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21 CFR 129.37(a): Sanitary operations

PART 129-PROCESSING AND BOTTLING OF BOTTLED DRINKING WATER · Subpart B-Buildings and Facilities

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Citation 21 CFR 129.37(a)
Section Sanitary operations
Part PART 129-PROCESSING AND BOTTLING OF BOTTLED DRINKING WATER
Subpart Subpart B-Buildings and Facilities
Subchapter 21 CFR B Food
Product types cited Food/Cosmetics
Regulation text (excerpt) (a) The product water-contact surfaces of all multiservice containers, utensils, pipes, and equipment used in the transportation, processing, handling, and storage of product water shall be clean and adequately sanitized. All product water-contact surfaces shall be inspected by plant personnel as often as necessary to maintain the sanitary condition of such surfaces and to assure they are kept free of scale, evidence of oxidation, and other residue. The presence of any unsanitary condition…

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