01-001 C.M.R. ch. 137, § II - Grade Adopted
A.
Premium
Grade. "Premium grade" shall be the official grade designation for
bottled water, provided that the water meets the current State of Maine Rules
Relating to Bottled Water, Bulk Water and Water Vending Machines, Chapter 235
and the following additional requirements:
1.
Water must be from an approved source and shall not contain any constituents in
quantities that exceed MCL's established by the Federal Environmental
Protection Agency and does not exceed concentration levels specified in Tables
6.1 and 8.1 and Sections 5A and 7A of Chapter 235, excluding reference to
increased concentrations of iron, manganese and sodium specified in Section 6A.
2. Water must be bottled under
sanitary conditions in a water bottling plant duly approved by the Department
of Health and Human Services and bottled in Maine.
3. Access for Inspection Purposes. The
Commissioner (of Agriculture), in person or by deputy, shall have free access,
ingress and egress at any reasonable hour to any place or building wherein
water is bottled, packed, stored, transported, sold, offered or exposed for
sale or transportation. The Commissioner, in person or by deputy, may open any
container of water bearing the grade designation and may, upon tendering the
market price , take samples therefrom for grade analysis.
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