(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to sell through a food service establishment or food market any food which is unwholesome, adulterated or misbranded.
(B) Samples of food may be taken and examined by the Health Officer as often as may be necessary to determine freedom from contamination, adulteration or misbranding. The Health Officer may on written notice to the owner or operator impound and forbid the sale of any food which is unwholesome, adulterated, misbranded or which he or she has probable cause to believe is unfit for human consumption, unwholesome, adulterated or misbranded; provided that, in the case of misbranding, which can be corrected by proper labeling, the food may be released to the operator for correct labeling under the supervision of the Health Officer. The Health Officer may also cause to be removed or destroyed any dairy product, seafood, poultry, poultry product, meat, meat product, confectionery, bakery product, vegetable, fruit or other perishable article which, in his or her opinion, is unsound or contains any filthy, decomposed or putrid substance or that may be poisonous or deleterious to health or is otherwise unsafe.
(Prior Code, § 3-39) (Ord. 1992-10, passed 7-27-1992) Penalty, see § 110.99