Texas § HS.436.071 - MISBRANDED MOLLUSCAN SHELLFISH AND CRABMEAT
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§ HS.436.071. MISBRANDED MOLLUSCAN SHELLFISH AND CRABMEAT
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 ; (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. SUBCHAPTER F. LABELING AND PACKAGING
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