Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3298 Compare Versions

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22 By: Martinez H.B. No. 3298
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55 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
66 AN ACT
77 relating to warning signs posted by certain food service
88 establishments that prepare food items containing peanut products.
99 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1010 SECTION 1. Chapter 438, Health and Safety Code, is amended
1111 by adding Subchapter E to read as follows:
1212 SUBCHAPTER E. PEANUT ALLERGEN WARNING SIGNS
1313 Sec. 438.051. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies only
1414 to a food service establishment:
1515 (1) with a designed or designated space for eating;
1616 and
1717 (2) that prepares a food item containing peanuts or a
1818 peanut product as an ingredient in the food item.
1919 Sec. 438.052. WARNING SIGNS REQUIRED FOR PEANUT PRODUCTS.
2020 A food service establishment described by Section 438.051 shall
2121 post in a conspicuous place in the area of the establishment in
2222 which food is consumed a sign that states:
2323 "This establishment prepares food items that contain peanut
2424 products."
2525 Sec. 438.053. RULES. The executive commissioner shall
2626 adopt any rules necessary to implement this subchapter.
2727 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect January 1, 2018.