D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 25, r. 25-A1910

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 52, December 27, 2024

Rule 25-A1910 - METHODS - CLEANING FOR REFILLING OF RETURNABLES

1910.1

Returned empty containers intended for cleaning and refilling with food shall be cleaned and refilled in a regulated food processing plant, except as specified in §§ 1910.2 and 1910.3. ^P

1910.2

A food-specific container for beverages may be refilled at a food establishment if:

(a) Only a beverage that is not a potentially hazardous food (time/ temperature control for safety food) is used as specified in § 815.1;

(b) The design of the container and of the rinsing equipment and the nature of the beverage, when considered together, allow effective cleaning at home or in the food establishment;

(c) Facilities for rinsing before refilling returned containers with fresh, hot water that is under pressure and not recirculated are provided as part of the dispensing system;

(d) The consumer-owned container returned to the food establishment for refilling is refilled for sale or service only to the same consumer; and

(e) The container is refilled by:

(1) An employee of the food establishment; or

(2) The owner of the container if the beverage system includes a contamination-free transfer process that cannot be bypassed by the container owner.

1910.3

Consumer-owned containers that are not food-specific may be filled at a water vending machine or system.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 25, r. 25-A1910

Final Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 4394 (June 6, 2003); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 13690 (November 30, 2012)

Authority: Sections 4 and 10 of An Act Relating to the adulteration of foods and drugs in the District of Columbia, approved February 17, 1898 (30 Stat. 246: D.C. Official Code §§ 48-104 and 48-110 (2009 Repl.)); Section 7 of An Act Making Appropriations to provide for the expenses for the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and three, and for other purposes (32 Stat.627: D.C. Official Code § 47-2834(a)(1), (a)(2), and (b) (2005 Repl.)); and Mayor's Order 98-139, dated August 20, 1998, and Mayor's Order 2002-103, dated June 18, 2002.