# Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 82.004: INHERENTLY UNSAFE PRODUCTS

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccp_C82_S82.004

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 82.004
- **Heading:** INHERENTLY UNSAFE PRODUCTS
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 82 / Section 82.004

## Text

(a) In a products liability action, a manufacturer or seller shall not be liable if:

(1) the product is inherently unsafe and the product is known to be unsafe by the ordinary consumer who consumes the product with the ordinary knowledge common to the community; and

(2) the product is a common consumer product intended for personal consumption, such as:

(A) sugar, castor oil, alcohol, tobacco, and butter, as identified in Comment i to Section 402A of the Restatement (Second) of Torts; or

(B) an oyster.

(b) For purposes of this section, the term "products liability action" does not include an action based on manufacturing defect or breach of an express warranty.

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