NAC445A.558. Storing, cleaning and sanitizing containers and closures.

     1. Each single service container and closure for the processed water must be purchased and stored in a clean and dry place until it is used. Before the container or closure is used, it must be examined and, if necessary, cleaned, sanitized and inspected immediately before it is filled, capped and sealed. A container or closure which is found to be unsanitary or defective must be reprocessed or discarded.

     2. Each reusable container must be washed, rinsed and sanitized by a mechanical washer or by another method which gives adequate sanitary results. The operator shall inspect his or her mechanical washers as often as is necessary to ensure their adequate performance. The operator shall maintain a record which shows:

     (a) The maintenance of each washer;

     (b) The type, date and results of each inspection; and

     (c) The performance of each washer.

     3. The operator shall maintain each shipping case in a manner which will ensure that it will not contaminate the final container or its water. The operator shall clean each shipping case as often as is necessary to maintain it in a sanitary condition.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 10-14-82; A 9-15-94)