Definition of Food
“'Food' is defined by the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, Section 201(f), which defines “food” as (1) articles used for food or drink for man or other animals, (2) chewing gum, and (3) articles used for components of any such article.” Examples of “food” include:• Dietary supplements and dietary ingredients
• Infant formula
• Beverages (including alcoholic beverages and bottled water)
• Fruits and vegetables
• Fish and seafood
• Dairy products and shell eggs
• Raw agricultural commodities for use as food or components of food
• Canned and frozen foods
• Bakery goods, snack food, and candy (including chewing gum)
• Live food animals
• Animal feeds and pet food This list alone defines the craziness of these people. It is from, The Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 (PDF Download) See also, Food Definition: FDA, Nutrition, Alcohol, Wrigley's Chewing Gum. Food Fight #37
Definition of Animal Feed
“Food for animals other than man and which is intended for use as a substantial source of nutrients in the diet of the animal." See second link above for comparative discussion which shows that “nutrition” is not mentioned in the definition of food for humans but is for other animals. Nutrition is briefly mentioned in terms of infant formula but not for other types of baby food.”Definition of Natural
Read it for yourself. This explains why salt, sugar and other items can be added and still be labelled “natural.”See the related articles at (1) Nutrient Content: Organic versus Unconventional. Food Fight #47, (2) Organic vs. Natural and (3) Plants: Application & Effects of Fertilizers, Soil Amendments & Natural Sense.Definition of Non-Dairy
Per Whfoods.org, non-dairy doesn't mean it does not contain any milk ingredients. The FDA allows milk ingredients in non-dairy products. You have to look at the ingredient list per the FDA which states:”(d) When foods characterized on the label as "nondairy" contain a caseinate ingredient [milk protein], the caseinate ingredient shall be followed by a parenthetical statement identifying its source. For example, if the manufacturer uses the term "nondairy" on a creamer that contains sodium caseinate, it shall include a parenthetical term such as "a milk derivative" after the listing of sodium caseinate in the ingredient list.”The FDA goes on further to say, “most people know pesticides protect growing crops from insect consumption, but did you realize pesticides are used on many other types of food, including dairy and shellfish?” See, FDA's Pesticide Program.
What Is Allowed In Chewing Gum – Almost Everything
See, Chewing Gum BaseFCS Polymer In Chewing Gum - Toxic?
FCS has been evaluated for its toxic effect on the environment, yet it has been approved for use in food. “As for food ingredient uses of refined wax that may contain the FCS, the most significant of these is chewing gum. The wax typically constitutes about 15% of the gum by weight. Assuming that the FCS is present in the refined wax at about 200 ppm, FCS polymer residues would be present in the chewing gum at a concentration of about 30 ppm. The polymer will either be extracted from the gum during chewing by the consumer or will remain present in the gum when it is disposed of after chewing. If the polymer is extracted during chewing, it will be ingested; in this case, it is expected to be excreted unchanged, as is typical of high-molecular weight, inert polymers.” See, Environmental Assessment of FCS Polymer (PDF Download). Also, Do You Know What Is In Your Chewing Gum?.Agency of Confusion
The FDA allows for a lot of confusion just to determine “their” definition of what”food” means. Their laws are heavily influenced by “commenters” (the food industry).”The agency has determined that, in enacting section 415, Congress did not speak directly and precisely to the meaning of ``food.'' As noted, the FD&C Act has a definition of ``food'' at section 201(f). It may be a reasonable assumption that, when the term ``food'' is used in the FD&C Act, section 201(f) applies. However, although there may be ``a natural presumption that identical words used in different parts of the same act are intended to have the same meaning, the presumption is not rigid... Thus, the same word may be given different meanings, even in the same statute.”There are court rulings to support this confusion and therefore the FDA creates surface laws that are worse than having no law at all because it deceives the public into a trust of safety that does not exist.See, Federal Register. Click anywhere in this document and hit CTRL+F to search. Type in food' in this Federal Register document for more about the food confusion. Be sure to include one single quote after the word food because the word food by itself appears too often. Based on the above definitions, we now know what the FDA stands for (what they believe in) and what the letters “FDA” stands for. The “D” can stand for many things such as dumb, deceptive, destructive, etc. You fill in the other two letters.
