NAC585.735. Buildings used to manufacture cosmetics: Lighting, facilities; water; sewage disposal.

A licensee shall provide in a building used to manufacture cosmetics:

     1. Adequate lighting of at least 50 foot-candles, and ventilation and screening, if necessary, to:

     (a) Minimize the contamination of products by extraneous adulterants, including the cross-contamination of one product by dust or particles or ingredients arising from the manufacture, storage or handling of another product;

     (b) Minimize the dissemination of micro-organisms from one area to another; and

     (c) Maintain suitable conditions for the storage of components, materials in process and finished cosmetics.

     2. Adequate lockers and facilities near working areas with soap and hot and cold water for washing hands.

     3. An adequate supply of potable water under continuous positive pressure in a plumbing system which is free of defects that could cause or contribute to the contamination of any cosmetic. Drains must be of adequate size and, where connected directly to a sewer, must be equipped with traps to prevent back siphonage.

     4. For the safe and sanitary disposal of sewage, trash and other refuse within and from the building and immediate premises.

     [Comm’r of Food & Drugs, Cosmetics § 9, eff. 12-16-82]