Officials for H-E-B say there’s no need to panic, and customers should shop as they normally would.
Empty shelves at H-E-B stores have been the result of panicked shoppers, not a product shortage.
Additionally, with a higher demand for curbside orders being placed online, store workers haven’t been able to restock shelves given how often purchases are being made in-store.
In a statement online, officials for H-E-B say “Texans must continue to prepare, but panic does not promote progress.”
Here are the purchasing limits, updated as of March 19:
Food Items
- Chicken – 4 items
- Ground Beef – 4 items
- Ground turkey – 4 items
- Water multipacks – 2 items
- Water gallons – 2 items
- Baby formula – 2 items
- Eggs – 2 items
- Frozen vegetables – 4 items
- Frozen potatoes – 4 items
- Frozen breakfast – 4 items
- Frozen pizza – 4 items
- Boxed dinners – 8 items
- Pasta – 4 items
- Pasta Sauce: 4 items
- Rice – 4 items
- Canned Soup – 8 items
- Canned Vegetables – 8 items
- Canned Beans – 8 items
- Canned seafood – 8 items
- Canned meat – 8 items
- Dried Beans – 4 items
- Nut butters – 4 items
- Oatmeal – 4 items
- Cereal – 4 items
- Bread – 4 items
- Milk – 2 items
- Powdered Milk – 2 items
Non-food items