Skip to content

DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 106500-119406›PART 5. SHERMAN FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC LAWS 109875-111915›CHAPTER 5. Food 110425-111223›ARTICLE 5. Adulterated Food 110545-110655

§ 110545

California Health and Safety Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

Any food is adulterated if it bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious substance that may render it injurious to health of man or any other animal that may consume it. The food is not considered adulterated if the substance is a naturally occurring substance and if the quantity of the substance in the food does not render it injurious to health.

(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Get a plain-English answer with a citation back to this text.

Ask AI about this code
▸Contents — California Health and Safety Code

GoCodebook provides public access, search, citation, multilingual explanation, and practical interpretation of legally adopted building regulations. It is not a substitute for the official ICC or California code publications.