Texas Health & Safety Code - Section 433.004. Adulteration
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§ 433.004. ADULTERATION. A carcass, part of a carcass,
meat, or a meat food product is adulterated if:
(1) it bears or contains a poisonous or deleterious
substance that may render it injurious to health unless:
(A) the substance is not an added substance; and
(B) the quantity of the substance in or on the
article does not ordinarily render it injurious to health;
(2) it bears or contains, because of administration of
a substance to a live animal or otherwise, an added poisonous or
deleterious substance that the commissioner believes makes the
article unfit for human food, other than a:
(A) pesticide chemical in or on a raw
agricultural commodity;
(B) food additive; or
(C) color additive;
(3) any part of it is a raw agricultural commodity that
bears or contains a pesticide chemical that is unsafe under Section
408, Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. Section 346a);
(4) it bears or contains a food additive that is unsafe
under Section 409, Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C.
Section 348) or a color additive that is unsafe for purposes of
Section 706 of that Act (21 U.S.C. Section 376);
(5) it is not adulterated under Subdivision (3) or
(4), but use of the pesticide chemical, food additive, or color
additive that the article bears or contains is prohibited by rule of
the commissioner in establishments at which inspection is
maintained under Subchapter B;
(6) any part of it consists of a filthy, putrid, or
decomposed substance or is for another reason unsound, unhealthy,
unwholesome, or otherwise unfit for human food;
(7) it is prepared, packed, or held under unsanitary
conditions that may have caused it to become contaminated with
filth or rendered injurious to health;
(8) any part of it is the product of an animal,
including an exotic animal, that has died in a manner other than
slaughter;
(9) any part of its container is composed of a
poisonous or deleterious substance that may render the contents
injurious to health;
(10) it is intentionally subjected to radiation,
unless the use of the radiation is in conformity with a regulation
or exemption under Section 409, Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act (21 U.S.C. Section 348);
(11) any part of a valuable constituent is omitted or
abstracted from it, or a substance is substituted for all or part of
it;
(12) damage or inferiority is concealed;
(13) a substance has been added to or mixed or packed
with it in a manner that:
(A) increases its bulk or weight;
(B) reduces its quality or strength; or
(C) makes it appear better or of greater value
than it is; or
(14) it is margarine containing animal fat and any
part of the raw material used in it consists of a filthy, putrid, or
decomposed substance.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Section: 432.023 432.024 432.025 432.026 433.001 433.002 433.003 433.004 433.005 433.006 433.007 433.008 433.009 433.021 433.022
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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