SECTIONS 113250-113280 - California Statutes

HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE

SECTION 113250-113280

113250. "Low acid frozen food" means a food that, by virtue of its
low acid content, does not preclude the growth of Clostridium
botulinum.

113255. Low acid frozen food shall be packaged in a container of
distinctive appearance so as to indicate to the purchaser that the
package is not ordinary canned goods of a nonperishable nature.

113260. The container shall bear a suitable legend to warn
consumers that the product must be kept frozen until ready for use
and that the contents should not be heated before opening.

113265. Low acid foods that are to be frozen and packaged in
hermetically sealed metal containers, shall not be cooked in the
container before freezing.

113270. The department shall enforce this article.

113275. The department may make regulations to secure the proper
enforcement of this article, including regulations with respect to
the sanitary preparation of articles of food for freezing, the use of
containers, marks, tags, or labels, and the display of signs.

113280. Any person, firm, corporation, or agent violating any of
the provisions of this article with the exception of Article 4
(commencing with Section 113310), or any rule or regulation issued
pursuant to this article, shall upon conviction be punished for the
first offense by a fine not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000),
or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months,
or by both.