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 2105 - INSPECTIONS AND COMPLIANCE
Section He-P 2105.01 - Inspection of Beverage Facilities

Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules He-P 2105.01

Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024

(a) Inspections shall be conducted:

(1) Prior to issuance of a license;

(2) At least once annually; or

(3) Whenever the department has reason to believe a condition exists that places the bottling facility in non-compliance with RSA 143 and He-P 2100.

(b) Inspections shall be scored by a point system with the following points being assigned to each item:

(1) Floors, walls, ceilings, 2 points;

(2) Outer openings and doors, 2 points;

(3) Lighting and ventilation, 2 points;

(4) Plumbing, constructed and installed, 4 points;

(5) Plumbing in good repair, 2 points;

(6) Sewage disposal, 4 points;

(7) Handwash stations, 2 points;

(8) Restrooms, 2 points;

(9) Separate rooms, 2 points;

(10) Plant cleanliness, 2 points

(11) Evidence of insects or rodents, 2 points;

(12) Well head maintenance and construction, 2 points;

(13) Equipment properly, designed and stored, 2 points;

(14) Proper tank ventilation, 2 points;

(15) Contact surfaces cleaned, 4 points;

(16) Contact surfaces sanitized, 4 points;

(17) Preventing contamination, 2 points;

(18) Facilities for storage, 2 points;

(19) Facilities for transfer, 2 points;

(20) Shipping statements, 2 points

(21) Filling access points and seals, 2 points;

(22) Process review on site, 2 points;

(23) Process review followed, 4 points;

(24) Records maintained and properly retained, 2 points

(25) Approved treatment, 4 points;

(26) Container integrity, 2 points;

(27) Performance of filler, capper and sealer monitored, 2 points;

(28) Air under pressure cleaned and filled, 2 points;

(29) Operation conducted to preclude the contamination of product, 2 points;

(30) Container and cap storage, 2 points;

(31) Product properly labeled, 2 points;

(32) Date coding, 2 points;

(33) Source water testing, 4 points;

(34) Finished product testing, 4 points;

(35) Recall procedure developed, 4 points;

(36) Sanitizing log, 2 points;

(37) Records maintained and properly retained, 2 points;

(38) Health and reporting, 4 points;

(39) Personal cleanliness, 2 points; and

(40) Proper handwashing, 4 points.

(c) The license holder shall be notified in writing of violations and the compliance status of the facility.

(d) Follow-up inspections shall be conducted on noncompliant facilities.

(e) If a second follow-up inspection determines the facility is still non-compliant, the licensee shall enter into a compliance agreement in accordance with He-P 2105.02

#1685, eff 12-21-80; 1930, eff 1-26-82; 2638(E), eff 3-2-84; #3000, eff 4-2-85; #3069, eff 7-23-85; ss by #4658, eff 7-31-89, EXPIRED 7-31-95

New. #7979, eff 10-22-03; ss by #10012, INTERIM, eff 10-22-11, EXPIRES: 4-19-12; ss by #10116, eff 4-19-12

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