[Title 21 CFR 103.35]
[Code of Federal Regulations (annual edition) - April 1, 1996 Edition]
[Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS]
[Chapter I - FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES--CONTINUED]
[Subchapter B - FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION]
[Part 103 - QUALITY STANDARDS FOR FOODS WITH NO IDENTITY STANDARDS]
[Subpart B - Standards of Quality]
[Sec. 103.35 - Bottled water.]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]




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  Bottled water.
  103.35
  Sec. 103.35
  
    FOOD AND DRUGS
    FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES--CONTINUED
    FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION
    QUALITY STANDARDS FOR FOODS WITH NO IDENTITY STANDARDS
    Standards of Quality
  


Sec. 103.35   Bottled water.

    (a) Definitions. (1) Bottled water is defined as water that is 
sealed in bottles or other containers and intended for human 
consumption. Bottled water does not include mineral water or any type of 
soft drink commonly known as soda water, which is made by absorbing 
carbon dioxide in potable water.

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    (2) Trihalomethane (THM) means one of the family of organic 
compounds, named as derivatives of methane, wherein three of the four 
hydrogen atoms in methane are each substituted by a halogen atom in the 
molecular structure.
    (3) Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM) means the sum of the concentration 
in milligrams per liter of the trihalomethane compounds 
(trichloromethane [chloroform], dibromochloromethane, 
bromodichloromethane and tribromomethane [bromoform]), rounded to two 
significant figures.
    (b) Microbiological quality. Bottled water shall, when a sample 
consisting of analytical units of equal volume is examined by the 
methods described in applicable sections of ``Standard Methods for the 
Examination of Water and Wastewater,'' 15th Ed. (1980), American Public 
Health Association, which is incorporated by reference (copies may be 
obtained from the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-
300), 200 C St., SW., Washington, DC 20204, or may be examined at the 
Office of the Federal Register, 800 North Capitol Street, NW., suite 
700, Washington, DC), meet the following standards of microbiological 
quality:
    (1) Multiple-tube fermentation method. Not more than one of the 
analytical units in the sample shall have a most probable number (MPN) 
of 2.2 or more coliform organisms per 100 milliliters and no analytical 
unit shall have an MPN of 9.2 or more coliform organisms per 100 
milliliters; or
    (2) Membrane filter method. Not more than one of the analytical 
units in the sample shall have 4.0 or more coliform organisms per 100 
milliliters and the arithmetic mean of the coliform density of the 
sample shall not exceed one coliform organism per 100 milliliters.
    (c) Physical quality. Bottled water shall, when a composite of 
analytical units of equal volume from a sample is examined by the method 
described in applicable sections of ``Standard Methods for the 
Examination of Water and Wastewater,'' 15th Ed. (1980), which is 
incorporated by reference (the availability of this incorporation by 
reference is given in paragraph (b) of this section), meet the following 
standards of physical quality:
    (1) The turbidity shall not exceed 5 units.
    (2) The color shall not exceed 15 units.
    (3) The odor shall not exceed threshold odor No. 3.
    (d) Chemical quality. (1)(i) Bottled water shall, when a composite 
of analytical units of equal volume from a sample is examined by the 
methods described in paragraph (d)(1)(ii) of this section, meet 
standards of chemical quality and shall not contain chemical substances 
in excess of the following concentrations:

            Substance--Concentration in Milligrams per Liter            
Arsenic......................................................     0.05  
Chloride.....................................................   250.0   
Iron.........................................................     0.3   
Manganese....................................................     0.05  
Phenols......................................................     0.001 
Sulfate......................................................   250.0   
Total dissolved solids.......................................   500.0   
Zinc.........................................................     5.0   
Organics:                                                               
  Endrin (1,2,3,4,10,10-hexachloro-6,7-epoxy-                           
   1,4,4a,5,6,7,8,8a-0cta-hydro-1,4-endo, endo-5,8-dimethano            
   naphthalene)..............................................     0.0002
  Total Trihalomethanes......................................     0.10  
                                                                        

    (ii) Analyses conducted to determine compliance with paragraph 
(d)(1)(i) of this section shall be made in accordance with the methods 
described in the applicable sections of ``Standard Methods for the 
Examination of Water and Wastewater,'' 15th Ed. (1980), or ``Methods for 
Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes,'' Environmental Monitoring and 
Support Laboratory, EPA-600/4-82-055, March 1983, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, both of which are incorporated by reference. Analyses 
for organic substances shall be determined by appropriate methods 
described in ``Methods for Organochlorine Pesticides in Industrial 
Effluents'' and ``Methods for Chlorinated Phenoxy Acid Herbicides in 
Industrial Effluents,'' November 28, 1973, which are incorporated by 
reference, and ``Part I: The Analysis of Trihalomethanes in Finished 
Waters by the Purge and Trap Method,'' Method 501.1 and ``Part II: The 
Analysis of Trihalomethanes in Drinking Water by Liquid/Liquid 
Extraction,'' Method 501.2 in 40 CFR part 141, appendix C (45

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FR 68672; November 29, 1979). The availability of these incorporations 
by reference are given in paragraph (b) of this section.
    (2)(i) Bottled water packaged in the United States to which no 
fluoride is added shall not contain fluoride in excess of the levels in 
Table 1 and these levels shall be based on the annual average of maximum 
daily air temperatures at the location where the bottled water is sold 
at retail.

                                 Table 1                                
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Fluoride  
 Annual average of maximum daily air temperatures ( deg.   concentration
                            F)                             in milligrams
                                                             per liter  
------------------------------------------------------------------------
53.7 and below...........................................          2.4  
53.8-58.3................................................          2.2  
58.4-63.8................................................          2.0  
63.9-70.6................................................          1.8  
70.7-79.2................................................          1.6  
79.3-90.5................................................          1.4  
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (ii) Imported bottled water to which no fluoride is added shall not 
contain fluoride in excess of 1.4 milligrams per liter.
    (iii) Bottled water packaged in the United States to which fluoride 
is added shall not contain fluoride in excess of levels in Table 2 and 
these levels shall be based on the annual average of maximum daily air 
temperatures at the location where the bottled water is sold at retail.

                                 Table 2                                
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Fluoride  
 Annual average of maximum daily air temperatures ( deg.   concentration
                            F)                             in milligrams
                                                             per liter  
------------------------------------------------------------------------
53.7 and below...........................................          1.7  
53.8-58.3................................................          1.5  
58.4-63.8................................................          1.3  
63.9-70.6................................................          1.2  
70.7-79.2................................................          1.0  
79.3-90.5................................................          0.8  
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (iv) Imported bottled water to which fluoride is added shall not 
contain fluoride in excess of 0.8 milligram per liter.
    (3) Having consulted with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 
(EPA) as required by section 410 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act, the Food and Drug Administration has determined that bottled water, 
when a composite of analytical units of equal volume from a sample is 
examined by the methods listed in paragraphs (d)(3)(v), (d)(3)(vi), and 
(d)(3)(vii) of this section, shall not contain the following chemical 
contaminants in excess of the concentrations specified in paragraphs 
(d)(3)(i), (d)(3)(ii), (d)(3)(iii), and (d)(3)(iv) of this section.
    (i) The allowable levels for inorganic substances are as follows:


                                                                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                            Concentration milligrams per
                Contaminant                    liter (or as specified)  
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Barium....................................  2                           
Cadmium...................................  0.005                       
Chromium..................................  0.1                         
Copper....................................  1.0                         
Lead......................................  0.005                       
Mercury...................................  0.002                       
Nitrate...................................  10 (as nitrogen)            
Nitrite...................................  1 (as nitrogen)             
Total Nitrate and Nitrite.................  10 (as nitrogen)            
Selenium..................................  0.05                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------


    (ii) The allowable levels for volatile organic chemicals (VOC's) are 
as follows:

                                                                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                     Concentration in   
           Contaminant (CAS Reg. No.)              milligrams per liter 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Benzene (71-43-2)..............................                    0.005
Carbon tetrachloride (56-23-5).................                    0.005
o-Dichlorobenzene (95-50-01)...................                      0.6
p-Dichlorobenzene (106-46-7)...................                    0.075
1,2-Dichloroethane (107-06-2)..................                    0.005
1,1-Dichloroethylene (75-35-4).................                    0.007
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene (156-59-2)............                     0.07
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene (156-60-5)..........                      0.1
1,2-Dichloropropane (78-87-5)                                      0.005
Ethylbenzene (100-41-4)........................                      0.7
Monochlorobenzene (108-90-7)...................                      0.1
Styrene (100-42-5).............................                      0.1
Tetrachloroethylene (127-18-4).................                    0.005
Toluene (108-88-3).............................                        1
1,1,1-Trichloroethane (71-55-6)................                     0.20
Trichloroethylene (79-01-6)....................                    0.005
Vinyl chloride (75-01-4).......................                    0.002
Xylenes (1330-20-7)............................                       10
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (iii) The allowable levels for pesticides and other synthetic 
organic chemicals are as follows:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           Concentration
                Contaminant (CAS Reg. No.)                 in milligrams
                                                             per liter  
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alachlor (15972-60-8)....................................       0.002   
Atrazine (1912-24-9).....................................       0.003   
Carbofuran (1563-66-2)...................................       0.04    
Chlordane (57-74-9)......................................       0.002   
1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane (96-12-8)....................       0.0002  
2,4-D (94-75-7)..........................................       0.07    
Ethylene dibromide (106-93-4)............................       0.00005 

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Heptachlor (76-44-8).....................................       0.0004  
Heptachlor epoxide (1024-57-3)...........................       0.0002  
Lindane (58-89-9)........................................       0.0002  
Methoxychlor (72-43-5)...................................       0.04    
Pentachlorophenol (87-86-5)..............................       0.001   
PCB's (as decachlorobiphenyl) (1336-36-3)................       0.0005  
Toxaphene (8001-35-2)....................................       0.003   
2,4,5-TP (Silvex) (93-72-1)..............................       0.05    
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (iv) The allowable levels for certain chemicals for which EPA has 
established secondary maximum contaminant levels in its drinking water 
regulations are as follows:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           Concentration
                       Contaminant                         in milligrams
                                                             per liter  
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Aluminum.................................................          0.2  
Silver...................................................          0.1  
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (v) Analyses to determine compliance with the requirements of 
paragraph (d)(3)(i) of this section shall be conducted in accordance 
with an applicable method or applicable revisions to the methods listed 
in paragraphs (d)(3)(v)(A) through (d)(3)(v)(H) of this section and 
described, unless otherwise noted, in ``Methods for Chemical Analysis of 
Water and Wastes,'' U.S. EPA Environmental Monitoring and Support 
Laboratory (EMSL), Cincinnati, OH 45258 (EPA-600/4-79-020), March 1983, 
which is incorporated by reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C 552(a) and 
1 CFR part 51. Copies of this publication are available from the 
National Technical Information Service, U.S. Department of Commerce, 
5825 Port Royal Rd., Springfield, VA 22161, or may be examined at the 
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition's Library, Food and Drug 
Administration, 200 C St. SW., Washington, DC, or at the Office of the 
Federal Register, 800 North Capitol St. NW., Suite 700, Washington, DC.
    (A) Barium shall be measured using the following methods:
    (1) Method 208.2--''Atomic absorption, furnace technique,'' which is 
incorporated by reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR 
part 51, or
    (2) Method 208.1--''Atomic absorption, direct aspiration,'' which is 
incorporated by reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR 
part 51. The availability of this incorporation by reference is given in 
paragraph (d)(3)(v) of this section.
    (3) Method 200.7--''Determination of Metals and Trace Elements in 
Water and Wastes by Inductively Coupled Plasma- Atomic Emission 
Spectrometry,'' revision 3.3, April 1991, U.S. EPA, EMSL. The revision 
is contained in the manual entitled ``Methods for the Determination of 
Metals in Environmental Samples,'' Office of Research and Development, 
Washington, DC 20460, (EPA/600/4-91/010), June 1991, which is 
incorporated by reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR 
part 51. Copies of this publication are available from the National 
Technical Information Service, U.S. Department of Commerce, 5825 Port 
Royal Rd., Springfield, VA 22161, or may be examined at the Center for 
Food Safety and Applied Nutrition's Library, Food and Drug 
Administration, 200 C St. SW., Washington, DC, or at the Office of the 
Federal Register, 800 North Capitol St. NW., Suite 700, Washington, DC.
    (B) Cadmium shall be measured using the following methods:
    (1) Method 213.2--''Atomic absorption, furnace technique,'' which is 
incorporated by reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR 
part 51. The availability of this incorporation by reference is given in 
paragraph (d)(3)(v) of this section.
    (2) Method 200.7--''Determination of Metals and Trace Elements in 
Water and Wastes by Inductively Coupled Plasma- Atomic Emission 
Spectrometry,'' revision 3.3, April 1991, U.S. EPA, EMSL. The revision 
is contained in the manual entitled ``Methods for the Determination of 
Metals in Environmental Samples,'' Office of Research and Development, 
Washington, DC 20460, (EPA/600/4-91/010), June 1991, which is 
incorporated by reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR 
part 51. The availability of this incorporation by reference is given in 
paragraph (d)(3)(v)(A)(3) of this section.
    (C) Chromium shall be measured using the following methods:

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    (1) Method 218.2--''Atomic absorption, furnace technique,'' which is 
incorporated by reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR 
part 51. The availability of this incorporation by reference is given in 
paragraph (d)(3)(v) of this section.
    (2) Method 200.7--''Determination of Metals and Trace Elements in 
Water and Wastes by Inductively Coupled Plasma- Atomic Emission 
Spectrometry,'' revision 3.3, April 1991, U.S. EPA, EMSL. The revision 
is contained in the manual entitled ``Methods for the Determination of 
Metals in Environmental Samples,'' Office of Research and Development, 
Washington, DC 20460, (EPA/600/4-91/010), June 1991, which is 
incorporated by reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR 
part 51. The availability of this incorporation by reference is given in 
paragraph (d)(3)(v)(A)(3) of this section.
    (D) Mercury shall be measured using the following methods:
    (1) Method 245.1--''Manual cold vapor technique,'' which is 
incorporated by reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR 
part 51, or
    (2) Method 245.2--''Automated cold vapor technique,'' which is 
incorporated by reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR 
part 51. The availability of this incorporation by reference is given in 
paragraph (d)(3)(v) of this section.
    (E) Nitrate and/or nitrite shall be measured using the following 
methods:
    (1) Method 353.3--''Spectrophotometric, cadmium reduction,'' which 
is incorporated by reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 
CFR part 51, or
    (2) Method 353.2--''Colorimetric, automated, cadmium reduction,'' 
which is incorporated by reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) 
and 1 CFR part 51. The availability of this incorporation by reference 
is given in paragraph (d)(3)(v) of this section.
    (3) Method 300.0--''The Determination of Inorganic Anions in Water 
by Ion Chromatography--Method 300.0,'' EPA, EMSL (EPA-600/4-84-017), 
March 1984, which is incorporated by reference in accordance with 5 
U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. Copies of this publication are 
available from the National Technical Information Service, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 5825 Port Royal Rd., Springfield, VA 22161, or 
may be examined at the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition's 
Library, Food and Drug Administration, 200 C St. SW, Washington, DC, or 
at the Office of the Federal Register, 800 North Capitol St. NW., suit 
700, Washington, DC.
    (4) Method 353.1--''Colorimetric, automated, hydrazine reduction,'' 
which is incorporated by reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) 
and 1 CFR part 51. The availability of this incorporation by reference 
is given in paragraph (d)(3)(v) of this section.
    (F) Selenium shall be measured using the following methods:
    (1) Method 270.2--''Atomic absorption, furnace technique,'' which is 
incorporated by reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR 
part 51, or
    (2) Method 270.3--``Atomic absorption, gaseous hydride,'' which is 
incorporated by reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR 
part 51. The availability of this incorporation by reference is given in 
paragraph (d)(3)(v) of this section.
    (G) Copper shall be measured as total recoverable metal without 
filtration using the following methods:
    (1) Method 220.2--Atomic absorption; furnace technique, in ``Methods 
for Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes,'' which is incorporated by 
reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51 or
    (2) Method 220.1--Atomic absorption; direct aspiration, in ``Methods 
for Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes,'' which is incorporated by 
reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. The 
availability of this incorporation by reference is given in paragraph 
(d)(3)(v) of this section.
    (3) Method 200.7--entitled ``Determination of Metals and Trace 
Elements in Water and Wastes by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Atomic 
Emission Spectrometry,'' Revision 3.3, April 1991, U.S. EPA, 
Environmental Monitoring and Support Laboratory (EMSL). The revision is 
contained in the manual entitled ``Methods for the Determination of 
Metals in Environmental Samples,'' Office of Research and Development, 
Washington, DC

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20460, (EPA/600/4-91/010), June 1991, which is incorporated by reference 
in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. Copies of this 
publication are available from the National Technical Information 
Service, U.S. Department of Commerce, 5825 Port Royal Rd., Springfield, 
VA 22161, or may be examined at the Center for Food Safety and Applied 
Nutrition's Library, Food and Drug Administration, 200 C St. SW., 
Washington, DC 20204, or at the Office of the Federal Register, 800 
North Capitol St. NW., suite 700, Washington, DC.
    (4) Method 200.8--entitled, ``Determination of Trace Elements in 
Water and Wastes by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry,'' 
Revision 4.4, April 1991, U.S. EPA, EMSL. The revision is contained in 
the manual entitled ``Methods for the Determination of Metals in 
Environmental Samples,'' which is incorporated by reference in 
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. The availability of 
this incorporation by reference is given in paragraph (d)(3)(v)(G)(3) of 
this section.
    (5) Method 200.9--entitled, ``Determination of Trace Elements by 
Stabilized Temperature Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption 
Spectrometry,'' Revision 1.2, April 1991, U.S. EPA, EMSL. The revision 
is contained in the manual entitled ``Methods for the Determination of 
Metals in Environmental Samples,'' which is incorporated by reference in 
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. The availability of 
this incorporation by reference is given in paragraph (d)(3)(v)(G)(3) of 
this section.
    (H) Lead shall be measured as total recoverable metal without 
filtration using the following methods:
    (1) Method 239.2--Atomic absorption; furnace technique, from 
``Methods for Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes,'' which is 
incorporated by reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR 
part 51. The availability of this incorporation by reference is given in 
paragraph (d)(3)(v) of this section.
    (2) Method 200.8--entitled, ``Determination of Trace Elements in 
Water and Wastes by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry,'' 
Revision 4.4, April 1991. The revision is contained in the manual 
entitled ``Methods for the Determination of Metals in Environmental 
Samples,'' June 1991, which is incorporated by reference in accordance 
with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. The availability of this 
incorporation by reference is given in paragraph (d)(3)(v)(G)(3) of this 
section.
    (3) Method 200.9--from ``Determination of Trace Elements by 
Stabilized Temperature Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption 
Spectrometry,'' Revision 1.2, April 1991. The revision is contained in 
the manual entitled ``Methods for the Determination of Metals in 
Environmental Samples,'' June 1991, which is incorporated by reference 
in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. The availability 
of this incorporation by reference is given in paragraph (d)(3)(v)(G)(3) 
of this section.
    (vi) Analyses to determine compliance with the requirements of 
paragraphs (d)(3)(ii) and (d)(3)(iii) of this section shall be conducted 
in accordance with an applicable method or applicable revisions to the 
methods listed in paragraphs (d)(3(vi)(A) through (d)(3)(vi)(M) of this 
section and described, unless otherwise noted, in ``Methods for the 
Determination of Organic Compounds in Drinking Water,'' Office of 
Research and Development, EMSL, EPA/600/4-88/039, December 1988, which 
is incorporated by reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 
CFR part 51. Copies of this publication are available from the National 
Technical Information Service, U.S. Department of Commerce, 5285 Port 
Royal Rd., Springfield, VA 22161, or may be examined at the Center for 
Food Safety and Applied Nutrition's Library, Food and Drug 
Administration, 200 C St. SW., Washington, DC, or at the Office of the 
Federal Register, 800 North Capitol St. NW., Suite 700, Washington, DC.
    (A) Method 502.1--``Volatile Halogenated Organic Compounds in Water 
by Purge and Trap Gas Chromatography,'' revision 2.0, 1989, (applicable 
to VOC's), which is incorporated by reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C 
552(a) and 1 CFR part 51, or
    (B) Method 502.2--``Volatile Organic Compounds in Water by Purge and 
Trap Capillary Column Gas Chromatography with Photoionization and

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Electrolytic Conductivity Detectors in Series,'' revision 2.0, 1989 
(applicable to VOC's), which is incorporated by reference in accordance 
with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51, or
    (C) Method 503.1--``Volatile Aromatic and Unsaturated Organic 
Compounds in Water by Purge and Trap Gas Chromatography,'' revision 2.0, 
1989 (applicable to VOC's), which is incorporated by reference in 
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51, or
    (D) Method 524.1--``Measurement of Purgeable Organic Compounds in 
Water by Packed Column Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry,'' revision 
3.0, 1989 (applicable to VOC's), which is incorporated by reference in 
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51, or
    (E) Method 524.2--``Measurement of Purgeable Organic Compounds in 
Water by Capillary Column Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry,'' 
revision 3.0, 1989 (applicable to VOC's), which is incorporated by 
reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51, or
    (F) Method 504--``1,2-Dibromoethane (EDB) and 1,2-Dibromo-3-
Chloropropane (DBCP) in Water by Microextraction and Gas 
Chromatography,'' revision 2.0, 1989 (applicable to dibromochloropropane 
(DBCP) and ethylene dibromide (EDB)), which is incorporated by reference 
in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51, or
    (G) Method 505--``Analysis of Organohalide Pesticides and Commercial 
Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) Products in Water by Microextraction and 
Gas Chromatography,'' revision 2.0, 1989 (applicable to alachlor, 
atrazine, chlordane, heptachlor, heptachlor epoxide, lindane, 
methoxychlor, toxaphene and as a screen for polychlorinated biphenyl's 
(PCB's)), which is incorporated by reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 
552(a) and 1 CFR part 51, or
    (H) Method 507--``Determination of Nitrogen- and Phosphorus-
Containing Pesticides in Water by Gas Chromatography with a Nitrogen-
Phosphorus Detector,'' revision 2.0, 1989 (applicable to alachlor and 
atrazine), which is incorporated by reference in accordance with 5 
U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51, or
    (I) Method 508--``Determination of Chlorinated Pesticides in Water 
by Gas Chromatography with an Electron Capture Detector,'' revision 3.0, 
1989 (applicable to chlordane, heptachlor, heptachlor epoxide, lindane, 
methoxychlor, toxaphene, and as a screen for PCB's), which is 
incorporated by reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR 
part 51, or
    (J) Method 508A--``Screening for Polychlorinated Biphenyls by 
Perchlorination and Gas Chromatography,'' revision 1.0, 1989 (used to 
quantitate PCB's as decachlorobiphenyl if detected in Methods 505 or 508 
in paragraph (d)(3)(vi)(G) or (d)(3)(vi)(I) of this section, 
respectively), which is incorporated by reference in accordance with 5 
U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51, or
    (K) Method 515.1--``Determination of Chlorinated Acids in Water by 
Gas Chromatography with an Electron Capture Detector,'' revision 5.0, 
May 1991 (applicable to 2,4-D, 2,4,5-TP (Silvex) and pentachlorophenol), 
which is incorporated by reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) 
and 1 CFR part 51, or
    (L) Method 525.1--``Determination of Organic Compounds in Drinking 
Water by Liquid-Solid Extraction and Capillary Column Gas 
Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry,'' revision 2.2, May 1991 (applicable 
to alachlor, atrazine, chlordane, heptachlor, heptachlor epoxide, 
lindane, methoxychlor, and pentachlorophenol), which is incorporated by 
reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51, or
    (M) Method 531.1--``Measurement of N-Methylcarbamoyloximes and N-
Methylcarbamates in Water by Direct Aqueous Injection HPLC with Post 
Column Derivatization,'' revision 3.0, 1989 (applicable to carbofuran), 
which is incorporated by reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) 
and 1 CFR part 51. The availability of this incorporation by reference 
is given in paragraph (d)(3)(vi) of this section.
    (vii) Analyses to determine compliance with the requirements of 
paragraph (d)(3)(iv) of this section shall be

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conducted in accordance with an applicable method and applicable 
revisions to the methods listed in paragraphs (d)(3)(vii)(A) and 
(d)(3)(vii)(B) of this section and described, unless otherwise noted, in 
``Methods of Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes,'' which is 
incorporated by reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR 
part 51. The availability of this incorporation by reference is given in 
paragraph (d)(3)(v) of this section.
    (A) Aluminum shall be measured using the following methods:
    (1) Method 202.1--``Atomic absorption technique; direct 
aspiration,'' which is incorporated by reference in accordance with 5 
U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51.
    (2) Method 202.2--``Atomic absorption; furnace technique,'' which is 
incorporated by reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR 
part 51. The availability of this incorporation by reference is given in 
paragraph (d)(3)(v) of this section.
    (3) Method 200.7--``Determination of Metals and Trace Elements in 
Water and Wastes by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Atomic Emission 
Spectrometry,'' revision 3.3, April 1991, in ``Methods for the 
Determination of Metals in Environmental Samples,'' which is 
incorporated by reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR 
part 51. The availability of the incorporation by reference is given in 
paragraph (d)(3)(v)(A)(3) of this section.
    (4) Method 200.8--``Determination of Trace Elements in Waters and 
Wastes by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry,'' revision 4.4, 
April 1991, in ``Methods for the Determination of Metals in 
Environmental Samples,'' which is incorporated by reference in 
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. The availability of 
this incorporation by reference is given in paragraph (d)(3)(v)(A)(3) of 
this section.
    (5) Method 200.9--``Determination of Trace Elements by Stabilized 
Temperature Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption, Spectrometry,'' revision 
1.2, April 1991, in ``Methods for the Determination of Metals in 
Environmental Samples,'' which is incorporated by reference in 
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. The availability of 
this incorporation by reference is given in paragraph (d)(3)(v)(A)(3) of 
this section.
    (B) Silver shall be measured using the following methods:
    (1) Method 272.1--``Atomic absorption, direct aspiration,'' which is 
incorporated by reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR 
part 51, or
    (2) Method 272.2--``Atomic absorption, furnace technique,'' which is 
incorporated by reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR 
part 51. The availability of this incorporation by reference is given in 
paragraph (d)(3)(v) of this section.
    (3) Method 200.7--``Determination of Metals and Trace Elements in 
Water and Wastes by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Atomic Emission 
Spectrometry,'' revision 3.3, April 1991, U.S. EPA, EMSL, in ``Methods 
for the Determination of Metals in Environmental Samples,'' which is 
incorporated by reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR 
part 51. The availability of this incorporation by reference is given in 
paragraph (d)(3)(v)(A)(3) of this section.
    (4) Method 200.8--``Determination of Trace Elements in Waters and 
Wastes by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry,'' revision 4.4, 
April 1991, in ``Methods for the Determination of Metals in 
Environmental Samples,'' which is incorporated by reference in 
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. The availability of 
this incorporation by reference is given in paragraph (d)(3)(v)(A)(3) of 
this section.
    (5) Method 200.9--``Determination of Trace Elements by Stabilized 
Temperature Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption, Spectrometry,'' revision 
1.2, April 1991, in ``Methods for the Determination of Metals in 
Environmental Samples,'' which is incorporated by reference in 
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. The availability of 
this incorporation by reference is given in paragraph (d)(3)(v)(A)(3) of 
this section.
    (e) Radiological quality. (1) Bottled water shall, when a composite 
of analytical units of equal volume from a sample is examined by the 
methods described in paragraph (e)(2) of this section, meet standards of 
radiological quality as follows:

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    (i) The bottled water shall not contain a combined radium-226 and 
radium-228 activity in excess of 5 picocuries per liter of water.
    (ii) The bottled water shall not contain a gross alpha particle 
activity (including radium-226, but excluding radon and uranium) in 
excess of 15 picocuries per liter of water.
    (iii) The bottled water shall not contain beta particle and photon 
radioactivity from manmade radionuclides in excess of that which would 
produce an annual dose equivalent to the total body or any internal 
organ of 4 millirems per year calculated on the basis of an intake of 2 
liters of the water per day. If two or more beta or photon-emitting 
radionuclides are present, the sum of their annual dose equivalent to 
the total body or to any internal organ shall not exceed 4 millirems per 
year.
    (2) Analyses conducted to determine compliance with paragraph (e)(1) 
of this section shall be made in accordance with the methods described 
in the applicable sections of ``Standard Methods for the Examination of 
Water and Wastewater,'' 15th Ed. (1980), and ``Interim Radiochemical 
Methodology for Drinking Water,'' Environmental Monitoring and Support 
Laboratory, EPA-600/4-75-008 (Revised), March 1976, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, both of which are incorporated by reference. The 
availability of these incorporations by reference is given in paragraph 
(b) of this section.
    (f) Label statements. Bottled water, the quality of which is below 
that prescribed by this section, shall be labeled with a statement of 
substandard quality as follows:
    (1) When the microbiological quality of bottled water is below that 
prescribed by paragraph (b) of this section, the label shall bear the 
statement of substandard quality specified in Sec. 103.5(b).
    (2) When the physical, chemical, and/or radiological quality of 
bottled water is below that prescribed by paragraphs (c) through (e) 
respectively of this section, the label shall bear the statement of 
substandard quality specified in Sec. 103.5(b) except that, as 
appropriate, instead of or in addition to the words ``Contains Excessive 
Bacteria'' the following statement(s) shall be used:
    (i) ``Excessively Turbid'', ``Abnormal Color'', and/or ``Abnormal 
Odor'' if the bottled water fails to meet the requirements of paragraph 
(c) (1), (2), and/or (3), respectively, of this section.
    (ii) ``Contains Excessive Chemical Substances'', if the bottled 
water fails to meet any of the requirements of paragraph (d) of this 
section. The specific chemical(s) may be declared in lieu of the words 
``Chemical Substances'' in the statement ``Contains Excessive Chemical 
Substances''. When a specific chemical is declared, that name by which 
the chemical(s) is designated in paragraph (d) of this section shall be 
used. Example: ``Contains Excessive Copper''.
    (iii) ``Excessively Radioactive'' if the bottled water fails to meet 
the requirements of paragraph (e) of this section.
    (g) Adulteration. Bottled water containing a substance at a level 
considered injurious to health under section 402(a)(1) of the act is 
deemed to be adulterated, regardless of whether or not the bottled water 
bears a label statement of substandard quality prescribed by paragraph 
(f) of this section.

[42 FR 14325, Mar. 15, 1977, as amended at 44 FR 12172, Mar. 6, 1979; 46 
FR 41037, Aug. 14, 1981; 47 FR 11821, Mar. 19, 1982; 49 FR 10090, Mar. 
19, 1984; 54 FR 400, Jan. 6, 1989; 54 FR 24891, June 12, 1989; 58 FR 
381, Jan. 5, 1993; 59 FR 26937, May 25, 1994; 59 FR 61535, Dec. 1, 1994; 
61 FR 14479, Apr. 2, 1996]

    Effective Date Note: At 60 FR 57123, Nov. 13, 1995, Sec. 103.35 was 
removed and reserved, effective May 13, 1996.