{"code":"HSC","codeName":"Health and Safety Code","section":"113980","citation":"Health & Saf. Code, § 113980","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 7. CALIFORNIA RETAIL FOOD CODE [113700. - 114437.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/division-104/part-7"},{"name":"CHAPTER 4. General Food Safety Requirements [113980. - 114094.5.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/division-104/part-7/chapter-4"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. Protection from Contamination [113980. - 113992.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/division-104/part-7/chapter-4/article-1"}],"history":"Repealed and added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2.   Effective January 1, 2007.   Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.","effective":"2007-01-01","html":"<p>All food shall be manufactured, produced, prepared, compounded, packed, stored, transported, kept for sale, and served so as to be pure and free from adulteration and spoilage; shall have been obtained from approved sources; shall be protected from dirt, vermin, unnecessary handling, droplet contamination, overhead leakage, or other environmental sources of contamination; shall otherwise be fully fit for human consumption; and shall conform to the applicable provisions of the Sherman Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Law (Part 5 (commencing with Section <a href=\"/hsc/109875\">109875</a>)).</p>","text":"All food shall be manufactured, produced, prepared, compounded, packed, stored, transported, kept for sale, and served so as to be pure and free from adulteration and spoilage; shall have been obtained from approved sources; shall be protected from dirt, vermin, unnecessary handling, droplet contamination, overhead leakage, or other environmental sources of contamination; shall otherwise be fully fit for human consumption; and shall conform to the applicable provisions of the Sherman Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Law (Part 5 (commencing with Section 109875)).","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/protection-from-contamination-113980","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}