Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part VI - Manufacturing, Processing, Packing and Holding of Food, Drugs and Cosmetics › Chapter 9 - Processing and Bottling of Bottled Drinking Water › Section VI-901 - Definitions [formerly paragraph 6:132]

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Unless otherwise specifically provided
				herein, the following words and terms used in this Part of the sanitary code,
				and all other Parts which are adopted or may be adopted, are defined for the
				purposes thereof as follows.
Approved Source
-when used in reference to a
				  plant's product water or operations water means that the source of the water
				  and the water therefrom, whether it be from a spring, artesian well, drilled
				  well, municipal water supply, or any other source, shall have been inspected
				  and the water sampled, analyzed and found to be of a safe and sanitary quality
				  by the state health officer in accordance with the applicable laws and
				  regulations of the government agency or agencies having jurisdiction. The
				  presence, in the plant, of current certificates or notifications of approval
				  from the government agency or agencies having jurisdiction shall constitute
				  approval of the source and the water supply.
Bottled Water
-water that is intended for
				  human consumption and that is sealed in bottles or other containers with no
				  added ingredients except that it may optionally contain safe and suitable
				  antimicrobial agents. Fluoride may be optionally added within the limitations
				  established in  21 CFR §
										165.110 (b)(4)(ii). Bottled water may be used as an
				  ingredient in beverages (e.g., diluted juices, flavored bottled waters). It
				  does not include those food ingredients that are declared in ingredient
				  labeling as "water," "carbonated water," "disinfected water," "filtered water,"
				  "seltzer water," "soda water," "sparkling water," and "tonic water." The
				  processing and bottling of bottled water shall comply with regulations
				  specified in this Section of this Chapter.
Lot
-a collection of primary containers or
				  unit packages of any same size, type, and style produced under conditions as
				  nearly uniform as possible and designated by a common container code or
				  marking.
Multi-Service-Containers
-containers
				  intended for use more than one time.
Nontoxic Materials
-materials for product
				  water contact surfaces utilized in the transporting, processing, storing, and
				  packaging of bottled drinking water, which are free of substances which may
				  render the water injurious to health or which may adversely affect the flavor,
				  color, odor, or bacteriological quality of the water.
Operations Water
-water which is delivered
				  under pressure to a plant for container washing, hand washing, plant and
				  equipment cleanup and for other sanitary purposes.
Primary Container
-the immediate container
				  in which the product water is packaged.
Product Water
-processed water used by a
				  plant for bottled drinking water.
Shipping Case
-a container in which one or
				  more primary containers of the product are held.
Single-Service-Container
-a container
				  intended for one time usage only.
Unit Package
-a standard commercial package
				  of bottled drinking water, which may consist of one or more
				  containers.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with the provisions of
				  R.S.
				  40:4(A)(1)(a). Also see
				  R.S. 40:601 et
				  seq.