Section 410 IAC 7-24-248 - Returnables; cleaning for refillingAuthority: IC 16-42-5-5
Affected: IC 16-42-5
Sec. 248.
(a) Except as specified in this section, returned empty containers intended for cleaning and refilling with food shall be cleaned and refilled in a regulated food processing plant.(b) Food containers for beverages may be refilled at a retail food establishment if: (1) only a beverage that is not a potentially hazardous food is used as specified under section 247(a) of this rule;(2) the design of the container and of the rinsing equipment and the nature of the beverage, when considered together, allow for effective cleaning;(3) the consumer-owned container returned to the retail food establishment for refilling is refilled for sale or service only to the same consumer; and(4) the container is refilled by:(A) an employee of the retail food establishment; or(B) the owner of the container if the beverage system includes a contamination-free transfer process that cannot be bypassed by the container owner.(c) Consumer-owned containers that are not food-specific may be filled at a water vending machine or system.(d) For purposes of this section, a violation of subsection (a), (b), or (c) is a critical item.Indiana State Department of Health; 410 IAC 7-24-248; filed Oct 13, 2004, 12:30 p.m.: 28 IR 870; readopted filed Jul 15, 2010, 12:12 p.m.: 20100728-IR-410100261RFAReadopted filed 11/10/2016, 8:45 a.m.: 20161207-IR-410160371RFAReadopted filed 9/15/2022, 10:01 a.m.: 20221012-IR-410220206RFA