§ 108400 Correcting Misbranded Goods

Health and Safety Code·California

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This law says that if a product has a wrong or misleading label, the owner can fix it instead of throwing it away. They have to pay costs, fees, and promise to fix it the right way.

Key Takeaways

•If a product has a wrong label, the owner can fix it instead of losing the product.
•The owner must pay all costs and fees before fixing the label.
•The owner has to promise to fix it the right way and be watched while doing it.

Example

A company sells juice bottles with labels that say '100% orange juice' but it's actually only 50% orange juice.

The company can fix the labels to say the right amount instead of throwing away all the juice. They have to pay a fee and promise to fix it under supervision.

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§ 108400 Correcting Misbranded Goods

If the misbranding can be corrected by proper labeling or processing of the article, after entry of the decree and after costs, fees, and expenses have been paid and a good and sufficient bond, conditioned that the article shall be so labeled or processed, has been executed, the court may by order direct that the article be delivered to the claimant thereof for the labeling or processing under the supervision of an agent of the department. The expense of the supervision shall be paid by the claimant. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

Key Terms

misbranding proper labeling or processing bond supervision claimant

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Health and Safety Code. Section 108400.

§ 108400 Correcting Misbranded Goods

Health and Safety Code·California

AI SummaryVerified

§ 108400 Correcting Misbranded Goods

This law says that if a product has a wrong or misleading label, the owner can fix it instead of throwing it away. They have to pay costs, fees, and promise to fix it the right way.

Key Takeaways

•If a product has a wrong label, the owner can fix it instead of losing the product.
•The owner must pay all costs and fees before fixing the label.
•The owner has to promise to fix it the right way and be watched while doing it.

Example

A company sells juice bottles with labels that say '100% orange juice' but it's actually only 50% orange juice.

The company can fix the labels to say the right amount instead of throwing away all the juice. They have to pay a fee and promise to fix it under supervision.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

Official Source

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§ 108400 Correcting Misbranded Goods

Last verified: January 11, 2026

Key Terms

misbranding proper labeling or processing bond supervision claimant

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Health and Safety Code. Section 108400.

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