Health and Safety Code section 111240

Any added poisonous or deleterious substance, or color additive, shall be considered unsafe for use with respect to any drug or device unless there is in effect a regulation adopted pursuant to Section 110090 that prescribes its use in or on drugs or devices.

Source: Section 111240, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=111240. (updated Jan. 1, 1996; accessed Sep. 1, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/health_and_safety_code_section_111240

Original Source: Section 111240, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=111240. (last accessed May 12, 2025).