{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-438.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 438.001","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this subchapter:\n(1) \"Gravity feed type container\" means a self-service container in which food is dispensed by operating a mechanism that permits the food to drop into a receptacle.\n(2) \"Scoop utensil type container\" means a self-service container from which food is dispensed by using a utensil provided with the container.\n(3) \"Unpackaged food\" means food that is:\n(A) not in individual packaging or wrapping;\n(B) offered for sale by a retail food store; and\n(C) sold in bulk from a container that permits a customer to dispense the food directly into a receptacle.\nActs 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 6. FOOD, DRUGS, ALCOHOL, AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES","SUBTITLE A. FOOD AND DRUG HEALTH REGULATIONS","CHAPTER 438. PUBLIC HEALTH MEASURES RELATING TO FOOD","SUBCHAPTER A. UNPACKAGED FOODS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.438.htm#438.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"77fa5b5d2f42a6f5413c5d2d9dbe5e25375aa70ece0d8705bb9cea297052173f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-437b.205","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-438.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}