Texas Agriculture Code

§ 91.009 — COORDINATION OF PRODUCE SAFETY

AG § 91.009Title 5. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS · Part C. GRADING, PACKING, AND INSPECTING HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS · Ch. 91. GENERAL GRADES AND PACKS OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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(a)The department is the lead agency for the administration, implementation, and enforcement of, and education and training relating to, the United States Food and Drug Administration Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption (21 C.F.R. Part 112) or any successor federal produce safety rule or standard. (a-1) The department shall assist the fresh fruit and vegetable industries with produce safety issues and may provide assistance to federal agencies in their implementation of guidelines relating to sound agricultural practices.

(b)The department shall coordinate and plan training and awareness programs for producers and packers of fresh fruits and vegetables. A program under this subsection must inform and educate producers and packers regarding:

(1)sound agricultural practices;

(2)proper produce handling procedures;

(3)the prevention of accidental or deliberately planned outbreaks of disease; and

(4)the enhancement of overall produce safety.

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Legislative history

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 896 (H.B. 3227), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2017.