Sec. 397a. A person who places pins, needles, razor blades, glass, or other harmful objects in any food, or a person who places a harmful substance in any food, with intent to harm the consumer of the food, or who knowingly furnishes any food containing a harmful object or substance to another person, is guilty of a felony and shall be imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or fined not more than $10,000.00, or both.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.397a
Placing harmful object or substance in food; furnishing food containing harmful object or substance; penalty
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case People v. Lorentzen (1972)
Most recently applied in People v. Guthrie (September 2004)
Add. 1971, Act 141, Imd
Official source: Michigan Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Michigan statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.