Health and Safety Code section 108931
(a)
No person or entity shall sell or offer for sale in the state sodium nitrite at a purity level that exceeds 10 percent without the following:(1)
A clear and conspicuous label on the immediate container of the sodium nitrite stating: “WARNING: LETHAL TO INGEST. If ingested, call for emergency help. The recommended treatment for ingestion of sodium nitrite is intravenous methylene blue.”(2)
A clear and conspicuous label on the outside of the shipping package that contains sodium nitrite stating: “WARNING: Contains sodium nitrite, which can be fatal if ingested.”(b)
(1)A violation of this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for the first violation, and a civil penalty of at least fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) and no more than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for a second or subsequent violation. For purposes of this subdivision, failure to comply with paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a) constitute separate violations. The Attorney General or a district attorney, county counsel, or city attorney may bring an action to impose a civil penalty pursuant to this subdivision.(2)
The total civil penalty for a continuous violation of subdivision (a) shall not exceed the amount described in paragraph (1).
Source:
Section 108931, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=108931. (updated Jan. 1, 2024; accessed Jul. 28, 2025).
