Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Part 3
Subtitle 15 - FOOD
Chapter 10.15.11 - Bottled Water
Section 10.15.11.12 - Unit Processing Operations - Water Treatment
Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 10.15.11.12
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
The person-in-charge shall ensure that:
A. Unless a waiver of filtration and disinfection is granted by the Department in accordance with Health-General Article, §21-336.1(b), Annotated Code of Maryland, and this chapter, finished product water has undergone:
(1)
Ozonation, exposure to ultraviolet light, or an equivalent disinfection process
approved by the Department; and
(2)
Filtration or other treatment that is necessary for the water to comply with
the standards in Regulation .06 of this chapter;
B. A drinking water treatment:
(1) Is effective in providing the required or
intended result;
(2) Is
controlled;
(3) Is monitored;
and
(4) Uses chemicals, materials,
and methods that do not impart substances to the water in a concentration that
is toxic, harmful, or deleterious; and
C. If filtration or disinfection of water is used to treat product water, the filtration or disinfection system is:
(1) Proven through a review of scientific
study to reduce the target microorganisms to an acceptable level;
(2) Approved by the Department;
(3) Controlled;
(4) Monitored; and
(5) Interlocked with the bottling system so
that a failure in the filtration or disinfection system inactivates the
bottling system and water is prevented from being bottled.
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