ILSI RESEARCH FOUNDATION: GLOBAL GUIDELINES FOR EFFICIENT WATER USE IN THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE INDUSTRY

AUGUST 30, 2012Dr. Steve Froggett | Froggett & Associates, LLC | Seattle, WA || Dr. Joe Cotruvo | Cotruvo & Associates, LLC | Washington DC || Dr. Richard Canady |ILSI Research Foundation | Washington, DC

Background

Water is a critical resource and raw material used in the beverage industry.

While many water stewardship initiatives exist, these efforts often stop short of recovering, purifying and reusing all the available water.

Innovative technologies exist that could greatly increase safe water reuse, enhance sustainability and reduce costs.

The Problem

Lack of expert guidance or best practices utilizing available treatment technologies in beverage production & bottling.

Absent formal guidance, the risk of being perceived as using “unclean water” may overwhelm decisions to maximize water sustainability that could be easily achieved.

Schematic of Guideline Scope

Food & Beverage Facility Production

Mainswater

Rainwater

Treatment Processing

Product

Treatment Processing

Facility Maintenance & Cleaning

Disposal

Treatment Processing

Clean in Place

Decision Needs

Water quality parameters that are safe for specific applications

Sustainable balance of space, energy, costs & benefits

How to identify recovery opportunities, Match treatment technologies with end uses Manage and monitor the system Suggestions to address perception

Timeline

First Guideline draft by core expert committee:

April 5th 2012

Review by beverage bottling experts: June 5th

Guideline technical revision: projected as August

20th

Editorial review: September 10th

Second Guideline draft: September 14th

Review by extended expert/stakeholders group:

October 29th

Guideline for dissemination by November 1st

Guideline publication expected in December 2012

The Approach

The Risk Science Innovation and Application Center (RSIA) of the International Life Sciences Institute – Research Foundation (ILSI-RF) convened a panel of international experts from industry, governments and academia to draft a guideline of best practices.

Expertise covered by the panel includes: Engineering Microbiology Toxicology Sociology

Contributing Expert Authors

Dr. William Cairns, Trojan/Canada UV Technologies

Dr. Joe Cotruvo (Chair), Joseph Cotruvo & Associates, LLC

Dr. David Cunliffe, Department of Health Australian Government

Dr. Blanca Jiménez Cisneros, National University of Mexico

Mr. Dean Davidson, Davidson and Gardner, LLC

Dr. Ana Maria de Roda Husman, National Institute for Public

Health Netherlands

Dr. Andy Eaton, Eurofins Eaton Analytical

Mr. John Fawell, John Fawell Associates/UK

Ms. Karen Golmer, Diversey Inc.

Mr. David LoPiccolo, Siemens Water Technologies

Mr. Michael McDonald, GE Water

Dr. Ong Choon Nam, National University Health System Singapore

Expert & Review Panels

Expert panel has addressed best practices for water reuse, including:

Recovery opportunities Technology selection Water quality targets for specific end uses HACCP based management and monitoring.

Guideline has/will undergo independent expert and stakeholder review.

External review process includes: 1) technical experts, and 2) Broader review from the beverage and water sustainability community.

Accomplishments

First full draft of the Guideline completed in April 2012 and reviewed.

~ 200 distinct comments were received from 14 beverage experts in the first review round.

Resulted in revision to content and structure of the guideline.

Included further assessment of water quality for non-potable uses.

Core Expert Committee submitted final revision drafts for assigned sections based on the first round of review.

Expert Review Panel

Dr. Jamie Bartram, Water Institute of University of North Carolina at

Chapel Hill

Mr. Tod Christenson, Antea Group / BIER

Dr. Liese Dallbauman, Water Stewardship at PepsiCo

Mr. Charlie Foxall, Carlton United Brewers - Yatala Brewery

Dr. Robert Goeltz, American Water

Mr. Arun Joshi, Apex Consultants

Ms. Linda MacPherson, CH2M HILL

Mr. Wade Miller, WateReuse Foundation

Mr. Josep Molas Pages, Coca-Cola Company, Iberian Division

Ms. Annick Moreau, Danone Waters

Next Steps

Revised draft will undergo editorial and readability review and returned to core committee for technical corrections by October 29.

A broad water expert/stakeholder group will conduct a second review cycle in late October.

Groups interested in participating in the second review cycle are welcome - cleanwateruse@ilsi.org

Will include experts in risk communication

The core expert committee will review and finalize the document.

Public release expected December 2012

Publication & Outreach

Depending on funding, a workshop will be held in late 2012 to publicize the guideline and provide a final opportunity for comment by interested parties.

The final Guideline will be published on line and hard copy as a freely available monograph from ILSI-RF.

Guideline will be presented to meetings of professional societies and other appropriate venues to enhance publicity and broad adoption.

Contact Details

Project Website:

Project Email: cleanwateruse@ilsi.org

Dr. Richard Canady | rcanady@ilsi.org

Director, Risk Science Innovation and Application | International Life Sciences Institute - Research Foundation

Dr. Steve Froggett | sfroggett@gmail.com

Froggett & Associates, LLC | Seattle, WA

Thank you