1. Penalties for steel balls in food

1. Penalties for steel balls in food are as follows:

(1) The minimum penalty is more than 2,111 yuan and less than 5,111 yuan, and relevant tools and raw materials are confiscated;

(2) those who cause personal, property or other damage shall be liable for compensation according to law.

(3) If a consumer produces food that does not meet the food safety standards or sells food that he knows does not meet the food safety standards, he can demand compensation of 11 times the price from the producer or seller in addition to the loss.

2. Legal basis: Article 122 of the Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China

If anyone violates the provisions of this law and engages in food production and marketing activities without obtaining a food production and marketing license, or engages in food additive production activities without obtaining a food additive production license, the food safety supervision and administration department of the people's government at or above the county level shall confiscate the illegal income, food additives and tools, equipment, raw materials and other items used for illegal production and marketing; If the value of food and food additives illegally produced and operated is less than 11,111 yuan, a fine of not less than 51,111 yuan but not more than 111,111 yuan shall be imposed; If the value of the goods is more than 11,111 yuan, a fine of more than 11 times and less than 21 times of the value of the goods shall be imposed.

those who knowingly engage in the illegal acts specified in the preceding paragraph, but still provide them with production and business premises or other conditions, shall be ordered by the food safety supervision and administration department of the people's government at or above the county level to stop the illegal acts, confiscate the illegal income and impose a fine of not less than 51,111 yuan but not more than 111,111 yuan; If the legitimate rights and interests of consumers are harmed, they shall be jointly and severally liable with the producers and operators of food and food additives.

2. Will there be criminal punishment for foreign objects in food?

Whether there will be criminal punishment for foreign objects in food needs to be discussed according to different situations:

1. If foreign objects will not affect personal health and the main quality of the food, one will be punished with one short catty and two short ones;

2. If the foreign body will affect human health or even life safety, it will be subject to criminal punishment, possibly imprisonment or more serious criminal sanctions.