Section 110597 Of Article 5. Adulterated Food From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 104. >> Part 5. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 5.
110597
. Any food is adulterated if it is wine and any one of the
following conditions exists:
(a) It contains lead in concentrations exceeding 150 parts per
billion, or in excess of a more stringent tolerance as may be
established by federal law or regulation, unless it can be shown by
the producer, or if not produced in California, by the licensed
importer, that the wine was bottled before January 1, 1994.
(b) A metal foil capsule containing lead in excess of 0.3 percent
by dry weight is affixed or attached to its container, unless it can
be shown by the producer, or if not produced in California, by the
licensed importer, that the wine was bottled before January 1, 1994.
(c) Notwithstanding any other rule or principle of law that may
afford a private right of action to bring claims based on alleged
violations of laws or standards, the right to commence and pursue
civil or administrative actions to impose or collect fines,
penalties, damages, or other remedies based on an alleged violation
of the Wine Safety Act established pursuant to Senate Bill 1022 of
the 1993-94 Regular Session shall be vested exclusively in the state,
through the Food and Drug Branch of the State Department of Health
Services and the Office of the Attorney General, and with local
health officers or city attorneys or district attorneys otherwise
empowered to prosecute violations of this division. Retailers of
wine, including, but not limited to, "retailers" as defined in
Section 23023 of the Business and Professions Code, or food
facilities as defined in Section 113785, shall be entitled to all of
the same protections for any violations of the Wine Safety Act
established pursuant to Senate Bill 1022 of the 1993-94 Regular
Session, as are afforded to food dealers pursuant to Chapter 3
(commencing with Section 110245). This subdivision does not apply to,
limit, alter, or restrict any action for personal injury or wrongful
death, or any action based upon a failure to warn.