Federal Register - "Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Recordkeeping Requirements for Microbiological Testing and Corrective Measures for Bottled Water"

Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Recordkeeping Requirements for Microbiological Testing and Corrective Measures for Bottled Water Source: Federal Register Data/Action: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (Notice) Date: 3/25/2013 Text Preview: laboratories (e.g., Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and State-certified laboratories)'' (Sec. 129.35(a)(3)(iii)). For product water, the regulations also state that bottled water manufacturers will ``[a]nalyze such samples by methods approved by the government agency or agencies having jurisdiction'' (Sec. 129.80(g)(3)). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), 2009. Bottled Water: FDA Safety and Consumer Protections Are Often Less Stringent Than Comparable EPA Protections for Tap Water. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- One comment noted that the EPA issued a final rule on February 13, 2013, that established a maximum contaminant level for E. coli and stated that E. coli is a more specific indicator of fecal contamination and the potential presence of associated pathogen occurrence than fecal coliforms. FDA agrees