§ 251-Z-2 — Definitions

§ 251-z-2. Definitions. 1. The terms "food" and "food products" shall\ninclude all articles of food, drink, confectionery or condiment, whether\nsimple, mixed or compound, used or intended for use by man and shall\nalso include all substances or ingredients to be added to food for any\npurpose.\n 2. "Person" shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership,\nassociation or other organized group of persons, or any business entity\nby whatever name designated and whether or not incorporated.\n 3. The term "food processing establishment" means any place which\nreceives food or food products for the purpose of processing or\notherwise adding to the value of the product for commercial sale. It\nincludes, but is not limited to, bakeries, processing plants, beverage\nplants and food manufactories. However, the term does not include: those\nestablishments that process and manufacture food or food products that\nare sold exclusively at retail for consumption on the premises; those\noperations which cut meat and sell such meat at retail on the premises;\nbottled and bulk water facilities; those food processing establishments\nwhich are covered by articles four, four-a, five-a, five-b, five-c,\nfive-d, seventeen-b, nineteen, twenty-b, and twenty-one of this chapter;\nservice food establishments, including vending machine commissaries,\nunder permit and inspection by the state department of health or by a\nlocal health agency which maintains a program certified and approved by\nthe state commissioner of health; establishments under federal meat,\npoultry or egg product inspection; or establishments engaged solely in\nthe harvesting, storage, or distribution of one or more raw agricultural\ncommodities which are ordinarily cleaned, prepared, treated or otherwise\nprocessed before being marketed to the consuming public.\n 4. The term "processing" means processing foods in any manner, such as\nby manufacturing, canning, preserving, freezing, drying, dehydrating,\njuicing, pickling, baking, brining, bottling, packing, repacking,\npressing, waxing, heating or cooking, or otherwise treating food in such\na way as to create a risk that it may become adulterated if improperly\nhandled.\n 5. The term "chain store" means a food processing establishment that\nis part of a network of subsidiaries, affiliates, or other member stores\nunder direct or indirect control of a corporation, partnership, limited\nliability company, or other organized entity.\n