sec.21Meaning of unsuitable food

sec.21 Meaning of unsuitable food

Food is unsuitable if it is food that— is damaged, deteriorated or perished to an extent that affects its reasonable intended use; or contains a damaged, deteriorated or perished substance that affects its reasonable intended use; or is the product of a diseased animal, or an animal that has died other than by slaughter, and has not been declared under an Act to be safe for human consumption; or contains a biological or chemical agent, or other matter or substance, that is foreign to the nature of the food. However, food is not unsuitable merely because— it contains an agricultural or veterinary chemical in an amount that does not contravene the food standards code; or it contains a metal or non-metal contaminant (within the meaning of the food standards code) in an amount that does not contravene the permitted level for the contaminant as stated in the food standards code; or it contains a matter or substance that is permitted by the food standards code. In this section— animal includes an amphibian, bird, crustacean, fish, mollusc and reptile. slaughter , of an animal, includes the killing of an animal in the process of capturing, taking or harvesting it for the purposes of preparing it for use as food. (sec.21-ssec.1) Food is unsuitable if it is food that— is damaged, deteriorated or perished to an extent that affects its reasonable intended use; or contains a damaged, deteriorated or perished substance that affects its reasonable intended use; or is the product of a diseased animal, or an animal that has died other than by slaughter, and has not been declared under an Act to be safe for human consumption; or contains a biological or chemical agent, or other matter or substance, that is foreign to the nature of the food. (sec.21-ssec.2) However, food is not unsuitable merely because— it contains an agricultural or veterinary chemical in an amount that does not contravene the food standards code; or it contains a metal or non-metal contaminant (within the meaning of the food standards code) in an amount that does not contravene the permitted level for the contaminant as stated in the food standards code; or it contains a matter or substance that is permitted by the food standards code. (sec.21-ssec.3) In this section— animal includes an amphibian, bird, crustacean, fish, mollusc and reptile. slaughter , of an animal, includes the killing of an animal in the process of capturing, taking or harvesting it for the purposes of preparing it for use as food.

• (a) is damaged, deteriorated or perished to an extent that affects its reasonable intended use; or
• (b) contains a damaged, deteriorated or perished substance that affects its reasonable intended use; or
• (c) is the product of a diseased animal, or an animal that has died other than by slaughter, and has not been declared under an Act to be safe for human consumption; or