NAC446.122. Reusable containers for beverages.

     1. A food establishment may refill a reusable beverage container which is owned by a customer with a product that is not potentially hazardous if the refill is for that customer.

     2. The design of such containers, when considered in conjunction with the design of the rinsing component of the equipment used to refill the container, must permit the effective cleaning of the container.

     3. A facility for cleaning such containers which uses fresh, hot water under pressure that has not been recirculated, must be provided as a part of the dispensing operation.

     4. A system for refilling such containers, when used by a customer, must include a transfer process which is free from contamination and which the customer cannot bypass.

     5. The Board may exempt from the requirements of this section water vending operations.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 10-14-88; A 5-23-96)