Health and Safety Code section 113781

“Food” means a raw, cooked, or processed edible substance, ice, beverage, an ingredient used or intended for use or for sale in whole or in part for human consumption, and chewing gum.

Source: Section 113781, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=113781. (updated Jan. 1, 2007; accessed Nov. 3, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/health_and_safety_code_section_113781

Original Source: Section 113781, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=113781. (last accessed May 12, 2025).