S.C. Code Regs. § § 61-32.VIII
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 10, October 25, 2024
Section 61-32.VIII - EXAMINATION OF BOTTLED WATER, SOFT DRINKS, AND ICEA. Chemical, microbiological, or extraneous material testing procedures shall be used, where necessary, to identify sanitation failures or possible contamination. All FOOD that has become ADULTERATED shall be rejected, or if permissible, treated or processed to eliminate the contamination.B. BOTTLED WATER manufacturers must perform weekly total coliform monitoring on the finished product of each BOTTLED WATER product type and conduct quarterly rinse/swab tests on BOTTLED WATER CONTAINERS (incoming, as well as those immediately from the washer) and closures. This monitoring and testing must be performed in-house or by an APPROVED LABORATORY as stipulated in 21 CFR Section 129.80. For microbiological contaminants (total coliform), each BOTTLED WATER manufacturer must analyze a representative sample from a batch or segment of a continuous production run for each BOTTLED WATER product type produced by the plant. C. Samples of source water shall be taken and analyzed by the BOTTLED WATER plant as often as necessary, but at a minimum frequency of once each year for chemical contaminants and once every four (4) years for radiological contaminants. Facilities that use a public water system for source water may substitute public water system testing results, or certificates showing full compliance with all provisions of the Environmental Protection Agency's National Primary and Secondary Drinking Water Regulations pertaining to chemical contaminants.D. For chemical, physical, and radiological contaminants, a representative sample from a batch or segment of continuous production run for each type of finished BOTTLED WATER product produced by a water BOTTLING PLANT shall be analyzed annually to ensure that the product(s) complies with current FDA standards.S.C. Code Regs. § 61-32.VIII
Replaced and amended by State Register Volume 44, Issue No. 06, eff. 6/26/2020.