Any food is misbranded if it is offered for sale under the name of another food, or if it is an imitation of another food for which a definition and standard of identity has been established by regulation and its label does not bear, in type of uniform size and prominence the word “imitation,” and immediately following, the name of the food imitated.
Cal. Health & Safety Code § 110685
Misbranded Food
Known as the Sherman Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Law
The act spans §§ 109875–111929 (490 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 219 Cal. App. 4th 1352 - Simpson v. Kroger Corp. (2013)
Most recently applied in 219 Cal. App. 4th 1352 - Simpson v. Kroger Corp. (September 2013)
Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.