# Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.003: ARTICLE MISBRANDED BECAUSE OF MISLEADING LABELING OR ADVERTISING

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C431_S431.003

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.003
- **Heading:** ARTICLE MISBRANDED BECAUSE OF MISLEADING LABELING OR ADVERTISING
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 431 / Section 431.003

## Text

If an article is alleged to be misbranded because the labeling or advertising is misleading, then in determining whether the labeling or advertising is misleading, there shall be taken into account, among other things, not only representations made or suggested by statement, word, design, device, sound, or any combination of these, but also the extent to which the labeling or advertising fails to reveal facts material in the light of such representations or material with respect to consequences which may result from the use of the article to which the labeling or advertising relates under the conditions of use prescribed in the labeling or advertising thereof, or under such conditions of use as are customary or usual.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.001 § 431.001. SHORT TITLE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C431_S431.001.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.002 § 431.002. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C431_S431.002.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.003 § 431.003. ARTICLE MISBRANDED BECAUSE OF MISLEADING LABELING OR ADVERTISING.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C431_S431.003.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.004 § 431.004. REPRESENTATION OF DRUG AS ANTISEPTIC.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C431_S431.004.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.005 § 431.005. PROVISIONS REGARDING SALE OF FOOD, DRUGS, DEVICES, OR COSMETICS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C431_S431.005.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.006 § 431.006. CERTAIN COMBINATION PRODUCTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C431_S431.006.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.007 § 431.007. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAW; MOLLUSCAN SHELLFISH.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C431_S431.007.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.008 § 431.008. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER TO DISTRESSED OR RECONDITIONED MERCHANDISE AND CERTAIN LICENSED ENTITIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C431_S431.008.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.009 § 431.009. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER TO FROZEN DESSERTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C431_S431.009.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.010 § 431.010. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER TO MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C431_S431.010.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.011 § 431.011. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER TO CONSUMABLE HEMP PRODUCTS AND MANUFACTURERS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C431_S431.011.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.021 § 431.021. PROHIBITED ACTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C431_S431.021.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.022 § 431.022.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C431_S431.022.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.023 § 431.023. LIMITED EXEMPTION FOR DISTRESSED FOOD, DRUGS, DEVICES, OR COSMETICS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C431_S431.023.md)

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