7Meaning of food

7 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);

Food Act 2004 7 (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; and (e) any substance or thing declared to be a food under a declaration in force under section 3B of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 of the Commonwealth; 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 of the Commonwealth. (3) To avoid doubt, food may include live animals or plants.