Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:736

  • Approved laboratory: means a laboratory approved by the state or department or certified by the U. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:732
  • Bottled water: means water that is placed in a sealed container or package and is offered for sale for human consumption or other consumer uses. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:732
  • Department: means the Louisiana Department of Health. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:732
  • Drinking water: means bottled water obtained from an approved source that has at minimum undergone treatment consisting of filtration (activated carbon or particulate) and ozonation or an equivalent disinfection process. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:732

A.  To assure that bottled water complies with La. Rev. Stat. 40:733, the following product monitoring using representative samples derived from the bottled product shall be performed.  

(1)  For microbiological contaminants specified in La. Rev. Stat. 40:733, analyze weekly a representative sample from a batch or segment of a continuous production for each type of bottled water produced by the plant.

(2)  For chemical, physical, and radiological contaminants specified in La. Rev. Stat. 40:733, analyze annually a representative sample from a batch or segment of continuous production run for each type of bottled drinking water produced by the plant.  

B.  The required product water sampling shall be performed by qualified personnel and required analysis shall be performed by an approved laboratory.  

C.  Records of required sampling and analysis shall be maintained at the plant not less than five years and shall be available for official review upon request of the department.  

Acts 1991, No. 623, §1.