Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. In addition to meeting the requirements
specified in
7.6.2.11
NMAC, food processing plants that produce bottled drinking water shall comply
with the requirements specified in this section.
B. Bottled drinking water processing
operational requirements and standards.
(1)
The bottled drinking water plant shall follow generally accepted good
manufacturing practice such as contained in 21 CFR Part 129 or the
international bottled water association bottled water code of
practice.
(2) Bottled drinking
water which is bottled through lines or equipment used for food or milk
products shall demonstrate (assure) that the cleaning process prevents
adulteration of the bottled water. Bottled drinking water shall not be
transported or stored in bulk tanks used for any non-food product, nor
processed or bottled through equipment or lines used for any non-food
product.
C. Bottled
drinking water labeling requirements. All bottled drinking water labels shall
meet the requirements specified in Subsection C of
7.6.2.11
NMAC.
D. Analytical requirements.
Unless otherwise provided, samples shall be collected, prepared, and examined
using the most current methods for the examination of drinking water listed in
40 CFR Part 141 or by other methods for the examination of drinking water
approved by the United States environmental protection agency. Examination of
samples shall be performed by an approved laboratory.
E. Monitoring requirements.
(1) Bottled drinking water plants shall be
required to submit one microbiological sample per finished product per week. A
copy of the microbiological analysis report shall be submitted within 10
working days of analysis to the regulatory authority. Any coliform or fecal
coliform positive result shall require the plant owner or operator to notify
the regulatory authority within 24 hours and to submit to resampling guidelines
specified in 20.7.10 NMAC.
(2)
Bottled drinking water plants that know that a maximum contaminant level, as
specified in 20.7.10 NMAC, has been exceeded or who have reason to believe
circumstances exist that may adversely affect the safety of bottled drinking
water, including but not limited to source contamination, spills, accidents,
natural disasters, or breakdowns in treatment, shall notify the regulatory
authority within 24 hours.
