extraneous matter" means any matter contained in an article of food which may — THE FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS ACT, 2006

; ~extraneous matter" means any matter contained in an article of food which may

section 36; ~extraneous matter" means any matter contained in an article of food which may be carried from the raw materials, packaging materials Or process systems used for its manufacture or which is added to it; but such matter does not render such article of food unsafe; Food" means any substance, whether processed, partially processed Or unprocessed, which is intended for human consumption and includes primary food to the extent defined in clause (zk), genetically modified Or engineered food or food containing such ingredients, infant food, packaged drinking water, alcoholic drink, chewing gum, and any substance, including water used into the food during its manufacture, preparation or treatment but does not include any animal feed, live animals unless they are prepared or processed for placing on the market for human consumption, plants, prior to harvesting, drugs and medicinal products, cosmetics, narcotic O psychotropic substances: Provided that the Central Government may declare, by notification in the Official Gazette, any other article as food for the purposes of this Act having regards to its use, nature, substance or quality; "food additive" means any substance not normally consumed as a food by itself or used as a typical ingredient of the food, whether Or not it has nutritive value, the intentional addition of which to food for technological (including organoleptic) purpose in the manufacture , processing; preparation, treatment, packing, packaging, transport or holding of such food results, or may be reasonably expected to result (directly O indirectly), in it O its by-products becoming a component of or otherwise affecting the characteristics of such food but does not include "contaminants" or substances added to food for maintaining O improving nutritional qualities; ~Food Analyst" means an analyst appointed under section45; (m) ~Food Authority" means the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India established under

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