4AMeaning of *food*

4A Meaning of *food* (1) In this Act, ***food*** includes— (a) any substance or thing of a kind used, or represented as being for use, for human consumption (whether it is live, raw, prepared or partly prepared); (b) any substance or thing of a kind used, or represented as being for use, as an ingredient or additive in a substance or thing referred to in paragraph (a); (c) any substance used in preparing a substance or thing referred to in paragraph (a) (other than a substance used in preparing a living thing) if it comes into direct contact with the substance or thing referred to in that paragraph, such as a processing aid; (d) chewing gum or an ingredient or additive in chewing gum, or any substance used in preparing chewing gum; (e) any substance or thing declared to be a food under a declaration in force under section 3B of the Australia New Zealand Food Authority Act 1991 of the Commonwealth. (2) A substance, thing, chewing gum or ingredient or additive in chewing gum described in subsection (1) is food regardless of whether or not it is in a condition fit for human consumption. (3) However, food does not include a therapeutic good. (4) To avoid doubt, ***food*** may include live animals and plants. S. 4B inserted by No. 14/2001 s. 5.