Tex. Health & Safety Code § 434.022

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.

Section 434.022 - Self-Rising Flour

(a) In this section, "self-rising flour" means a combination of flour, salt, and chemical leavening ingredients. The flour must be at least of the "straight" grade, and the chemical leavening ingredients must be bicarbonate of soda and:

(1) calcium acid phosphate;

(2) sodium aluminum sulphate;

(3) cream of tartar;

(4) tartaric acid; or

(5) a combination of those ingredients.

(b) A self-rising flour or other compound by that name must produce when sold not less than one-half percent by weight of available carbon dioxide gas and may not contain more than 3-1/2 percent chemical leavening ingredients.

(c) A self-rising flour or other compound by that name that does not meet the requirements of Subsection (b) is adulterated.

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 434.022

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1989.