Hundreds of businesses across Texas have been manufacturing and selling food without a state license and, in some cases, have escaped health inspections intended to ensure the safety of those products.
The businesses were flushed out in a statewide crackdown on unlicensed food manufacturers, begun last year by the Texas Department of State Health Services.
"Many of the companies we have discovered are small operations that were simply unaware they needed a state license," said Carrie Williams, a spokeswoman for the health department.
"For the most part, they have been more than willing to get into compliance with us."
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