{"code":"HSC","codeName":"Health and Safety Code","section":"108931","citation":"Health & Saf. Code, § 108931","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500. - 119406.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/division-104"},{"name":"PART 3. PRODUCT SAFETY [108040. - 109052.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/division-104/part-3"},{"name":"CHAPTER 10.6. Sodium Nitrite—Labeling [108931. - 108931.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/division-104/part-3/chapter-10.6"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 469, Sec. 2.   (AB 1210)   Effective January 1, 2024.","effective":"2024-01-01","html":"<p>(a) No person or entity shall sell or offer for sale in the state sodium nitrite at a purity level that exceeds 10 percent without the following:</p><p>(1) A clear and conspicuous label on the immediate container of the sodium nitrite stating: “WARNING: LETHAL TO INGEST. If ingested, call for emergency help. The recommended treatment for ingestion of sodium nitrite is intravenous methylene blue.”</p><p>(2) A clear and conspicuous label on the outside of the shipping package that contains sodium nitrite stating: “WARNING: Contains sodium nitrite, which can be fatal if ingested.”</p><p>(b) (1) A violation of this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for the first violation, and a civil penalty of at least fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) and no more than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for a second or subsequent violation. For purposes of this subdivision, failure to comply with paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a) constitute separate violations. The Attorney General or a district attorney, county counsel, or city attorney may bring an action to impose a civil penalty pursuant to this subdivision.</p><p>(2) The total civil penalty for a continuous violation of subdivision (a) shall not exceed the amount described in paragraph (1).</p>","text":"(a) No person or entity shall sell or offer for sale in the state sodium nitrite at a purity level that exceeds 10 percent without the following: (1) A clear and conspicuous label on the immediate container of the sodium nitrite stating: “WARNING: LETHAL TO INGEST. If ingested, call for emergency help. The recommended treatment for ingestion of sodium nitrite is intravenous methylene blue.” (2) A clear and conspicuous label on the outside of the shipping package that contains sodium nitrite stating: “WARNING: Contains sodium nitrite, which can be fatal if ingested.” (b) (1) A violation of this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for the first violation, and a civil penalty of at least fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) and no more than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for a second or subsequent violation. For purposes of this subdivision, failure to comply with paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a) constitute separate violations. The Attorney General or a district attorney, county counsel, or city attorney may bring an action to impose a civil penalty pursuant to this subdivision. (2) The total civil penalty for a continuous violation of subdivision (a) shall not exceed the amount described in paragraph (1).","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/sodium-nitrite-labeling-108931","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}