8Meaning of food

8 Meaning of food (1) For 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); or (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 mentioned in paragraph (a); or (c) any substance used in preparing a substance or thing mentioned in paragraph (a) (other than a substance used in preparing a living thing) if it comes into direct contact with the substance or thing mentioned in that paragraph, including, for example, a processing aid; or (d) chewing gum or an ingredient or additive in chewing gum, or any substance used in preparing chewing gum; or (e) any substance or thing declared to be a food under a declaration in force under the Commonwealth Act, section 6 and prescribed by regulation for this paragraph; whether or not the substance, thing or chewing gum is in a condition fit for human consumption. (2) However, food does not include a therapeutic good within the meaning of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 (Cwlth). (3) To remove any doubt, food may include live animals and plants.