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    The Food Adulteration Act of 1984 defines food adulteration and misbranding. Food is considered adulterated if it is not of the nature or quality represented, contains harmful substances, or consists of diseased, contaminated, or unfit ingredients. The Act also defines food broadly as any item for human consumption excluding drugs and water. Food is considered misbranded if it is labeled or presented in a misleading way, such as by imitating another food or making false claims.

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    The Food Adulteration Act of 1984 defines food adulteration and misbranding. Food is considered adulterated if it is not of the nature or quality represented, contains harmful substances, or consists of diseased, contaminated, or unfit ingredients. The Act also defines food broadly as any item for human consumption excluding drugs and water. Food is considered misbranded if it is labeled or presented in a misleading way, such as by imitating another food or making false claims.

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    The Food Adulteration Act of 1984 defines food adulteration and misbranding. Food is considered adulterated if it is not of the nature or quality represented, contains harmful substances, or consists of diseased, contaminated, or unfit ingredients. The Act also defines food broadly as any item for human consumption excluding drugs and water. Food is considered misbranded if it is labeled or presented in a misleading way, such as by imitating another food or making false claims.

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    Food Adulteration Act

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    The Food Adulteration Act of 1984 defines food adulteration and misbranding. Food is considered adulterated if it is not of the nature or quality represented, contains harmful substances, or consists of diseased, contaminated, or unfit ingredients. The Act also defines food broadly as any item for human consumption excluding drugs and water. Food is considered misbranded if it is labeled or presented in a misleading way, such as by imitating another food or making false claims.

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    Food Adulteration Act, 1984


    An article of food shall be deemed to be adulterated

    If the article sold by a vendor is not of the nature, substance or quality demanded by the purchaser and
    is to his prejudice or is not of the nature, substance or quality which it purports or is represented to be.

    - If the article contains any other substance which affects, or if the article is so processed as to
    affect injuriously the nature, substance or quality thereof.
    - If any inferior or cheaper substance has been substituted wholly or in part for the article, so as
    to affect injuriously the nature substance or quality thereof
    - If the article has been prepared, packed or kept under insanitary conditions where by it has
    become contaminated or injurious to health
    - If the article consist wholly or in part of any disgusting, rotten, decomposed or diseased animal
    or insect infested or is otherwise unfit for human consumption
    - If the article is obtained from a diseased animal
    - If the article contain any poisonous or other ingredient which render it injurious to health

    Food: Means any article used as food or drink for human consumption other than drugs and water
    and includes:

    a. Any article which ordinarily enters into or is used in the composition or preparation of human
    food.
    b. Any flavoring matter or condiments
    c. Any other article which the central government may be, having regards to its use, nature,
    substance or quality by notification in the official gazette, as food for the purposes of these act.

    Miss branded: An article of food shell be deemed to be misbranded:

    a. If it is an imitation or, is substitute for, or resembles in a manner likely to deceive , another


    article of food under the name of which it is sold, and is not plainly and co speciously labeled so
    as to indicate its true character.
    b. If it is falsely stated to be the product of any place or country.
    c. If article is sold by a name which belongs to another article of food.
    d. If the article is colored, flavored, coated or polished the fact that the article is damaged is
    consoled or if the article is so made to appear better or of greater value than it really is.
    e. If false claims are made for it upon the label or otherwise.
    f. If it per pots to be, or is represented as being, for special dietary uses, unless its label bares such
    information as may be prescribe concerning its vitamin , minerals or other dietary properties in
    order to sufficiently inform its purchaser as to its value for such uses.
    g. If it is not labeled in accordance with the requirements of this act or rules made their under.

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