Penalty standards for the crime of producing or selling toxic or harmful food: Whoever mixes toxic or harmful non food raw materials into the food he produces or sells, or knowingly sells food mixed with toxic or harmful non food raw materials, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years and shall also be fined; Whoever causes serious harm to human health or has other serious circumstances shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years but not more than 10 years and shall also be fined; If death is caused or other especially serious circumstances are involved, punishment shall be imposed in accordance with the provisions of Article 141 of this Law.
 [Legal Basis]
 Article 144 of the Criminal Law states that anyone who adulterates the food he produces or sells with toxic or harmful non food raw materials or knowingly sells food adulterated with toxic or harmful non food raw materials shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years and shall also be fined; Whoever causes serious harm to human health or has other serious circumstances shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years but not more than 10 years and shall also be fined; If death is caused or other especially serious circumstances are involved, punishment shall be imposed in accordance with the provisions of Article 141 of this Law.