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La. R.S. 40:651

Definitions

Acts 2009, No. 341, §1, eff

PART I-A. FOOD SAFETY

§651. Definitions

As used in this Part, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms shall have the following meanings ascribed to them:

(1) "Confirmed positive test result" means any result obtained from a laboratory test of an ingredient, equipment, container, or finished product that indicates the presence of an adulterant, as defined by R.S. 40:607 et seq., in excess of any tolerance specified in state or federal law or regulations.

(2) "Department" means the Louisiana Department of Health.

(3) "Food processing plant" means a commercial operation that manufactures food for human consumption and does not provide food directly to a consumer from that location. Such term shall not include a commercial operation that produces raw agricultural commodities and whose end product remains a raw agricultural product.

(4) "Secretary" means the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health.

Official source: Louisiana State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Louisiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.