Section 229.902 - Definitions The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. Terms defined and interpreted in the Texas Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 431, when used in this subchapter also apply.
(1) Analogue product--A food product made to resemble the texture, flavor, appearance, or other aesthetic qualities or chemical characteristics of any specific type of egg, egg product, fish, meat, meat food product, poultry, or poultry product. Such products are made by combining processed plant products, insects, or fungus with food additives.(2) Cell-cultured product--A food product made by harvesting animal cells and artificially replicating those cells in a growth medium in a laboratory to produce tissue.(3) Close proximity--Means: (A) immediately before or after the product name or statement of identity; or,(B) in the line of the label immediately before or after the line containing the product name or statement of identity; or,(C) within the same phrase or sentence containing the product name or statement of identity.(4) Egg--Has the meaning assigned by Section 4(g), Egg Products Inspection Act (21 United States Code (USC) §1033(g)). The term does not include an analogue product or a cell-cultured product.(5) Egg product--Has the meaning assigned by Section 4(f), Egg Products Inspection Act (21 USC § 1033(f)). The term does not include an analogue product or a cell-cultured product.(6) Fish--Has the meaning assigned by Section 403 of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (21 USC § 343(q)(4)(E)). The term does not include an analogue product or a cell-cultured product.(7) Meat--Has the meaning assigned by 9 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) §301.2. The term does not include an analogue product or a cell-cultured product.(8) Meat food product--Has the meaning assigned by Section 1(j), Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 USC § 601(j)). The term does not include an analogue product or a cell-cultured product.(9) Poultry--Has the meaning assigned by Section 4(e), Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 USC § 453(e)). The term does not include an analogue product or a cell-cultured product.(10) Poultry product--Has the meaning assigned by Section 4(f), Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 USC § 453(f)). The term does not include an analogue product or a cell-cultured product.(11) Product name--For purposes of this subchapter, product name is the trade name or brand name of their product, which must be clarified by a statement of identity.(12) Statement of identity--Means: (A) the name specified in or required by any applicable federal law or regulation; or,(B) the common or usual name of the food; or,(C) an appropriately descriptive term, or when the nature of the food is obvious, a fanciful name commonly used by the public for such food.25 Tex. Admin. Code § 229.902
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 40, October 4, 2024, TexReg 8090, eff. 10/9/2024