| Name of national regulation | Maximum permissible limits issued by the Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality | |
| 2005 | 2007 | |
| Egyptian Standards ES: 1589/2005; 2007 | Bottled packaged drinking water should be free from pathogenic microorganisms. | Bottled packaged drinking water must be completely free from pathogenic microorganisms and protozoa that are harmful to health. |