Sec. 433.044. ORDER TO CEASE FALSE OR MISLEADING PRACTICE. (a) If the department has reason to believe that a marking or labeling or the size or form of a container in use or proposed for use in relation to an article subject to this subchapter is false or misleading, the department may prohibit the use until the marking, labeling, or container is modified in the manner the department prescribes to prevent it from being false or misleading.
(b) The person using or proposing to use the marking, labeling, or container may request a hearing. The department may prohibit the use pending a final determination by the department.
(c) A hearing and any appeal under this section are governed by the department's rules for a contested case hearing and Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1049, eff. April 2, 2015.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 6 - Food, Drugs, Alcohol, and Hazardous Substances
Subtitle A - Food and Drug Health Regulations
Chapter 433 - Texas Meat and Poultry Inspection Act
Subchapter C. Labeling and Other Standards
Section 433.041. Labeling Passed Products
Section 433.042. Sale of Mislabeled Articles Prohibited
Section 433.043. Standards of Labeling, Composition, and Fill
Section 433.044. Order to Cease False or Misleading Practice
Section 433.045. Protection of Official Device, Mark, and Certificate