Definitions

In this chapter, unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires: 1. "Distressed food" means any food, the label of which has been lost, defaced, or obliterated; food that has been subjected to possible damage due to accident, fire, flood, adverse weather, or to any other similar cause; or food that is suspected of having been rendered unsafe or unsuitable for food use. 2. "Labeling" means any legal or descriptive matter or design appearing upon an article of food or its container, and includes circulars, pamphlets, and the like, which are packed and go with the article to the purchaser, and placards that may be allowed to be used to describe the food. 3. "Reconditioned or salvaged food" is reconditionable or salvageable food that has been reconditioned or salvaged under supervision of the department. 4. "Reconditioning" or "salvaging" is the act of cleaning, culling, sorting, labeling, relabeling, or in any other way treating distressed food so that it may be deemed to be reconditioned or salvaged food and therefore is acceptable for sale or use as human food, animal feed, or seed as provided by the department. 5. "Salvage food distributor" means a person who engages in the business of selling, distributing, or otherwise trafficking at wholesale in any distressed or salvaged food. 6. "Salvaged processing facility" means an establishment engaged in the business of reconditioning or by any other means salvaging distressed food for human consumption or use.