{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-438.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 438.002","heading":"EXEMPTIONS.","body":"This subchapter does not apply to:\n(1) a beverage;\n(2) fresh fruit or vegetables;\n(3) food that is intended to be shelled or cooked before consumption; or\n(4) food, such as milk products, eggs, meat, poultry, fish, or shellfish, that is capable of supporting rapid and progressive growth of infectious or toxic microorganisms.\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#438.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"169019309cf40f827577cd6f45f69a76c06f0422174f088bc869897e5fcabb4a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-438.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-438.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}