legislação sanitária da água adicionada de sais envasada, visando à prevenção de danos à saúde da população. DESCRITORESÁgua doce; Microbiologia da Água; Água potável. ABSTRACT Objective:To evaluate the quality of raw water used as raw material and bottled water, obtained from "salt-added water" companies in the state of Ceará, Brazil. Material and Methods: A total of 270 samples of fifteen brands were collected. Microbiological analyses were performed in order to determine the countings of total coliforms and Escherichia coli; Enterococcus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Clostridium perfringens; and heterotrophic bactéria. Physicochemical analyses were performed to determine the product's levels of nitrate, nitrite, residual chlorine, and pH. Results: In eleven (73.33%) of the fifteen brands, the raw water did not meet the standards for potable water for human consumption. With respect to bottled water, it was found that fourteen (93.33%) brands did not meet the microbiological and physicochemical parameters for natural mineral water and water for human consumption. Conclusion: Most of the samples analyzed in this study did not meet the water potability standards for human consumption. Thus, it is necessary to update the health legislation on salt-added bottled water, in order to avoid damages to people's health. DESCRIPTORS
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