Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Agriculture Code § 95.011: CERTIFICATION OF SAFETY.

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AGRICULTURE CODE
TITLE 5. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS
SUBTITLE C. GRADING, PACKING, AND INSPECTING HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS
CHAPTER 95. CITRUS FRUIT COLORING MATTER
SUBCHAPTER B. MANUFACTURE, SALE, OR USE OF COLORING MATTER

(a) Except as provided by this section, a person may not use a dye or color in the manufacture of coloring matter unless it has been certified harmless and suitable for use in foods by the United States Department of Agriculture.

(b) The department shall issue a temporary permit allowing the use of a color or dye for which certification is pending if:

(1) analysis by the department determines that the color or dye contains antimony, arsenic, barium, lead, copper, mercury, zinc, other heavy metals, or other substances known to be injurious to health, only in amounts permitted in certified food colors by the United States Department of Agriculture; and

(2) the cost of analysis is paid by the person who requests the temporary permit.

Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1248, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.

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