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Texas Health and Safety Code - HEALTH & SAFETY § 437.001. Definitions

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

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(1) “Acidified canned goods” means food with a finished equilibrium pH value of 4.6 or less that is thermally processed before being placed in an airtight container.

(1-a) “Beekeeper” has the meaning assigned by Section 131.001, Agriculture Code.

(2) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., ch. 1 (S.B. 219), § 3.1639(79).

(2-a) “Baked good” includes cookies, cakes, breads, Danish, donuts, pastries, pies, and other items that are prepared by baking the item in an oven.

(2-b) “Cottage food production operation” means an individual, operating out of the individual's home, who:

(A) produces at the individual's home, subject to Section 437.0196:

(i) a baked good that is not a time and temperature control for safety food, as defined by Section 437.0196;

(ii) candy;

(iii) coated and uncoated nuts;

(iv) unroasted nut butters;

(v) fruit butters;

(vi) a canned jam or jelly;

(vii) a fruit pie;

(viii) dehydrated fruit or vegetables, including dried beans;

(ix) popcorn and popcorn snacks;

(x) cereal, including granola;

(xi) dry mix;

(xii) vinegar;

(xiii) pickled fruit or vegetables, including beets and carrots, that are preserved in vinegar, brine, or a similar solution at an equilibrium pH value of 4.6 or less;

(xiv) mustard;

(xv) roasted coffee or dry tea;

(xvi) a dried herb or dried herb mix;

(xvii) plant-based acidified canned goods;

(xviii) fermented vegetable products, including products that are refrigerated to preserve quality;

(xix) frozen raw and uncut fruit or vegetables; or

(xx) any other food that is not a time and temperature control for safety food, as defined by Section 437.0196;

(B) has an annual gross income of $50,000 or less from the sale of food described by Paragraph (A);

(C) sells the foods produced under Paragraph (A) only directly to consumers; and

(D) delivers products to the consumer at the point of sale or another location designated by the consumer.

(3) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., ch. 1 (S.B. 219), § 3.1639(79).

(3-a) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., ch. 1 (S.B. 219), § 3.1639(79).

(3-b) “Farm stand” means a premises owned and operated by a producer of agricultural food products at which the producer or other persons may offer for sale produce or foods described by Subdivision (2-b)(A).

(3-c) “Fermented vegetable product” means a low-acid vegetable food product subjected to the action of certain microorganisms that produce acid during their growth and reduce the pH value of the food to 4.6 or less.

(4) “Food,” “food service establishment,” “retail food store,” “mobile food unit,” “roadside food vendor,” and “temporary food service establishment” have the meanings assigned to those terms by rules adopted under this chapter.

(5) “Home” means a primary residence that contains a kitchen and appliances designed for common residential usage.

(6) “Produce” means fresh fruits or vegetables.

(7) “Small honey production operation” means a beekeeper that:

(A) produces less than 2,500 pounds of honey each year;

(B) sells or distributes the honey or honeycomb that the beekeeper produces either personally or with the help of the beekeeper's immediate family members;

(C) only sells or distributes honey or honeycomb:

(i) that is produced from a hive that is:

(a) located in the state; and

(b) owned and managed by the beekeeper;

(ii) that is pure honey as defined by Section 131.001, Agriculture Code, and that is raw and not blended with any other product or otherwise adulterated; and

(iii) directly to consumers at the beekeeper's home, a farmer's market, a farm stand, or a municipal, county, or nonprofit fair, festival, or event; and

(D) delivers the honey or honeycomb that the beekeeper produces to the consumer at the point of sale or another location designated by the consumer.

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