Any food is misbranded if its labeling does not conform with the requirements for nutrient content or health claims as set forth in Section 403(r) (21 U.S.C. Sec. 343(r)) of the federal act and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto. Any food exempted from those requirements under the federal act shall also be exempt under this section.
Cal. Health & Safety Code § 110670
Misbranded Food
Known as the Sherman Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Law
The act spans §§ 109875–111929 (490 sections).
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case 912 F. Supp. 2d 889 - Jones v. Conagra Foods, Inc. (2012)
Most recently applied in Hadley v. Kellogg Sales Co. (August 2017)
Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.