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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE |
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Title 6. FOOD, DRUGS, ALCOHOL, AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES |
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Subtitle A. FOOD AND DRUG HEALTH REGULATIONS |
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Chapter 431. TEXAS FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT |
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Subchapter J. FOOD MANUFACTURERS, FOOD WHOLESALERS, AND WAREHOUSE OPERATORS |
Sec. 431.226. REFUSAL TO GRANT LICENSE; SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE
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(a) The commissioner may refuse an application for a license or may suspend or revoke a license.
(b) The board by rule shall establish minimum standards for granting and maintaining a license. In adopting rules under this section, the board shall:
(1) ensure that the minimum standards prioritize safe handling of fruits and vegetables based on known safety risks, including any history of outbreaks of food-borne communicable diseases; and
(2) consider acceptable produce safety standards developed by a federal agency, state agency, or university.
(c) The refusal or the suspension or revocation of a license by the commissioner and the appeal from that action are governed by the procedures for a contested case hearing under Chapter 2001, Government Code.