§ 110315 Counterfeit Product Labeling Ban

Health and Safety Code·California

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This law says you can't put a fake brand name or logo on food, medicine, or makeup to trick people into thinking it's from a real company.

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•You can't copy a real brand's name or logo to sell your own stuff.
•This applies to food, medicine, makeup, and things like that.
•Doing this to trick people is against the law.

Example

Someone makes fake candy bars with a wrapper that looks just like a famous brand, like Snickers, but it's not really Snickers.

This is illegal because they're trying to trick people into buying it by copying the real brand's look.

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§ 110315 Counterfeit Product Labeling Ban

It is unlawful for any person, with the intent to deceive, to place, or cause to be placed upon any food, drug, device, or cosmetic, or its package, the trade name or other identifying mark or imprint of another person or any likeness of the trade name or other identifying mark or imprint of another person. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

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unlawful intent to deceive trade name identifying mark food drug device cosmetic

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Health and Safety Code. Section 110315.

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