Georgia Administrative Code

(1) "Approved Laboratory" A Laboratory approved by the Georgia Department of Agriculture, or certified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, (U.S. EPA). (2) "Approved Source" When used in reference to a bottled water plant's product water or water used in the plant's opera…

(1) All bottled water shall be from an approved source and shall not contain any constituent in quantities that may be injurious to health, as established through rule making by the Commissioner. All bottled water shall meet standards prescribed by the Food and Drug Administratio…

(1) The plant operator shall be responsible for sampling and analysis of all approved sources for the contaminants specified in Rule to assure that product water derived from approved sources continues to comply with said Rule. Such monitoring shall be at least annually, except t…

Limits on bacteriological, radiological, turbidity and chemical quality shall be these as outlined in Rule . Empty bottled water containers exceeding these limits on any two successive tests shall be labeled in accordance with Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Part 165. The …

The water source shall be approved by the Georgia Department of Agriculture and shall apply to both product water and water used in plant operations. Source water shall be protected from contamination as outlined in the most current edition of the Sanitarian's Handbook, Theory an…

The approved water source of the bottled water shall be protected from all outside sources of contamination, and the water shall be piped in a sanitary manner and with sanitary pipe lines to the filing room.

All bottled water, including mineral water, shall be filtered, processed and packaged in accordance with FDA Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations ("G.M.P.'s"), the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Parts 110 and 129, and any other regulations as promulgated by the Commiss…

All multi-use bottles and containers shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized immediately before filling. Any method reviewed and approved by the Georgia Department of Agriculture shall be accepted. The plant operator shall employ an approved laboratory to test the effectiveness…

Bottle mouths must be securely sealed to prevent contamination of the product during storage and transportation. All closures (sealers) must meet the composition requirements of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, as amended. Seals must be tamper evident.

All bottled water shall conform to applicable federal and state labeling laws and be labeled in compliance with the following standards: (a) Mineral water may be labeled "Mineral Water". Bottled water to which minerals are added shall be labeled so as to disclose that minerals ar…

Bottled soft drinks, soda or seltzer, or other products commonly recognized as soft drinks and labeled with a common or usual name other than one of those specified in Rule , are exempt from the requirements of this regulation. Water that is not in compliance with the requirement…

The following publications are adopted by reference and applicable parts become part of these rules: (1) Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, as amended and regulations issued thereunder. (2) The Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Parts 165, 110, 129, 175 through 178, and all…

Bottled water plants existing on April 1, 1992 and marketing water in Georgia that derive water from a well or a borehole as "spring water" as provided by in Rule entitled "Source of Water" shall have until August 1, 1992 to furnish to the Department the required hydrogeologic or…

The following shall apply to all water vending machines placed in facilities under the inspectional jurisdiction of the Department, as granted by O.C.G.A. Sec. 26-2-1et seq. (1) Machine Approval. All water vending machines shall comply with the Construction Standards of the NSF I…

(1) As used in these regulations, the words set forth below shall have the following meanings: (a) "Processor" - Any person, firm, partnership, or corporation engaged in the business of cracking, shelling, and grading pecan meats for sale or cleaning, grading, storing, bagging, o…

No person, firm, partnership or corporation shall engage in the processing of pecans or selling pecans at wholesale and/or retail, other than those grown by him, within the State of Georgia without first obtaining from the Department of Agriculture of the State of Georgia a licen…

Unless graded or classified and properly identified as to the specific grade or classification in accordance with the United States Standards for Grades of Shelled and Pecans In the Shell, all pecans sold or offered for sale in Georgia shall be graded or classified and properly i…

(1) Georgia No. 1 Halves consist of pecan half kernels which meet the following requirements: (a) For quality: Well dried; fairly well developed, fairly uniform in color; not darker than "amber" skin color; free from damage or serious damage by any cause; free from pieces of shel…

(1) The skin color of pecan kernels may be described in terms of the color classifications provided in this section. When the color of kernels in a lot generally conforms to the "light" or "light amber" classification, that color classification may be used to describe the lot in …

(1) The size of pecan halves in a lot may be specified in accordance with one of the size classifications shown in Table I. TABLE I Size Classifications for Pecan Halves Size classifications for halves Number of halves per pound Georgia Grands 200 or less Mammoth 251 - 300 Junior…

(1) The size of pecan pieces in a lot may be specified in accordance with one of the size classifications shown in Table II. Pecan pieces smaller than granules as defined below shall be considered Pecan Meal. Table II Tolerance for Size of Pieces Size Classification Maximum diame…

(1) In order to allow for variations incident to proper grading and handling in each of the foregoing grades, the following tolerances, by weight, are provided as specified: (a) Georgia No. 1 Halves, Georgia No. 1 Halves and Pieces, and Georgia No. 1 Pieces grades: 0.05 percent f…

The grade of a lot of Shelled pecans shall be determined on the basis of a composite sample drawn at random from containers in various locations in the lot. However, any identifiable container or number of containers in which the pecans are obviously of a quality or size material…

(1) "Half Kernel" means one of the separated halves of an entire pecan kernel with not more than one-eight of its original volume missing, exclusive of the portion which formerly connected the two halves of the kernel. (2) "Piece" means a portion of a kernel which is less than se…

METRIC CONVERSION TABLE §51.1451 Metric conversion table Inches Millimeters (mm) 8/16 12.7 7/16 11.1 6/16 9.5 5/16 7.9 4/16 6.4 3/16 4.8 2/16 3.2 6/64 2.4 5/64 2.0 1/16 1.6

(1) Georgia No. 1 consists of pecans in the shell which meet the following requirements: (a) Free from loose extraneous or foreign material. (b) Shells are fairly uniform in color and free from damage by any cause. (c) Kernels are free from damage by any cause. (d) Comply with to…

Size of pecans may be specified in connection with the grade in accordance with one of the following classifications. To meet the requirements for any one of these classifications, the lot must conform to both the specified number of nuts per pound and the weight of the 10 smalle…

(1) The skin color of pecan kernels may be described in terms of the color classifications provided in this section. When the color of kernels in a lot generally conforms to the "light" or "light amber" classification, that color classification may be used to describe the lot in …

(1) In order to allow for variations incident to proper grading and handling in each of the foregoing grades, the following tolerances are provided as specified: (a) Georgia No. 1: 1. For shell defects, by count, allow 5 percent for pecans with damaged shells, including therein n…

The grade of a lot of pecans shall be determined on the basis of a composite sample drawn at random from containers in various locations in the lot. However, any identifiable containers in which the pecans are obviously of a quality or size materially different from that in the m…

(1) "Fairly uniform in color" means that the shells do not show sufficient variation in color to materially detract from the general appearance of the lot. (2) "Loose extraneous or foreign material" means loose hulls, empty broken shells, or any substance other than pecans in the…

All pecans sold or offered for sale in Georgia by a processor or wholesaler shall be properly identified and labeled in accordance with the appropriate United States or Georgia grade or classification. An invoice indicating the proper identification and labeling and where the par…

(1) Pecans in the Shell. Only in the shell pecans defined as fit for human consumption shall be sold or offered for sale at retail in Georgia. When in package form, the pecans shall be labeled giving the name and grade or classification of the product; accurate net contents in te…

(1) Pecans in the shell and shelled pecans found not to meet the required and prescribed grade or classification may be permitted to be reconditioned or regraded under supervision of a Georgia Department of Agriculture Inspector. Otherwise, the pecans will have to be crushed or d…

When grading or classifying pecans in the shell and shelled pecans as Ga. No. 1, Georgia Commercial, or Georgia Unclassified, color which is directly related to the genetic characteristic of the Frotscher pecan shall not be considered as damage.

Any producer of pecans who does not engage in the business of a processor and who does not sell any pecans at wholesale and retail other than those grown by him is exempt from the licensing, grading, and labeling requirements.

No person is allowed to use term "New Crop" in advertising, displaying, selling, offering for sale, or holding for the purpose of selling pecans after the month of June following the harvest.

With the exception of the labeling requirements with reference to grade or classification and per cent damaged pecan statement, the rules and regulations shall become effective July 1, 1975. That part of rules and regulations dealing with labeling requirements of grade or classif…

The following regulations shall apply to all persons involved in the production, packaging, processing, holding, storing, distribution and sales of Vidalia onions.