Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901:3 - Food Safety › Chapter 901:3-62 - Bottled Water › Section 901:3-62-03 - Nomenclature and labeling

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The name of the food is bottled water or
			 alternatively one or more of the following terms as appropriate:
(1) Artesian water or artesian well water is
			 the name of the water from a well tapping a confined aquifer in which the water
			 level stands at some height above the top of the aquifer. Artesian water or
			 artesian well water may be collected with the assistance of external force to
			 enhance the natural underground pressure. On request, plants shall demonstrate
			 to appropriate regulatory officials that the water level stands at some height
			 above the top of the aquifer.
(2)
			 Ground water is the name of the water from a subsurface saturated zone that is
			 under a pressure equal to or greater than atmospheric pressure. Ground water
			 must not be under the direct influence of surface water as defined in
			 40
			 C.F.R. Part 141.2
									(1975).
(3) Mineral water is the name of the water
			 containing not less than two hundred fifty ppm total dissolved solids. Mineral
			 water must come from a source tapped at one or more bore holes or springs,
			 originating from a geologically and physically protected underground water
			 source. Mineral water shall be distinguished from other types of water by its
			 constant level and relative proportions of minerals and trace elements at the
			 point of emergence from the source, due account being taken of the cycles of
			 natural fluctuations. No minerals may be added to this water.
(4) Purified water is the name of the water
			 from an approved source, that has been produced by distillation, deionization,
			 reverse osmosis, or other suitable processes and that meets the definition of
			 "purified water" in the United States pharmacopeia, 23rd revision, January 1,
			 1995. Purified water may be called "deionized water" if the water has been
			 processed by deionization, "distilled water" if it is produced by distillation,
			 "reverse osmosis water" if the water has been processed by reverse osmosis, and
			 " drinking water" with the blank being filled in with one of the defined terms
			 describing the water in this paragraph (e.g., "purified drinking water" or
			 "deionized drinking water").
(5)
			 Sparkling bottled water is the name of the water that, after treatment and
			 possible replacement of carbon dioxide, contains the same amount of carbon
			 dioxide from the source that it had at emergence from the source.
(6) Spring water is the name of the water
			 derived from an underground formation from which water flows naturally to the
			 surface of the earth. Spring water shall be collected only at the spring or
			 through a bore hole tapping the underground formation feeding the spring. There
			 shall be a natural force causing the water to flow to the surface through a
			 natural orifice. The location of the spring shall be identified. Spring water
			 collected with the use of an external force shall be from the same underground
			 stratum as the spring, as shown by a measurable hydraulic connection using a
			 hydrogeologically valid method between the bore hole and the natural spring,
			 and shall have all the physical properties, before treatment, and be of the
			 same composition and quality, as the water that flows naturally to the surface
			 of the earth. If spring water is collected with the use of an external force,
			 water must continue to flow naturally to the surface of the earth through the
			 spring's natural orifice. Plants shall demonstrate using a hydrogeologically
			 valid method, that an appropriate hydraulic connection exists between the
			 natural orifice of the spring and the bore hole.
(7) Sterile water is the name of the water
			 that meets sterility tests in the United States pharmacopeia, 23rd revision,
			 January 1, 1995, which can be found at
www.usp.org
. Alternatively the water may be
			 called sterilized water.
(8) Well
			 water is the name of the water from a hole bored, drilled, or otherwise
			 constructed in the ground which taps the water of an aquifer.