[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 2]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR129.3]

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                        TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
 
CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                          SERVICES (CONTINUED)
 
PART 129_PROCESSING AND BOTTLING OF BOTTLED DRINKING WATER--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A_General Provisions
 
Sec.  129.3  Definitions.

    For the purposes of this part, the following definitions apply:
    (a) Approved source when used in reference to a plant's product 
water or operations water means a source of water and the water 
therefrom, whether it be from a spring, artesian well, drilled well, 
municipal water supply, or any other source, that has been inspected and 
the water sampled, analyzed, and found to be of a safe and sanitary 
quality according to applicable laws and regulations of State and local 
government agencies having jurisdiction. The presence in the plant of 
current certificates or notifications of approval from the government 
agency or agencies having jurisdiction constitutes approval of the 
source and the water supply.
    (b) Bottled drinking water means all water which is sealed in 
bottles, packages, or other containers and offered for sale for human 
consumption, including bottled mineral water.
    (c) Lot means a collection of primary containers or unit packages of 
the same size, type, and style produced under conditions as nearly 
uniform as possible and designated by a common container code or 
marking.
    (d) Multiservice containers means containers intended for use more 
than one time.
    (e) Nontoxic materials means materials for product water contact 
surfaces utilized in the transporting, processing, storing, and 
packaging of bottled drinking water, which are free of

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substances which may render the water injurious to health or which may 
adversely affect the flavor, color, odor, or bacteriological quality of 
the water.
    (f) Operations water means water which is delivered under pressure 
to a plant for container washing, hand washing, plant and equipment 
cleanup and for other sanitary purposes.
    (g) Primary container means the immediate container in which the 
product water is packaged.
    (h) Product water means processed water used by a plant for bottled 
drinking water.
    (i) Shall and should. ``Shall'' refers to mandatory requirements and 
``should'' refers to recommended or advisory procedures or equipment.
    (j) Shipping case means a container in which one or more primary 
containers of the product are held.
    (k) Single-service container means a container intended for one time 
usage only.
    (l) Unit package means a standard commercial package of bottled 
drinking water, which may consist of one or more containers.

[42 FR 14355, Mar. 6, 1977, as amended at 44 FR 12175, Mar. 6, 1979]