LAC 51:VI.915. Product Water Treatment Process [formerly paragraph 6:137-1(A)]

A. All treatment of product water by distillation, ion-exchanging filtration, ultraviolet treatment, reverse osmosis, carbonation, mineral addition, or any other process shall be effective in accomplishing its intended purpose and in accordance with R.S. 40:607(3) of the State Food, Drug and Cosmetic Law. All such processes shall be performed in and by equipment and with substances which will not adulterate the bottled product. A record of the type and date of physical inspections of such equipment, conditions found, and performance and effectiveness of such equipment, shall be maintained by the plant. Product water samples shall be taken after processing and prior to bottling by the plant and analyzed as often as is necessary to assure uniformity and effectiveness of the processes performed by the plant. The methods of analysis shall be those approved by the government agency or agencies having jurisdiction.