Bottled and vended water production including transporting, processing, packaging, and storage, shall be conducted under such standards and controls as are necessary to minimize the potential for microbiological contamination of the finished product. These standards and controls shall include the following. (1) Bottled and vended water shall be subject to effective germicidal treatment by ozonation, chlorination, exposure to ultraviolet light, or other equivalent disinfection approved by the department. (2) Bottled and vended water shall not be transported or stored in bulk tanks or processed through equipment or lines used for any non-food product. (3) In order to minimize the potential for microbiological contamination of the finished product, non-carbonated bottled water shall not be transported, stored, processed, or bottled in or through lines through which has passed milk, fruit juice, or other food products likely to contribute nutrients for microbial growth. However, multifood fillers may be used for the filling of bottled water as long as the fillers are properly cleaned and sanitized prior to the bottling of water, and provided that they are in compliance with Title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, §129.80. Any parts which are not designed to be cleaned-in-place shall be disassembled and removed, and shall be cleaned and sanitized prior to reassembly. |
| Source Note: The provisions of this §229.84 adopted to be effective September 12, 1988, 13 TexReg 4336; amended to be effective November 19, 1996, 21 TexReg 11371; amended to be effective July 3, 2003, 28 TexReg 4908; amended to be effective June 4, 2006, 31 TexReg 4432 |
