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Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.397a (2026)

Placing harmful object or substance in food; furnishing food containing harmful object or substance; penalty.

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THE MICHIGAN PENAL CODE


Act 328 of 1931


750.397a Placing harmful object or substance in food; furnishing food containing harmful object or substance; penalty.

Sec. 397a.

    A person who places pins, needles, razor blades, glass, or other harmful objects in any food, or a person who places a harmful substance in any food, with intent to harm the consumer of the food, or who knowingly furnishes any food containing a harmful object or substance to another person, is guilty of a felony and shall be imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or fined not more than $10,000.00, or both.

History: Add. 1971, Act 141, Imd. Eff. Oct. 29, 1971 ;-- Am. 1975, Act 265, Imd. Eff. Oct. 31, 1975

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1972–2019 · leading case: People v. Lorentzen, 194 N.W.2d 827 (Mich. 1972).
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People v. Lorentzen, 194 N.W.2d 827 (Mich. 1972). · cites it 2× “[7] MCLA 750.397a; MSA 28.629(1). [8] MCLA 750.”
People v. Guthrie, 686 N.W.2d 767 (Mich. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 2× “Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted of placing a harmful substance in food, MCL 750.397a. The trial court sentenced him to six months in jail with credit for time served.”
People v. Guthrie, 686 N.W.2d 767 (Mich. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 2× “Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted of placing a harmful substance in food, MCL 750.397a. The trial court sentenced him to six months in jail with credit for time served.”
People of Michigan v. Jivonnie Ramone Jones (Mich. Ct. App. 2019). “In a different context, this Court in People v Guthrie, 262 Mich App 416, 419-420 ; 686 NW2d 767 (2004), held that an expert’s testimony that urine can transmit disease through viruses or bacteria was sufficient to find that urine was a harmful substance for the purposes of MCL…”
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