It is forbidden:
1° To adulterate products used for human or animal consumption, beverages and agricultural or natural products intended for sale;
2° To display, offer for sale or sell products used for human or animal consumption, beverages and agricultural or natural products, knowing that they are adulterated, corrupted or toxic ;
3° Exhibiting, offering for sale or selling, with knowledge of their intended purpose, products, objects or appliances suitable for falsifying products used for human or animal consumption, beverages or agricultural or natural products;
4° Encouraging the use of the products, objects or appliances mentioned in 3° by means of brochures, circulars, leaflets, posters, advertisements or instructions of any kind.
The offence is constituted even where the harmful falsification is known to the purchaser or consumer.