Refillable containers.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, returned empty containers intended for cleaning and refilling with food must be cleaned and refilled in a regulated food processing establishment. 2. A food-specific container for beverages may be refilled at a food establishment if: (a) Only a beverage that is not a potentially hazardous food (time/temperature control for safety food) is to be refilled; (b) The design of the container and of the rinsing equipment and the nature of the beverage, when considered together, allow effective cleaning at home or in the food establishment; (c) Facilities for rinsing before refilling returned containers with fresh, hot water that is under pressure and not recirculated are provided as part of the dispensing system; (d) The consumer-owned container returned to the food establishment for refilling is refilled for sale or service only by or to the same consumer; and (e) The container is refilled by: (1) An employee of the food establishment; or (2) The owner of the container if the beverage system includes a contamination-free transfer process that cannot be bypassed by the container owner. 3. Consumer-owned containers that are not food-specific may be filled at a water vending machine or system.