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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1869/Add.1 
15 June 2009  
 (09-2901) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
Addendum
 
  
The following communication, received on 10 June 2009, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of the United States
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Beverages:  Bottled Water - Final Rule
 
 
On 29 May 2009, the US FDA published a fina l rule that amends FDA's bottled water 
regulations to ensure that bottled water is free fro m fecal contamination, as indicated by the fecal 
indicator E. coli .  The new regulations contain the following requirements:  (1) Bottlers conduct 
weekly microbiological testing of source water fo r total coliform;  (2) If any coliform organisms are 
detected in source water or finished bottled wate r products, bottlers must determine whether any of 
the coliform organisms are E. coli ;  (3) Source water containing E. coli  will not be considered to be of 
a safe, sanitary quality and will be prohibited from use in the production of bottled water;  (4) Before 
a bottler can use source water from a source that has tested positive for E. coli , the bottler must take 
appropriate measures to rectify or eliminate the cause of E. coli  contamination of that source, and 
must keep records of such actions;  and (5) Finished bottled water products containing E. coli  will be 
considered adulterated.  The fina l rule is published in the Federal Register at 74 FR 25651 (available 
in English) and can be viewed at http://edocket.access.gpo. gov/2009/pdf/E9-12494.pdf . 
 
This addendum concerns a: 
 
 [   ] Modification of final date for comments  [ X ] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation 
 [   ] Modification of content and/or sc ope of previously notified draft regulation 
 [   ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation 
 [   ] Change in proposed date of adoptio n, publication or date of entry into force 
 [   ] Other:     
Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of th e previously notified measure in terms 
of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of comments should be 
provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days.  Under other circumstances, such as extension of 
originally announced final date for comments, th e comment period provided in the Addendum may 
vary.)  
 [   ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
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  Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National Notification Authority, [   ] 
National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body
: 
 
For further information contact Lauren Posnick R obin, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition 
(HFS–317), Food and Drug Administration, 5100 Pain t Branch Pkwy., Coll ege Park, MD 20740;  
+(1 301) 436 1639 
 
Text available from:  [ X ] National Notification Authority, [   ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, 
fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body : 
 
United States SPS National Notification Authority, US DA Foreign Agricultural Service, International 
Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 10 27, Washington D.C. 20250;  Tel:  +(1 202) 720 
1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 720 0433;  E-ma il:  us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov 
  
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