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Act
In Force
Article 3
Last Amended:
2019-06-12
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The definitions of terms used in this Act are as follows:
1. Food: any supply of products and raw materials for people to eat or chew.
2. Special dietary foods: foods designed for special dietary needs, including infant and follow-up infant formula, foods processed or formulated specifically for patients and special dietary foods.
3. Food additives: substances intentionally added to food to achieve specific purposes during manufacturing, processing, preparation, packaging, transport, storage, sale, or other processes.
4. Food utensils: machines, tools, or containers that are in direct contact with food or food additives, but excludes equipment for food production.
5. Food containers or packaging: bottles, cans, boxes, bags, or other objects for wrapping or containing food or food additives.
6. Food cleansers: substances used to clean food, food utensils, or food containers and packaging.
7. Food business operators: operators engaging in manufacturing, processing, preparation, packaging, transport, storage, distribution, import, export, or sales of food or food additives, or manufacturing, processing, import, export, or sales of food utensils, containers, packaging, or cleansers.
8. Labels: signs, marks or descriptions on food containers or packaging that explain or describe the food.
9. Nutrition labels: signs, marks or descriptions on food containers or packaging that indicate the nutrient name and content.
10. Inspection: analysis, appraisal or testing of the appearance, traits, flavor, ingredients, quality, sanitation, packaging, marking and labeling of food, food additives, food utensils, food containers or packaging, or food cleansers through sensory perception or testing equipment.
11. Genetic modification: technology that uses gene recombination and gene transfer to transfer exogenous genes into the genomes of living organisms so that genetically modified organisms express the traits of exogenous genes.
12. Processing aids: substances that themselves are not used as food raw materials or food additives, but are intentionally added during the production of food or food additives to generate specific functions, and shall be removed, dissolved or lose function before final products.
1. Food: any supply of products and raw materials for people to eat or chew.
2. Special dietary foods: foods designed for special dietary needs, including infant and follow-up infant formula, foods processed or formulated specifically for patients and special dietary foods.
3. Food additives: substances intentionally added to food to achieve specific purposes during manufacturing, processing, preparation, packaging, transport, storage, sale, or other processes.
4. Food utensils: machines, tools, or containers that are in direct contact with food or food additives, but excludes equipment for food production.
5. Food containers or packaging: bottles, cans, boxes, bags, or other objects for wrapping or containing food or food additives.
6. Food cleansers: substances used to clean food, food utensils, or food containers and packaging.
7. Food business operators: operators engaging in manufacturing, processing, preparation, packaging, transport, storage, distribution, import, export, or sales of food or food additives, or manufacturing, processing, import, export, or sales of food utensils, containers, packaging, or cleansers.
8. Labels: signs, marks or descriptions on food containers or packaging that explain or describe the food.
9. Nutrition labels: signs, marks or descriptions on food containers or packaging that indicate the nutrient name and content.
10. Inspection: analysis, appraisal or testing of the appearance, traits, flavor, ingredients, quality, sanitation, packaging, marking and labeling of food, food additives, food utensils, food containers or packaging, or food cleansers through sensory perception or testing equipment.
11. Genetic modification: technology that uses gene recombination and gene transfer to transfer exogenous genes into the genomes of living organisms so that genetically modified organisms express the traits of exogenous genes.
12. Processing aids: substances that themselves are not used as food raw materials or food additives, but are intentionally added during the production of food or food additives to generate specific functions, and shall be removed, dissolved or lose function before final products.