Texas § HS.431.141 - ADULTERATED COSMETIC
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§ HS.431.141. ADULTERATED COSMETIC
ADULTERATED COSMETIC. A cosmetic shall be deemed to be adulterated: (a) if it bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious substance which may render it injurious to users under the conditions of use prescribed in the labeling thereof, or under such conditions of use as are customary or usual; provided, that this provision shall not apply to coal-tar hair dye, the label of which bears the following legend conspicuously displayed thereon; "Caution: This product contains ingredients which may cause skin irritation on certain individuals and a preliminary test according to accompanying directions should first be made. This product must not be used for dyeing the eyelashes or eyebrows; to do so may cause blindness"; and the labeling of which bears adequate directions for such preliminary testing. For the purposes of this subsection and Subsection (e) the term "hair dye" shall not include eyelash dyes or eyebrow dyes; (b) if it consists in whole or in part of any filthy, putrid, or decomposed substance; (c) if it has been produced, prepared, packed, or held under unsanitary conditions whereby it may have become contaminated with filth, or whereby it may have been rendered injurious to health; (d) if its container is composed, in whole or in part, of any poisonous or deleterious substance which may render the contents injurious to health; (e) if it is not a hair dye and it is, or it bears or contains, a color additive that is unsafe within the meaning of Section 431.161 (a). Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
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Section HS.431.141 ("ADULTERATED COSMETIC") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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