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Committee adopts substitute to require clear labeling for imported shrimp; enforcement and liability questions raised
Summary
The committee adopted a substitute for Senate Bill 823 to require clear origin labeling for shrimp sold by food service suppliers and wholesalers and to bar representing imported shrimp as Texas, American or Gulf shrimp; witnesses and senators debated who should bear liability and how enforcement would work.
The committee adopted a substitute for Senate Bill 823, which requires that shrimp sold in Texas by food service suppliers, wholesalers or distributors include clear and conspicuous labeling when the shrimp are imported.
The substitute bars restaurants and other sellers from labeling or representing imported shrimp as Texas shrimp, American shrimp, domestic shrimp, or Gulf shrimp, and aligns the definition of imported shrimp with federal country‑of‑origin labeling standards.
Senators and witnesses raised enforcement and allocation‑of‑liability questions during the hearing. Vice Chair Hancock questioned why wholesalers — often a pass‑through entity — would be accountable when…
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