California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 110545

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

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.

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Cal. Health & Saf. Code § 110545 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/hsc/division-104-environmental-health/part-5-sherman-food-drug-and-cosmetic-laws/chapter-5-food/article-5-adulterated-food/section-110545

Other sections in Article 5 - Adulterated Food

§ 110545§ 110550§ 110552§ 110555§ 110560§ 110565§ 110570§ 110575§ 110580§ 110585…§ 110611§ 110615§ 110620§ 110625§ 110630§ 110635§ 110640§ 110645§ 110650§ 110655

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