Tampering can refer to many forms of sabotage, but the term is most often used for the intentional modification of products in a way that makes them harmful to consumers. The threat has led manufacturers to design products that are difficult to modify, or at least difficult to modify without revealing that tampering occurred, and because the person responsible is typically gone by the time the crime is discovered, many cases are never solved.
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Elements of OffenseTampering is the intentional modification of a product in a way that makes it harmful to the consumer. 1 Notable ExampleIn the 1982 Chicago Tylenol murders, seven people in the United States died after taking medication that had been contaminated with cyanide. 1 Jurisdiction VariationIn the United States, the 1982 Chicago Tylenol murders led to new tamper-evident sealing requirements for over-the-counter medications and changes to US tampering law. 1 Classification
Offense GradeMinor or Summary Offense 1 Connections
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Entity-backed identity for the offense-grade enum value this offense already carries, resolved to a crime concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The offense-grade fact itself stays on the offense unchanged.
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1. Tampering (crime) (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia, lead section
intentional modification of products in a way that would make them harmful to the consumer
Wikipedia, Notable incidents section, Chicago Tylenol murders
Seven people died in this incident in the United States after taking medication that had been contaminated with cyanide.
Wikipedia, Notable incidents section, United States response
This event led to new requirements for tamper-evident seals on over-the-counter medications and changes in US tampering laws.
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