Tex. Health and Safety Code § 436.071
MISBRANDED MOLLUSCAN SHELLFISH AND CRABMEAT
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- Tex. Health and Safety Code § 436.071, MISBRANDED MOLLUSCAN SHELLFISH AND CRABMEAT, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/673285
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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.