Texas Administrative Code
Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES
Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
Chapter 229 - FOOD AND DRUG
Subchapter N - CURRENT GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE AND GOOD WAREHOUSING PRACTICE IN MANUFACTURING, PACKING, OR HOLDING HUMAN FOOD
Section 229.213 - Exemptions

Universal Citation: 25 TX Admin Code ยง 229.213

Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024

(a) Except as provided by 21 Code of Federal Regulations Part 117 Subparts E, C and G does not apply to a qualified facility. Qualified facilities are subject to the modified requirements in 21 Code of Federal Regulations, §117.201.

(b) 21 Code of Federal Regulations Part 117 Subparts C and G do not apply with respect to activities that are subject to 21 Code of Federal Regulations Part 123, Fish and Fishery Products, at a facility if you are required to comply with, and are in compliance with, Part 123 with respect to such activities.

(c) 21 Code of Federal Regulations Part 117 Subparts C and G of this part do not apply with respect to activities that are subject to 21 Code of Federal Regulations Part 120, Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) Systems, at a facility if you are required to comply with, and are in compliance with, Part 120 with respect to such activities.

(d) Thermally Processed Low-Acid Foods Packaged in Hermetically Sealed Containers.

(1) 21 Code of Federal Regulations Part 117 Subparts C and G do not apply with respect to activities that are subject to 21 Code of Federal Regulations Part 113, Thermally Processed Low-Acid Foods Packaged in Hermetically Sealed Containers, at a facility if you are required to comply with, and are in compliance with 21 Code of Federal Regulations Part 113 with respect to such activities.

(2) The exemption in paragraph (1) of this subsection is applicable only with respect to the microbiological hazards that are regulated under 21 Code of Federal Regulations Part 113.

(e) 21 Code of Federal Regulations Part 117 Subparts C and G do not apply to any facility with regard to the manufacturing, processing, packaging, or holding of a dietary supplement that is in compliance with the requirements of 21 Code of Federal Regulations Part 111, Current Good Manufacturing Practice in Manufacturing, Packaging, Labeling, or Holding Operations for Dietary Supplements, and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, §761, Serious Adverse Event Reporting for Dietary Supplements.

(f) 21 Code of Federal Regulations Part 117 Subparts C and G of do not apply to activities of a facility that are subject to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, §419, Standards for Produce Safety.

(g) Low Risk packing or holding activity/food combinations.

(1) The exemption in paragraph (3) of this subsection applies to packing or holding of processed foods on a farm mixed-type facility, except for processed foods produced by drying/dehydrating raw agricultural commodities to create a distinct commodity (such as drying/dehydrating grapes to produce raisins, and drying/dehydrating fresh herbs to produce dried herbs), and packaging and labeling such commodities, without additional manufacturing/processing (such as chopping and slicing), the packing and holding of which are within the "farm" definition in § 229.211 of this title (relating to Definitions). Activities that are within the "farm" definition, when conducted on a farm mixed-type facility, are not subject to the requirements of 21 Code of Federal Regulations Part 117 Subparts C and G and therefore, do not need to be specified in the exemption.

(2) For the purposes of paragraph (3) of this subsection and subsection (h)(3) of this section, the following terms describe the foods associated with the activity/food combinations. Several foods that are fruits or vegetables are separately considered for the purposes of these activity/food combinations (i.e., coffee beans, cocoa beans, fresh herbs, peanuts, sugarcane, sugar beets, tree nuts, seeds for direct consumption) to appropriately address specific hazards associated with these foods and/or processing activities conducted on these foods.
(A) Dried/dehydrated fruit and vegetable products includes only those processed food products such as raisins and dried legumes made without additional manufacturing/processing beyond drying/dehydrating, packaging, and/or labeling.

(B) Other fruit and vegetable products includes those processed food products that have undergone one or more of the following processes: acidification, boiling, canning, coating with things other than wax/oil/resin, cooking, cutting, chopping, grinding, peeling, shredding, slicing, or trimming. Examples include flours made from legumes (such as chickpea flour), pickles, and snack chips made from potatoes or plantains. Examples also include dried fruit and vegetable products made with additional manufacturing/processing (such as dried apple slices; pitted, dried plums, cherries, and apricots; and sulfited raisins). This category does not include dried/dehydrated fruit and vegetable products made without additional manufacturing/processing as described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph. This category also does not include products that require time/temperature control for safety (such as fresh-cut fruits and vegetables).

(C) Peanut and tree nut products includes processed food products such as roasted peanuts and tree nuts, seasoned peanuts and tree nuts, and peanut and tree nut flours.

(D) Processed seeds for direct consumption include processed food products such as roasted pumpkin seeds, roasted sunflower seeds, and roasted flax seeds.

(E) Dried/dehydrated herb and spice products includes only processed food products such as dried intact herbs made without additional manufacturing/processing beyond drying/dehydrating, packaging, and/or labeling.

(F) Other herb and spice products includes those processed food products such as chopped fresh herbs, chopped or ground dried herbs (including tea), herbal extracts (e.g., essential oils, extracts containing more than 20 percent ethanol, extracts containing more than 35 percent glycerin), dried herb- or spice-infused honey, and dried herb or spice-infused oils and/or vinegars. This category does not include dried/dehydrated herb and spice products made without additional manufacturing/processing beyond drying/dehydrating, packaging, and/or labeling as described in subparagraph (E) of this paragraph. This category also does not include products that require time/temperature control for safety, such as fresh herb-infused oils.

(G) Grains include barley, dent or flint-corn, sorghum, oats, rice, rye, wheat, amaranth, quinoa, buckwheat and oilseeds for oil extraction (such as cotton seed, flax seed, rapeseed, soybeans, and sunflower seed).

(H) Milled grain products include processed food products such as flour, bran, and corn meal.

(I) Baked goods include processed food products such as breads, brownies, cakes, cookies, and crackers. This category does not include products that require time/temperature control for safety, such as cream-filled pastries.

(J) Other grain products include processed food products such as dried cereal, dried pasta, oat flakes, and popcorn. This category does not include milled grain products as described in subparagraph (H) of this paragraph or baked goods as described in subparagraph (I) of this paragraph.

(3) 21 Code of Federal Regulations Part 117 Subparts C and G do not apply to on-farm packing or holding of food by a small or very small business, and 21 Code of Federal Regulations §117.201 does not apply to on-farm packing or holding of food by a very small business, if the only packing and holding activities subject to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, §418 that the business conducts are the following low-risk packing or holding activity/food combinations-i.e., packing (or re-packing) (including weighing or conveying incidental to packing or re-packing); sorting, culling, or grading incidental to packing or storing; and storing (ambient, cold and controlled atmosphere) of:
(A) baked goods (e.g., bread and cookies);

(B) candy (e.g., hard candy, fudge, maple candy, maple cream, nut brittles, taffy, and toffee);

(C) cocoa beans (roasted);

(D) cocoa products;

(E) coffee beans (roasted);

(F) game meat jerky;

(G) gums, latexes, and resins that are processed foods;

(H) honey (pasteurized);

(I) jams, jellies, and preserves;

(J) milled grain products (e.g., flour, bran, and corn meal);

(K) molasses and treacle;

(L) oils (e.g., olive oil and sunflower seed oil);

(M) other fruit and vegetable products (e.g., flours made from legumes; pitted, dried fruits; sliced, dried apples; snack chips);

(N) other grain products (e.g., dried pasta, oat flakes, and popcorn);

(O) other herb and spice products (e.g., chopped or ground dried herbs, herbal extracts);

(P) peanut and tree nut products (e.g., roasted peanuts and tree nut flours);

(Q) processed seeds for direct consumption (e.g., roasted pumpkin seeds);

(R) soft drinks and carbonated water;

(S) sugar;

(T) syrups (e.g., maple syrup and agave syrup);

(U) trail mix and granola;

(V) vinegar; and

(W) any other processed food that does not require time/temperature control for safety (e.g., vitamins, minerals, and dietary ingredients (e.g., bone meal) in powdered, granular, or other solid form).

(h) Low risk manufacturing/processing activity/food combinations.

(1) The exemption in paragraph (3) of this subsection applies to manufacturing/processing of foods on a farm mixed-type facility, except for manufacturing/processing that is within the "farm" definition. Drying/dehydrating raw agricultural commodities to create a distinct commodity (such as drying/dehydrating grapes to produce raisins, and drying/dehydrating fresh herbs to produce dried herbs), and packaging and labeling such commodities, without additional manufacturing/processing (such as chopping and slicing), are within the "farm" definition. In addition, treatment to manipulate ripening of raw agricultural commodities (such as by treating produce with ethylene gas), and packaging and labeling the treated raw agricultural commodities, without additional manufacturing/processing, is within the "farm" definition. In addition, coating intact fruits and vegetables with wax, oil, or resin used for the purpose of storage or transportation is within the "farm" definition. Activities that are within the "farm" definition, when conducted on a farm mixed-type facility, are not subject to the requirements of 21 Code of Federal Regulations Part 117 Subparts C and G and therefore, do not need to be specified in the exemption.

(2) The terms in subsection (g)(2) of this section describe certain foods associated with the activity/food combinations in paragraph (3) of this subsection.

(3) 21 Code of Federal Regulations Part 117 Subparts C and G do not apply to on-farm manufacturing/processing activities conducted by a small or very small business for distribution into commerce, and 21 Code of Federal Regulations §117.201 does not apply to on-farm manufacturing/processing activities conducted by a very small business for distribution into commerce, if the only manufacturing/processing activities subject to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, §418 that the business conducts are the following low-risk manufacturing/processing activity/food combinations:
(A) boiling gums, latexes, and resins;

(B) chopping, coring, cutting, peeling, pitting, shredding, and slicing acid fruits and vegetables that have a pH less than 4.2 (e.g., cutting lemons and limes), baked goods (e.g., slicing bread), dried/dehydrated fruit and vegetable products (e.g., pitting dried plums), dried herbs and other spices (e.g., chopping intact, dried basil), game meat jerky, gums/latexes/resins, other grain products (e.g., shredding dried cereal), peanuts and tree nuts, and peanut and tree nut products (e.g., chopping roasted peanuts);

(C) coating dried/dehydrated fruit and vegetable products (e.g., coating raisins with chocolate), other fruit and vegetable products except for non-dried, non-intact fruits and vegetables (e.g., coating dried plum pieces, dried pitted cherries, and dried pitted apricots with chocolate are low-risk activity/food combinations but coating apples on a stick with caramel is not a low-risk activity/food combination), other grain products (e.g., adding caramel to popcorn or adding seasonings to popcorn provided that the seasonings have been treated to significantly minimize pathogens, peanuts and tree nuts (e.g., adding seasonings provided that the seasonings have been treated to significantly minimize pathogens), and peanut and tree nut products (e.g., adding seasonings provided that the seasonings have been treated to significantly minimize pathogens);

(D) drying/dehydrating (that includes additional manufacturing or is performed on processed foods) other fruit and vegetable products with pH less than 4.2 (e.g., drying cut fruit and vegetables with pH less than 4.2), and other herb and spice products (e.g., drying chopped fresh herbs, including tea);

(E) extracting (including by pressing, by distilling, and by solvent extraction) from dried/dehydrated herb and spice products (e.g., dried mint), fresh herbs (e.g., fresh mint), fruits and vegetables (e.g., olives, avocados), grains (e.g., oilseeds), and other herb and spice products (e.g., chopped fresh mint, chopped dried mint);

(F) freezing acid fruits and vegetables with pH less than 4.2 and other fruit and vegetable products with pH less than 4.2 (e.g., cut fruits and vegetables);

(G) grinding/cracking/crushing/milling baked goods (e.g., crackers), cocoa beans (roasted), coffee beans (roasted), dried/dehydrated fruit and vegetable products (e.g., raisins and dried legumes), dried/dehydrated herb and spice products (e.g., intact dried basil), grains (e.g., oats, rice, rye, wheat), other fruit and vegetable products (e.g., dried, pitted dates), other grain products (e.g., dried cereal), other herb and spice products (e.g., chopped dried herbs), peanuts and tree nuts, and peanut and tree nut products (e.g., roasted peanuts);

(H) labeling baked goods that do not contain food allergens, candy that does not contain food allergens, cocoa beans (roasted), cocoa products that do not contain food allergens), coffee beans (roasted), game meat jerky, gums/latexes/resins that are processed foods, honey (pasteurized), jams/jellies/preserves, milled grain products that do not contain food allergens (e.g., corn meal) or that are single-ingredient foods (e.g., wheat flour, wheat bran), molasses and treacle, oils, other fruit and vegetable products that do not contain food allergens (e.g., snack chips made from potatoes or plantains), other grain products that do not contain food allergens (e.g., popcorn), other herb and spice products (e.g., chopped or ground dried herbs), peanut or tree nut products, (provided that they are single-ingredient, or are in forms in which the consumer can reasonably be expected to recognize the food allergen(s) without label declaration, or both (e.g., roasted or seasoned whole nuts, single-ingredient peanut or tree nut flours)), processed seeds for direct consumption, soft drinks and carbonated water, sugar, syrups, trail mix and granola (other than those containing milk chocolate and provided that peanuts and/or tree nuts are in forms in which the consumer can reasonably be expected to recognize the food allergen(s) without label declaration), vinegar, and any other processed food that does not require time/temperature control for safety and that does not contain food allergens (e.g., vitamins, minerals, and dietary ingredients (e.g., bone meal) in powdered, granular, or other solid form);

(I) making baked goods from milled grain products (e.g., breads and cookies);

(J) making candy from peanuts and tree nuts (e.g., nut brittles), sugar/syrups (e.g., taffy, toffee), and saps (e.g., maple candy, maple cream);

(K) making cocoa products from roasted cocoa beans;

(L) making dried pasta from grains;

(M) making jams, jellies, and preserves from acid fruits and vegetables with a pH of 4.6 or below;

(N) making molasses and treacle from sugar beets and sugarcane;

(O) making oat flakes from grains;

(P) making popcorn from grains;

(Q) making snack chips from fruits and vegetables (e.g., making plantain and potato chips);

(R) making soft drinks and carbonated water from sugar, syrups, and water;

(S) making sugars and syrups from fruits and vegetables (e.g., dates), grains (e.g., rice, sorghum), other grain products (e.g., malted grains such as barley), saps (e.g., agave, birch, maple, palm), sugar beets, and sugarcane;

(T) making trail mix and granola from cocoa products (e.g., chocolate), dried/dehydrated fruit and vegetable products (e.g., raisins), other fruit and vegetable products (e.g., chopped dried fruits), other grain products (e.g., oat flakes), peanut and tree nut products, and processed seeds for direct consumption, provided that peanuts, tree nuts, and processed seeds are treated to significantly minimize pathogens;

(U) making vinegar from fruits and vegetables, other fruit and vegetable products (e.g., fruit wines, apple cider), and other grain products (e.g., malt);

(V) mixing baked goods (e.g., types of cookies), candy (e.g., varieties of taffy), cocoa beans (roasted), coffee beans (roasted), dried/dehydrated fruit and vegetable products (e.g., dried blueberries, dried currants, and raisins), dried/dehydrated herb and spice products (e.g., dried, intact basil and dried, intact oregano), honey (pasteurized), milled grain products (e.g., flour, bran, and corn meal), other fruit and vegetable products (e.g., dried, sliced apples and dried, sliced peaches), other grain products (e.g., different types of dried pasta), other herb and spice products (e.g., chopped or ground dried herbs, dried herb- or spice-infused honey, and dried herb- or spice-infused oils and/or vinegars), peanut and tree nut products, sugar, syrups, vinegar, and any other processed food that does not require time/temperature control for safety (e.g., vitamins, minerals, and dietary ingredients (e.g., bone meal) in powdered, granular, or other solid form);

(W) packaging baked goods (e.g., bread and cookies), candy, cocoa beans (roasted), cocoa products, coffee beans (roasted), game meat jerky, gums/latexes/resins that are processed foods, honey (pasteurized), jams/jellies/preserves, milled grain products (e.g., flour, bran, corn meal), molasses and treacle, oils, other fruit and vegetable products (e.g., pitted, dried fruits; sliced, dried apples; snack chips), other grain products (e.g., popcorn), other herb and spice products (e.g., chopped or ground dried herbs), peanut and tree nut products, processed seeds for direct consumption, soft drinks and carbonated water, sugar, syrups, trail mix and granola, vinegar, and any other processed food that does not require time/temperature control for safety (e.g., vitamins, minerals, and dietary ingredients (e.g., bone meal) in powdered, granular, or other solid form);

(X) pasteurizing honey;

(Y) roasting and toasting baked goods (e.g., toasting bread for croutons);

(Z) salting other grain products (e.g., soy nuts), peanut and tree nut products, and processed seeds for direct consumption; and

(AA) sifting milled grain products (e.g., flour, bran, corn meal), other fruit and vegetable products (e.g., chickpea flour), and peanut and tree nut products (e.g., peanut flour, almond flour).

(i) Alcoholic beverages.

(1) 21 Code of Federal Regulations Part 117 Subparts C and G do not apply with respect to alcoholic beverages at a facility that meets the following two conditions:
(A) Under the Federal Alcohol Administration Act ( 27 United States Code 201 et seq.) or Chapter 51 of Subtitle E of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 ( 26 United States Code 5001 et seq.) the facility is required to obtain a permit from, register with, or obtain approval of a notice or application from the Secretary of the Treasury as a condition of doing business in the United States, or is a foreign facility of a type that would require such a permit, registration, or approval if it were a domestic facility; and

(B) Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, §415, the facility is required to register as a facility because it is engaged in manufacturing, processing, packing, or holding one or more alcoholic beverages.

(2) 21 Code of Federal Regulations Part 117 Subparts C and G do not apply with respect to food that is not an alcoholic beverage at a facility described in paragraph (1) of this subsection, provided such food:
(A) is in prepackaged form that prevents any direct human contact with such food; and

(B) constitutes not more than 5 percent of the overall sales of the facility, as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury.

(j) 21 Code of Federal Regulations Part 117 Subparts C and G do not apply to facilities that are solely engaged in the storage of raw agricultural commodities (other than fruits and vegetables) intended for further distribution or processing.

(k) Exemptions to Subchapter N.

(1) Except as provided by paragraph (2) of this subsection, Subchapter N of this chapter does not apply to any of the following:
(A) "farms;"

(B) fishing vessels that are not subject to the registration requirements of 21 Code of Federal Regulations Part 1, Subpart H in accordance with 21 Code of Federal Regulations §1.226(f);

(C) establishments solely engaged in the holding and/or transportation of one or more raw agricultural commodities;

(D) activities of "farm mixed-type facilities" as defined under mixed-type facility in § 229.211 of this title that fall within the definition of "farm;" or

(E) establishments solely engaged in hulling, shelling, drying, packing, and/or holding nuts except in the case where the nut is cracked and/or shelled and is intended to be consumed raw (without additional manufacturing/processing, such as roasting nuts).

(2) If a "farm" or "farm mixed-type facility" dries/dehydrates raw agricultural commodities that are produce as defined in 21 Code of Federal Regulations Part 112, to create a distinct commodity, Subchapter N of this chapter applies to the packaging, packing, and holding of the dried commodities. Compliance with this requirement may be achieved by complying with Subchapter N of this chapter or with the applicable requirements for packing and holding in 21 Code of Federal Regulations Part 112.

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