New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter I - State Sanitary Code › Part 5 - Drinking Water Supplies › Subpart 5-6 - Bottled And Bulk Water Standards › Section 5-6.16 - Certification procedures

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
All bottled or bulk water products sold or distributed in
					 New York State must be certified. The following procedures must be met to apply
					 for certification:
(a) Any person
				  applying for bottled water certification shall, at a minimum, meet the
				  requirements listed below:
(1) Complete and
				  submit a signed application form, GEN 222 Application for Certification of
				  Approval for Distribution of Bottled or Bulk Water.
(2) Submit a statement from the appropriate
				  regulatory agency of the state or country having jurisdiction over the bottling
				  operation, indicating that the facility has been approved to bottle or package
				  water for human consumption. This approval may be a copy of a certificate,
				  license, permit or a letter of approval from the agency. A copy of the laws and
				  regulations on bottled water processing from the regulatory agency having
				  jurisdiction must also be submitted. When another state or country has no
				  program for inspection and approval of bulk or bottled water facilities, the
				  commissioner may make a determination based on an inspection and evaluation by
				  an independent individual or organization knowledgeable in bulk or bottled
				  water handling practices.
(3)
				  Submit an engineering report, plans and specifications for the proposal
				  prepared by a registered professional engineer licensed to practice in New York
				  State or in the state which the facility is located. This submittal must
				  include, but not be limited to, the development of the source, methods used in
				  the bottling operation, the water treatment used and laboratory control of
				  water quality provided and a flow diagram from source through the bottling
				  operation. The report submitted with the application must show compliance with
				  the requirements of this Subpart.
(4) Submit two caps and two labels for each
				  container size of the bottled water product that is to be certified.
(5) Submit complete inorganic chemical,
				  organic chemical, microbiological and radiological analyses for contaminants
				  listed in section
				  5-6.11  of this
				  Subpart for each source and each finished bottled water product type be
				  distributed in New York State. Results of these analyses must be submitted with
				  the application. Additional analyses may be required, if in the judgment of the
				  commissioner they are needed to determine the acceptability of the source or
				  treatment provided. All analyses must be performed by an approved laboratory
				  and in accordance with the sampling methods as outlined in section
				  5-6.13 
				  of this Subpart. All analyses must have been performed within the last six
				  months from the date of the application for certification except for the
				  microbiological analyses which must have been performed within 30 days from the
				  date of the application for certification.
(6) Submit a list of names, addresses and
				  telephone numbers of those who are now or are expected to be distributing the
				  product in New York State.
(7)
				  Submit a recall plan in accordance with the requirements as outlined in section
				  5-6.7 
				  of this Subpart.