Foods Group 

This page provides links to rules and regulations for the regulated communities served by the Foods Group.

Links to sites outside the Texas Department of State Health Services are intended to be informational and do not necessarily imply any official endorsement. Staff associated with the Foods Group routinely review the links, but we cannot guarantee the validity of information provided at outside sites.

Texas Draft Rules and/or Proposed Rules

Federal Draft Rules and/or Proposed Rules

CURRENT RULES AND REGULATIONS

Below is a list of the rules and regulations that govern entities regulated by the Foods Group. Click on the title of the rule, regulation, or law that you would like view. The links below will send you an official site for the rule OR, if available, there is a link provided to the rule in PDF format.

• General Food and Drug
• Acidified and Low Acid Canned Foods
• Bottled and Vended Water
• Certificates of Free Sale and Sanitation and/or Certificates of Origin and Sanitation
• Dietary Supplements
• Food Labeling
• Food and Drug Salvage
• Ice
• Juice HACCP
• Licensure Rules for Manufacturers, Wholesalers and Warehouse Operators
• Seafood HACCP

FEDERAL REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY STATE RULES

Note the following is adopted per 431.244 and 431.245 of the Texas Food , Drug, and Cosmetic act, Title 6, Subtitle A of the Texas Health and Safety Code.

• Acidified Food
• Bottled Water
• Color Additives
• Color Additive Petitions
• Color Additives Exempt from Certifications
• Color Additives Subject to Certification
• Color Additive Certification
• Color Additives – General Specifications and General Restrictions
• Color Additives – List of Certified Provisionally Listed Colors & Specifications
• Food Additives
• Food Additive Petitions
• Food Additives Permitted for Direct Addition to Food for Human Consumption
• Secondary Direct Food Additives Permitted in Food for Human Consumption
• Indirect Food Additives: General
• Indirect Food Additives: Additives & Components of Coatings
• Indirect Food Additives: Paper and Paperboard Components
• Indirect Food Additives: Polymers
• Indirect Food Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids, Sanitizers
• Irradiation in the Production of Food for Human Consumption
• Food Additives Permitted in Food or in Contact with Food on an Interim Basis Pending Additional Study
• Prior Sanctioned Food Ingredients
• Substances Generally Recognized as Safe
• Direct Food Substances Affirmed as Generally Recognized as Safe
• Indirect Food Substances Affirmed as Generally Recognized as Safe
• Substances Prohibited from Use in Human Food
• Infant Formula
• Infant Formula Quality Control Procedures
• Special Dietary Use
• Thermally Processed Low Acid Food in Hermetically Sealed Containers
  

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