Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 436.071
Misbranded Molluscan Shellfish and Crabmeat


Molluscan shellfish or crabmeat is misbranded if:

(1)

its labeling is false, misleading, or fails to conform with the requirements of Section 436.081 (Fair Packaging and Labeling);

(2)

it is offered for sale under the name of another food;

(3)

its container is made, formed, or filled so as to be misleading;

(4)

a word, statement, or other information required by this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter to appear on a label is not prominently and conspicuously placed on the label and is not likely to be read and understood by the ordinary individual under customary conditions of purchase and use; or

(5)

it does not have a label containing:

(A)

the name, address, and certification or license number of the processor;

(B)

an accurate statement in a uniform location on the principal display panel of the quantity of the contents in terms of weight, measure, or numerical count; and

(C)

a date as provided by department rules.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 336, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1109, eff. April 2, 2015.

Source: Section 436.071 — Misbranded Molluscan Shellfish and Crabmeat, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­436.­htm#436.­071 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 436.071’s source at texas​.gov