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 5-6.6 - Bottling plant facilities

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
Bottling plants must be constructed to facilitate
					 cleanliness and be maintained to maximize sanitation and public health
					 protection.
(a) Buildings and rooms
				  shall be of sufficient size to allow for the proper installation of equipment
				  and to allow for movement of personnel during operation.
(b) The bottle filling operations shall be
				  separated from other plant operations or storage areas by tight walls, ceilings
				  and self-closing doors or other appropriate barriers to isolate these areas and
				  provide protection against incidental contamination. Conveyor openings shall
				  not exceed the size required to permit passage of containers.
(c) Plant buildings shall be
				  verminproof.
(d) Walls and ceilings
				  shall be smooth, light color, washable and kept in good repair. Overhead
				  structures, fixtures, ducts and pipes shall not be suspended over working areas
				  so that drip or condensate may contaminate products or product contact
				  surfaces.
(e) Floors shall be
				  smooth, nonabsorbent, and verminproof. Floors are to be graded to adequate
				  drains equipped with traps and grills.
(f) Doors and windows to outside areas shall
				  be adequately screened and/or otherwise protected against entry of vermin,
				  airborne contamination, and particulates.
(g) All rooms are to be provided with
				  sufficient ventilation to keep them free of excessive heat, steam,
				  condensation, vapors, odors and fumes.
(h) Lighting, either natural or artificial,
				  shall be provided in all rooms where bottled or packaged waters are produced.
				  An intensity of not less than 50 foot-candles shall be provided in inspection
				  areas; 30 foot-candles in work spaces and five foot-candles in storage areas.
				  Light bulbs, fixtures, skylights or other glass suspended over exposed
				  production areas shall be of the safety type or otherwise protected from
				  breakage to prevent finished product contamination.
(i) Washrooms shall be convenient, separate
				  and apart from any room or rooms where bottled or packaged water is processed
				  and from areas where bottles and packages are sanitized. Toilets, urinals and
				  wash basins shall be provided, as appropriate, for the number of employees.
				  Washrooms shall be equipped with self-closing doors and fitted with windows or
				  separate ventilation to the outside. Signs shall be posted directing employees
				  to wash their hands after using the toilet.
(j) Clean, dry storage facilities shall be
				  provided for finished product containers and packaging materials.
(k) Dressing rooms shall be provided for
				  changing and hanging street apparel and shall be apart and separate from work
				  areas.
(l) Wastewater disposal
				  shall be provided and have discharge to a municipal wastewater system or a
				  State approved individual wastewater disposal system.