Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

FOOD STANDARDS AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND ACT 1991 - SECT 5

             (1)  Food includes:

                     (a)  any substance or thing of a kind used, capable of being used, or represented as being for use, for human consumption (whether it is live, raw, prepared or partly prepared); and

                     (b)  any substance or thing of a kind used, capable of being used, or represented as being for use, as an ingredient or additive in a substance or thing referred to in paragraph (a); and

                     (c)  any substance used in preparing a substance or thing referred to in paragraph (a); and

                     (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 6.

(It does not matter whether 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 .

             (3)  To avoid doubt, food may include live animals and plants.