LAC 51:VI.1133 – Bottle Washing; Mechanical Cleaning and Sterilizing; Hand Washing of Bottles Prohibited [formerly paragraph 6:154]

A. Hand bottle washing, except as a preliminary to subsequent mechanical washing, is prohibited. All bottles shall be thoroughly cleaned and sterilized, according to the provisions of state law governing containers (R.S. 40:681 et seq.), immediately before filling, by means of an automatic mechanical washing machine.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 40:4(A)(1)(a). Also see R.S. 40:601 et seq.

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health, LR 28:1247 (June 2002).