New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS › Subchapter 5 - MANUFACTURING, STORAGE, DISTRIBUTION, AND HANDLING STANDARDS FOR BOTTLED WATER › Section 8:21-5.15 - Bottled water certification requirements

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Every bottling plant
				and/or bulk water handling facilities, including out-of-State or foreign bottling
				plants and/or bulk water handling facilities, that sell or distribute bottled and/or
				bulk water in New Jersey shall apply to the Department annually for a bottled water
				certification.
(b) In order for a
				bottling plant to obtain a certification from the Department to sell or distribute
				bottled water, the following requirements shall be met:
1. The applicant shall complete a certification
				application provided by the Department and provide the following information: the
				name and location of the bottling company, including the mailing address, telephone
				number and trade name of the bottling company or bulk water facility; the name of
				the water source, the name of the owner of the water source, the location and type
				of source(s), that is, well, spring, public community water system; the type and
				brand names of water being bottled, including the container size(s) being bottled;
				and the annual production and the maximum monthly production in gallons. Bulk water
				companies shall provide information regarding the method of conveyance of bulk
				water. The applicant shall also provide the name and address of the New Jersey
				certified laboratory that is used to conduct the applicant's analysis. The names and
				addresses of companies in New Jersey used to distribute products shall be provided.
				The applicant shall provide a description of the water treatment process. The name
				of the inspecting agency and the date of the last inspection shall also be provided
				by out-of-State bottlers. The application shall be signed by the owner or operator
				responsible for the facility.
2.
				Out-of-State bottlers shall submit a letter of certification from the appropriate
				regulatory agency having jurisdiction over the operation verifying that the source
				supply and the facility has been inspected and is approved and ground water supplies
				have been evaluated for surface water influences under criteria equivalent to those
				established under
				8:21-5.3(b).
3. A copy of each product label shall be submitted
				for each size and type of bottled water that will be sold or distributed. This
				requirement does not apply to bulk water.
4. A complete microbiological, physical, chemical,
				radiological, and hazardous contaminants analysis for all contaminants that have
				standards established under N.J.A.C. 7:10 must be performed on each source and type
				of finished bottled water product distributed in New Jersey. A copy of the required
				analyses shall accompany the application and shall be forwarded to the Department at
				the frequency prescribed in
				8:21-5.14 except that microbiological
				sample results need only be submitted every six months.
5. All analyses required shall be conducted at an
				approved laboratory certified by the New Jersey Department of Environmental
				Protection in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:18, Rules Governing Laboratory
				Certification and Standards of Performance, and the laboratory shall be certified
				for the specific method for which the water is being analyzed.
6. All analyses shall be performed within six
				months prior to the date of filing an initial certification application.
7. All bottlers shall submit an initial
				certification application and initial filing fee each time there is a change or
				addition of a source of water. The bottler shall submit the required information for
				the new source delineated under this section for each new source of
				supply.