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

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 434.003: SANITARY REQUIREMENTS.

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  1. HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
  2. TITLE 6. FOOD, DRUGS, ALCOHOL, AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES
  3. SUBTITLE A. FOOD AND DRUG HEALTH REGULATIONS
  4. CHAPTER 434. PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS RELATING TO PRODUCTION OF BAKED GOODS
  5. SUBCHAPTER A. BAKERIES

(a) A person may not sit or lie on any table, bench, trough, or shelf intended for dough or bakery products.

(b) Animals or fowl may not be kept or allowed in any bakery or other place where bakery products are produced or stored.

(c) A person engaged in the preparation or handling of bakery products shall wash the person's arms and hands thoroughly before beginning the preparation, mixing, or handling of ingredients used in baking. A bakery shall provide sufficient soap, washbasins, and clean towels for that purpose.

(d) A person may not use tobacco in any form in any room in which a bakery product is manufactured, wrapped, or prepared for sale.

(e) A person with a communicable disease may not work in a bakery, handle any product in the bakery, or deliver a product from the bakery.

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:17Z. Source file · JSON

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