Refers to all kinds of finished products and raw materials for human consumption or drinking, as well as articles that are traditionally both food and medicine, but do not include articles for therapeutic purposes.

Article 54 of People's Republic of China (PRC) Food Safety Law The meanings of the following terms in this law:

1, food:

Refers to all kinds of finished products and raw materials for human consumption or drinking, as well as articles that are traditionally both food and medicine, but do not include articles for therapeutic purposes.

2. Food additives:

Refers to chemical synthetic or natural substances added to food to improve the quality, color, aroma and taste of food and meet the needs of preservation and processing technology.

3, nutritional fortifier:

Refers to natural or synthetic food additives added to food to enhance nutritional components, which belong to the scope of natural nutrients.

4. Food containers and packaging materials:

Paper, bamboo, wood, metal, enamel, ceramics, plastics, rubber, natural fibers, chemical fibers, glass and other products used for packaging and holding food, as well as coatings that come into contact with food.

Extended data:

Generally speaking, food can be divided into two parts: endogenous substances and exogenous substances. Among them, endogenous substances are the ingredients of food itself, and exogenous substances are other ingredients artificially added or mixed in the whole process of food from processing to eating. According to the content of food ingredients, food ingredients can also be roughly divided into eight categories, namely: protein, fat, sugar (also known as carbohydrates), inorganic substances (also known as minerals), vitamins, water, dietary fiber (collectively referred to as cellulose) and chitin.

1990 in may, the Ministry of agriculture of China officially stipulated the name, standard and symbol of green food. The standard stipulates that:

1. The origin of products or raw materials must meet the eco-environmental standards of green food.

2, crop planting, livestock and poultry breeding, aquaculture and food processing must comply with the production and operation procedures of green food.

3, the product must meet the quality and hygiene standards of green food.

4, the product label must comply with the relevant provisions of the Ministry of Agriculture of China.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-People's Republic of China (PRC) Food Law

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-gourmet

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-gourmet encyclopedia