Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0080 - Department of Agriculture
Subtitle 0080-04 - Food
Chapter 0080-04-13 - Food Manufacturers and Warehouses
Section 0080-04-13-.02 - DEFINITIONS

Current through April 3, 2024

(1) Terms in this chapter share those meanings of terms set forth in the Tennessee Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, T.C.A. §§ 53-1-101, et seq.

(2) When used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:

(a) Act means the Tennessee Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, compiled at T.C.A. §§ 53-1-101, et seq.;

(b) Commercial kitchen means a self-contained food manufacturer that is used only to manufacture, process, or pack food in commerce and is not located within a residence;

(c) Community or shared kitchen means a commercial kitchen used by multiple persons to manufacture, process, or pack food in commerce;

(d) Dietary supplement, food supplement, or words of similar import mean a product taken by mouth that contains a dietary ingredient; is intended to supplement the diet; and is not intended for use as a drug under the Act;

(e) Dietary ingredient means one or more of the following components when used in a dietary supplement: vitamins, minerals, herbs or other botanicals, amino acids, enzymes, tissues from organs or glands, concentrates, metabolites, constituents; extracts;

(f) Food means those articles as defined under the Act and includes dietary supplements; and

(g) Potentially hazardous food has the same meaning as T.C.A. § 53-1-104(1)(D).

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-3-203 and 53-1-207.

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