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Food - Legal definition |  | Food - Legal definition: Encyclopedia II - Food - Legal definition |  | Western food law defines four categories of object as food:
any substance or product, whether processed, partially processed or unprocessed, intended to be, or reasonably expected to be ingested by humans whether of nutritional value or not;
water and other drinks;
chewing gum;
articles and substances used as an ingredient or component in the preparation of food.
Links to official legal definitions of food:
US federal definition of food
UK definition of f ...
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Food - Legal definition
Western food law defines four categories of object as food:
- any substance or product, whether processed, partially processed or unprocessed, intended to be, or reasonably expected to be ingested by humans whether of nutritional value or not;
- water and other drinks;
- chewing gum;
- articles and substances used as an ingredient or component in the preparation of food.
Links to official legal definitions of food:
- US federal definition of food
- UK definition of food
- EU definition of food
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