California · Penal Code
PEN §402a: Every person who adulterates candy by using in its manufacture terra alba or other deleterious substances, or who sells or keeps for sale any candy or candies adulterated with terra alba, or any other
Misdemeanor
What this law says, in plain English
A person who adulterates candy with harmful substances or knowingly sells adulterated candy commits a misdemeanor offense.
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Every person who adulterates candy by using in its manufacture terra alba or other deleterious substances, or who sells or keeps for sale any candy or candies adulterated with terra alba, or any other deleterious substance, knowing the same to be adulterated, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
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