- (a) Loaves of bread made by persons in the business of wholesaling and retailing bread must comply with the weight standards in this section.
(b) The standard weights for a loaf of bread are:
- (1) one pound;
- (2) 1-1/2 pounds; or
- (3) any other multiple of one pound.
- (c) This section does not prohibit the sale of bread slices in properly labeled packages weighing eight ounces or less.
- (d) Variations in the weight standard may not exceed one ounce a pound within 24 hours after baking.
- (e) This section does not affect the authority of the Department of Agriculture under Subchapter B, Chapter 13, Agriculture Code.
- (f) This section does not apply to a food service establishment as defined under Chapter 437 or a food establishment licensed under Chapter 431 as a food manufacturer.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1534, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.