Texas Administrative Code
Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES
Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
Chapter 229 - FOOD AND DRUG
Subchapter GG - SANITARY TRANSPORTATION OF HUMAN FOODS
Section 229.803 - Vehicles and Transportation Equipment
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) Vehicles and transportation equipment used in transportation operations must be so designed and of such material and workmanship as to be suitable and adequately cleanable for their intended use to prevent the food they transport from becoming adulterated within the meaning of Texas Health and Safety Code, § 431.081(a)(1), (2), and (4) during transportation operations.
(b) Vehicles and transportation equipment must be maintained in such a sanitary condition for their intended use as to prevent the food they transport from becoming adulterated during transportation operations.
(c) Vehicles and transportation equipment used in transportation operations for food requiring temperature control for safety must be designed, maintained, and equipped as necessary to provide adequate temperature control to prevent the food from becoming adulterated during transportation operations.
(d) Vehicles and transportation equipment must be stored in a manner that prevents it from harboring pests or becoming contaminated in any other manner that could result in food for which it will be used becoming adulterated during transportation operations.
