Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts7. 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; 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.