AUSTIN (Talk1370.com) -- Shoppers across Central Texas have been hitting area grocery stores hard - leaving bare shelves behind.
Area stores have been hit hard with demand for soap, toilet paper, and other items as the coronavirus pandemic continues to grow.
Officials with H-E-B say they're instituting short-term buying limits on some products, to ensure that all customers have access to the products they need. These limits include:
- Toilet Paper – 2 units per transaction
- Paper Towels: 4 units per transaction
- Water (including Baby) – 2 multipacks and 2 gallons per transaction, total of 4 items
- Eggs – 4 units per transaction
- Pasta – 4 units per transaction
- Pasta Sauce: 4 units per transaction
- Rice – 4 units per transaction
- Canned Soup – 8 units per transaction
- Canned Vegetables – 12 units per transaction
- Canned Beans – 6 units per transaction
- Dried Beans – 4 units per transaction
- Bread – 4 units per transaction
- Milk – 4 units per transaction
- Powdered Milk – 2 units per transaction
- Disinfecting & Antibacterial sprays/wipes – 4 units per transaction (including Baby)
- Liquid Bleach – 2 units per transaction
- Hand sanitizer – 4 units per transaction (including Baby)
- Hand soap – 4 units per transaction
- Hydrogen Peroxide – 4 units per transaction
- Rubbing (Isopropyl) Alcohol/wipes – 4 units per transaction
- Latex Gloves – 4 units per transaction
- Face Masks – 2 units per transaction




