Tex. Agric. Code § 95.017 · Subchapter B. MANUFACTURE, SALE, OR USE OF COLORING MATTER
LABELING.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Citrus fruit that is treated with coloring matter shall be marked "Color Added" in letters that are at least three-sixteenths of an inch high.
(b) Subsection (a) of this section is satisfied if no more than 45 percent of a lot of citrus fruit is imperfectly marked.
(c) If citrus fruit that has been treated with coloring matter is marked with a trademark, name, or brand by a two-line die in one operation, "Color Added" shall be placed above the trademark, name, or brand.
(d) A package of citrus fruit that has been treated with coloring matter that is sold, delivered for transportation, or transported shall be marked or securely tagged "Color Added" in letters that are at least three-fourths of an inch high.
(e) The department may adopt rules changing the requirements of this section in order to conform the practice of this state to federal standards.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1249, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.95.htm
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