Head of the State Food and Consumer Service of Ukraine Magaletskaya: the country will face a shortage of drinking water … This was reported on the agency's website.
According to her, the country is faced with this threat due to outdated standards setting requirements for water quality. In addition, she noted that even these standards are not met by most suppliers.
“Today, decisions have begun to be made that will improve the situation – this is to limit the use of phosphates in detergents and some pesticides. However, we need to more actively implement European standards in our country. This is not a question of European integration, it is a question of survival, “Magaletskaya emphasized.
She added that the sanitary standards established by the state lack 23 indicators of safety and quality of drinking water contained in the relevant EU directives.
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