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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 432. FOOD, DRUG, DEVICE, AND COSMETIC SALVAGE ACT |
Sec. 432.003. DEFINITIONS
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In this chapter:
(1) "Board" means the Texas Board of Health.
(2) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of health.
(3) "Cosmetic" means an article or a substance, or a component of an article or substance, that is intended to be rubbed, poured, sprinkled, or sprayed on, introduced into, or otherwise applied to the human body for cleansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness, or altering the appearance. The term does not include soap.
(4) "Department" means the Texas Department of Health.
(5) "Device" means an instrument, apparatus, or contrivance, or a component, part, or accessory of an instrument, apparatus, or contrivance, that is designed or intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in humans or other animals, or that is designed or intended to affect the structure or any function of the body of a human or other animal.
(6) "Distressed merchandise" means any food, drug, device, or cosmetic that is adulterated or misbranded for purposes of Section 431.081 (Adulterated Food), 431.082 (Misbranded Food), 431.111 (Adulterated Drug or Device), 431.112 (Misbranded Drug or Device), 431.141 (Adulterated Cosmetic), or 431.142 (Misbranded Cosmetic), as interpreted by board rule and judicial decision. The term includes a food, drug, device, or cosmetic that:
(A) has lost its label or is otherwise unidentified;
(B) has been subjected to prolonged or improper storage;
(C) has been subjected for any reason to abnormal environmental conditions, including temperature extremes, humidity, smoke, water, fumes, pressure, or radiation;
(D) has been subjected to conditions that result in either its strength, purity, or quality falling below that which it purports or is represented to possess; or
(E) may have been rendered unsafe or unsuitable for human consumption or use for any reason other than those specified by this subdivision.
(7) "Drug" means an article or substance, other than a device, that is:
(A) recognized in the official United States Pharmacopoeia, the official Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States, the official National Formulary, or a supplement to any of those publications;
(B) designed or intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in humans or other animals;
(C) intended to affect the structure or any function of the body of a human or other animal, excluding food; or
(D) intended for use as a component of an article or substance specified by this subdivision.
(8) "Food" means an article or a component of an article of human food or drink, and includes chewing gum.
(9) "Manufacture" means the combining, purifying, processing, packing, or repacking of food, drugs, devices, or cosmetics for wholesale or retail sale.
(10) "Manufacturer" includes a person who represents himself as responsible for the purity and proper labeling of a food, drug, device, or cosmetic.
(11) "Nonprofit organization" means an organization that has received an exemption from federal taxation under 26 U.S.C. Section 501 and is described by Subsection (c)(3) of that section.
(12) "Reconditioning" means any appropriate process or procedure by which distressed merchandise can be brought into compliance with departmental standards for the consumption or use of that merchandise by the public.
(13) "Sale or distribution" means the act of selling or distributing, whether or not for compensation. The term includes delivery, holding or offering for sale, transfer, auction, storage, or any other means of handling or trafficking.
(14) "Salvage broker" means a person who engages in the business of selling, distributing, or otherwise trafficking in distressed or salvaged merchandise, but who does not operate a salvage establishment.
(15) "Salvage establishment" means a place of business that is engaged in reconditioning or otherwise salvaging distressed merchandise, or that buys, sells, or distributes salvaged merchandise for human use.
(16) "Salvage operator" means a person who is engaged in the business of operating a salvage establishment.
(17) "Salvage warehouse" means a separate storage facility used by a salvage broker or salvage establishment to hold distressed or salvaged merchandise.
(18) "Salvaged merchandise" means distressed merchandise that has been reconditioned.