Tex. Health and Safety Code § 438.013
CLEANING DISHES, RECEPTACLES, AND UTENSILS
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- Tex. Health and Safety Code § 438.013, CLEANING DISHES, RECEPTACLES, AND UTENSILS, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/673429
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(a) A person who operates or manages a hotel, cafe, restaurant, dining car, drugstore, soda fountain, meat market, bakery, confectionery, liquor dispensary, or other establishment where food or drink is served to the public may not furnish to a person a dish, receptacle, or utensil that after its previous use has not been washed in warm water containing soap or alkali cleanser until the item is clean to the sight and touch.
(b) A dish or utensil that has been cleaned or polished with a poisonous substance may not be offered for use to a person or used in the manufacturing of food unless all traces of the poisonous substance have been removed from the dish or utensil.
(c) In this section, "liquor dispensary" means a place where malt beverages, wine, or any other alcoholic beverage is stored, prepared, labeled, bottled, served, or handled.