Criminal Code of the Republic of China Article 191-1
This English translation was last updated on 2025-08-01, but the Chinese text was amended on 2026-07-22. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.
A person who poisons drink, food or other products of another openly display for sale by adulterating, addiing, or smearing with poisonous substance or other injurious matters shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than seven years.A person who mixes drink, food, or any other product that is adulterated, added, or smeared with poisonous substance, which is thereby injurious to another’s bodily health, with other’s drink, food, or other products offered for sale shall be subject to same punishment.If the offense specified in the two preceding paragraphs results in death, the offender shall be sentenced to life imprisonment or imprisonment for not less than seven years; if the offense results in serious physical injury, the offender shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than three years but not more than ten years.An attempt to commit the offenses specified in paragraphs 1 and 2 is punishable.
中文原文 中華民國刑法第191-1條
對他人公開陳列、販賣之飲食物品或其他物品滲入、添加或塗抹毒物或其他有害人體健康之物質者，處七年以下有期徒刑。
將已滲入、添加或塗抹毒物或其他有害人體健康之飲食物品或其他物品混雜於公開陳列、販賣之飲食物品或其他物品者，亦同。
犯前二項之罪而致人於死者，處無期徒刑或七年以上有期徒刑；致重傷者，處三年以上十年以下有期徒刑。
第一項及第二項之未遂犯罰之。
將已滲入、添加或塗抹毒物或其他有害人體健康之飲食物品或其他物品混雜於公開陳列、販賣之飲食物品或其他物品者，亦同。
犯前二項之罪而致人於死者，處無期徒刑或七年以上有期徒刑；致重傷者，處三年以上十年以下有期徒刑。
第一項及第二項之未遂犯罰之。