Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 49 - PUBLIC HEALTH-FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS
Part I - Regulations
Chapter 4 - Water Vending Machines Regulations
Section I-407 - Service, Sampling and Records [Formerly 49:2.1230]
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 3, March 20, 2024
A. All parts and surfaces of the water vending machines shall be maintained in clean condition by the water vending operator. The vending chamber and vending nozzle of each machine shall be cleaned and sanitized each time the machine is serviced. A record of cleaning and maintenance operations shall be kept by the operator for each water vending machine.
B. The vended water from each water vending machine shall be analyzed once every three months for total coliforms. The analysis shall be performed by a laboratory approved by the State Health Officer in accordance with the provisions of the EPA Manual #600/8-78-008 titled "Manual for the Interim Certification of Laboratories Involved in Analyzing Public Water Supplies Criteria and Procedures, May, 1978". This manual is prepared by the United States EPA, 1201 Elm St., Dallas, Texas 75270.
C. The vended water from each water vending machine utilizing silver-impregnated carbon filters in the treatment process shall be analyzed once every three months for silver. The analysis shall be performed by a laboratory approved by the State Health Officer in accordance with the provisions of the EPA Manual #600/8-78-008 titled "Manual for the Interim Certification of Laboratories Involved in Analyzing Public Water Supplies Criteria and Procedures, May, 1978".
D. A more frequent analysis of the above parameters, or additional analysis may be required by the State Health Officer if there is some presumption of unfitness of the vended water because of the presence of undesirable elements, compounds or materials caused by the passage of water through the machine.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, Title 40, as amended.
