LAC 51:VI.929. Product Testing Requirements [formerly paragraph 6:137-7]

A. To assure that the plant's production of bottled drinking water is in compliance with the State Food Drug and Cosmetic Law (R.S. 40:601 et seq.) and this code, the plant shall: 1. [formerly paragraph 6:137-7 (1)] for bacteriological purposes take and analyze at least once a week a sample from a batch or segment of a continuous production run for each type of bottled drinking water produced during a day's production. The samples shall consist of primary containers of product or unit packages of product; 2. [formerly paragraph 6:137-7 (2)] for chemical, physical, and radiological purposes, take and analyze at least semi-annually a representative sampling from a batch or segment of a continuous production run for each type of bottled drinking water produced during a day's production. The representative sample shall consist of primary containers of product or unit packages of product; 3. [formerly paragraph 6:137-7 (3)] analyze such samples by methods approved by the government agency or agencies having jurisdiction. The plant shall maintain records of date of sampling, type of product sampled, production code, and results of the analysis.