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HomeHealth and Safety CodeDiv. 104Pt. 5Ch. 8Art. 3§ 111890 Food Condemnation Authority

§ 111890 Food Condemnation Authority

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§ 111890 Food Condemnation Authority

Key Takeaways

  • •If food is bad, dirty, or could make you sick, the government can throw it away or make sure no one can eat it.
  • •This includes meat, fruits, vegetables, and other foods that are spoiled or unsafe.
  • •The government can stop the sale of this food to protect people’s health.

Example

A grocery store sells spoiled milk that smells bad and could make people sick.

The government can take the milk away and make sure the store doesn’t sell it to anyone.

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

Official Source
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§ 111890 Food Condemnation Authority

Whenever an authorized agent of the department finds any meat, meat products, seafood, poultry, vegetable, fruit, or other food that is unsound, or that contains any filthy, decomposed, or putrid substance, or that may be poisonous or deleterious to health, or otherwise unsafe, that agent may declare the food to be a nuisance and the department, or its authorized agent, shall condemn or destroy it, or render it unsalable as human food by decharacterization. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

authorized agentnuisancecondemndecharacterization

Related Statutes

  • § 111895 Condemnation Of Unsafe Products
  • § 111860 Embargo Of Violative Products
  • § 111870 Embargoed Product Release Process
  • § 111875 Embargoed Product Removal Authority
  • § 105453 Budget Act Funding Requirement

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Health and Safety Code. Section 111890.
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