New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
He - Department of Health and Human Services
Subtitle He-P - Former Division of Public Health Services
Chapter He-P 2100 - BEVERAGES AND BOTTLED WATER
Part He-P 2103 - BEVERAGE AND BOTTLED WATER FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT AND OPERATIONS
Section He-P 2103.10 - Special Requirements for Juices and Non-Carbonated Beverages

(a) Manufacturers of juices shall comply with all applicable requirements for Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point Systems in 21 CFR Part 120.

(b) Beverage manufacturers of non-carbonated beverages which are not subjected to heat treatment or other steps intended to consistently produce, at a minimum, a 5 log or 99.999% reduction of viable microorganisms for at least as long as the shelf life of the product, shall have a process review conducted by a processing authority on each product prior to its being produced.

(c) If the processing authority declares in writing that there are no biological concerns with the beverage after conducting the process review, the beverage shall be allowed to be produced.

(d) All products manufactured in which a process review was conducted shall be required to follow all aspects of the process review and document any required information.

(e) Manufacturers shall keep all process review information on file and retained on site for as long as the product is being manufactured. All process review information shall be available for review by the department upon request.

(f) A list of processing authorities described in (b) above, or a website link to the same, shall be available on the department's website at http://www.dhhs.nh.gov/dphs/fp/beverage/index.htm. More extensive lists of processing authorities may be found through web search or via industry specific manufacturers' associations.