1. (a) All containers of fresh or fresh frozen crab meat shall have permanently recorded on the principal display panel, so as to be easily visible, the following information:

   1. (1) the dealer's or distributor's name;
   2. (2) the dealers's or distributor's address, including at least the city and state;
   3. (3) the license number for the licensed location where the crab meat was packed or pasteurized; and
   4. (4) where the name and address of the distributor is used, it shall be preceded by the words PACKED FOR or DISTRIBUTED BY or followed by the word DISTRIBUTOR.
2. (b) The principal display panel on each container of fresh or fresh frozen crab meat shall contain a date. The date shall be the date of packing unless a SELL BY date is established and used in accordance with subsection (c) of this section.

3. (c) The date shall be as follows:

   1. (1) if it is an open date it shall be the calendar date as follows: the abbreviation for the month, the numerical day of the month, and the year;
   2. (2) if it is a code date, the proposed method must be submitted in writing to the SSD and approved by the SSD before it is used; and
   3. (3) if it is a SELL BY date, it shall be based on the date the crab meat was packed and the proposed method must be submitted in writing to the SSD and approved by the SSD before it is used.
4. (d) The presence of any chemical, if any is allowed, and the net weight of the contents shall be permanently recorded on the container. The proper designation of the contents of the container (lump, special, claw, finger, etc.) shall be required and may be recorded either on the container sidewall or the lid.
5. (e) Frozen crab meat shall be labeled as FROZEN, INDIVIDUALLY QUICK FROZEN, or IQF, in print of similar prominence adjacent to the words CRAB MEAT. Containers shall be marked as frozen prior to freezing.

6. (f) All required information shall be provided in a legible and indelible form and shall be either:

   1. (1) on the sidewall of the container unless the cover becomes an integral part of the container during a sealing process; or
   2. (2) sealed into an area where it remains legible and visible as the principal display panel until all product from the container has been used or disposed of.
7. (g) Adhesive labels shall be durable and waterproof and shall not be used unless prior approval from the SSD is obtained. The request for adhesive labels must be submitted in writing.
8. (h) Use of rubber stamps is not allowed except for dating.
9. (i) All labeling is subject to review and approval by the SSD.
10. (j) Reusable containers for in-plant use during picking and packing are exempt from labeling requirements. These containers may be used only for temporary holding of crab meat during picking and packing activities. Crab meat may not be stored in unlabeled containers.
11. (k) The label on pasteurized crab meat shall meet all the requirements established for fresh or fresh frozen crab meat in this section.
12. (l) The label on pasteurized crab meat shall clearly identify the contents of the container as pasteurized crab meat. Where the term CRAB MEAT (or its equivalent) appears on the label of pasteurized crab meat, the word PASTEURIZED shall be used in conjunction with it and in print of similar prominence.
13. (m) Each container of pasteurized crab meat shall be permanently and legibly identified with a code indicating the batch and the day of processing.
14. (n) The words PERISHABLE--KEEP UNDER REFRIGERATION or their equivalent shall be prominently displayed on the label of pasteurized crab meat.
15. (o) When packing and pasteurization of crab meat by one dealer for another is practiced, the label shall clearly state the license number of the packer/pasteurizer.
16. (p) When crab meat is packed in one licensed crab meat picking plant and pasteurized in another licensed crab meat pasteurization plant, the label shall clearly state the name and license number of both dealers.

Source Note:The provisions of this §241.6 adopted to be effective March 1, 1998, 23 TexReg 1972.