Business and Professions Code section 19088

It is unlawful to use, in the description of filling material, or in the statement on any label, any misleading term or designation or any term or designation likely to mislead.

Source: Section 19088, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=19088. (updated Jan. 1, 1949; accessed Sep. 22, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/business_and_professions_code_section_19088

Original Source: Section 19088, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=19088. (last accessed May 12, 2025).