Adulterated

CHAPTER 1, FOOD SAFETY

processes of produce of the soil and thereby affecting its color, whether

before or after harvest.

(2) "Adulterated" means the condition of a food if it:

(a) Bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious substance

in a quantity which may render it injurious to health;

(b) Bears or contains added poisonous or deleterious substance

for which no safe tolerance has been established;

decomposed substance, or if it is otherwise unfit for human consumption;

(d) Has been processed, prepared, packed, or held under

unsanitary conditions, whereby it may have become contaminated with filth,

or whereby it may have been rendered injurious to health;

(e) Is in a container composed in whole, or in part, of any

poisonous or deleterious substance which may render the contents injurious

to health.

(3) "Advance Preparation" is defined as food that is prepared for

future service beyond a specific meal. Advance preparation foods must be

immediately cooled after cooking to 41F or below within 4 hours.

(4) "Approved" means acceptable to the Bureau of Medicine and

Surgery (CHBUMED) based on determination of conformity with principles,

practices, and generally recognized standards that protect public health.

(5) "aw" means water activity which is a measure of the free

moisture in a food, is the quotient of the water vapor pressure of the

substance divided by the vapor pressure of pure water at the same

temperature, and is indicated by the symbol aW.

(6) "Beverage" is a liquid for drinking, including water.

(7) "Bottled drinking water" means water that is sealed

in bottles, packages, or other containers and offered for sale for human

consumption.