§ 21-14 — Adulteration of food and food products
Oklahoma City Municipal Code (Supp. No. 5, Update 1: codified through Ordinance No. 28070, adopted April 21, 2026) · Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 21-14
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§ 21-14. - Adulteration of food and food products.
If any article or product is intended for human consumption, it shall be deemed adulterated or unwholesome if: (1) any substance has been mixed with it so as to reduce or injuriously affect its quality or strength; (2) any substance has been substituted wholly or in part for the article or product; (3) any valuable constituent has been wholly or in part abstracted from it; (4) any portion consists of filthy, diseased, decomposed, putrid or any rotten animal or vegetable substance, whether manufactured or not; (5) it is mixed, colored, coated, polished, powdered or stained in a manner whereby damage or inferiority is concealed or whereby it is made to appear better or of greater value than it actually is; (6) it contains any added ingredient injurious to health; (7) it contains any unapproved preservative substance which is unacceptable to the health authority based on his determination as to conformance with appropriate standards and good health practices; or (8) it has been prepared, packed, or held under unsanitary conditions whereby it may have been contaminated with filth or whereby it may have been rendered injurious to health.
(Code 1970, § 16-13; Ord. No. 15972, § 1, 9-16-80; Code 1980, § 21-14)