La. Admin. Code tit. 7 § XXXV-703

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section XXXV-703 - Definitions

A. The provisions of R.S. 3:4741 through 4746, relating to definitions, words, and terms are hereby incorporated by reference and made a part hereof and will therefore apply and govern the interpretation of these rules, unless the context otherwise requires or unless specifically redefined in a particular Section. Any word or term not defined in these rules shall have the same meaning ascribed to it in R.S. 3:4741 through 4746. Any word or term not defined in R.S. 3:4741 through 4746 or these regulations shall be construed in accordance with its plain and ordinary meaning.

B. The following words and terms shall have the following meanings for purposes of this Chapter:

Act-Truth in Labeling of Food Products Act, or R.S. 3:4741 et seq.

Agricultural Product-any beef, pork, poultry, crawfish, shrimp, meat, sugar, or rice product intended for human consumption.

Beef-the flesh of a domesticated bovine that is suitable for human consumption.

Beef Products-agricultural products that are produced, in whole or in part, from beef and are suitable for human consumption. Beef products include, but are not limited to, beef jerky, beef patties, chopped steak, fabricated steak, hamburger, ground beef, ribs, and roast.

Cell Cultured Food Product-any cultured animal tissue produced from in vitro animal cell cultures outside of the organism from which it is derived.

Commissioner-the Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry.

Deceptively Similar-misleading to a reasonable person.

Department-the Department of Agriculture and Forestry.

Food Product-any product sold at retail or offered for retail sale that is intended for human consumption.

Label-a display of written, printed, or graphic matter upon or affixed to the container or wrapper in which a food product is offered for direct retail sale.

Labeling-the act of identifying, describing, or advertising a food product by means of a label or through other means.

Meat-a portion of beef, pork, poultry, alligator, farm-raised deer, turtle, domestic rabbit, crawfish, or shrimp carcass that is suitable for human consumption, but does not include:

a. synthetic product derived from a plant, insect, or other source;

b. cell-cultured food product grown in a laboratory from animal cells.

Meat Product-a type of agricultural product that is edible by humans and made wholly or in part from meat or another portion of a beef, pork, poultry, alligator, farm-raised deer, turtle, domestic rabbit, crawfish, or shrimp carcass.

Misbrand-to identify or label a food product in a false or misleading way.

Misrepresent-to use any untrue, misleading, or deceptive oral or written statement, advertisement, label, display, picture, illustration, or sample.

Person-an individual, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, corporation, trust, firm, company, or other entity doing business in Louisiana.

Pork-the flesh of domesticated swine that is suitable for human consumption.

Pork Products-agricultural products that are produced, in whole or in part, from pork and are suitable for human consumption. Pork products include, but are not limited to, bacon, bratwurst, ground pork, ham, pork chops, ribs, roast, and sausage.

Poultry-the flesh of domesticated birds that is suitable for human consumption.

Principal Display Panel-the part(s) of a label that is so designed as to most likely be displayed, presented, shown, or examined under normal and customary conditions of display, sale, and purchase. Wherever a principal display panel appears more than once on a package, all requirements pertaining to principal display panels shall pertain to all such principal display panels.

Rice-the whole or broken kernels obtained from the species Oryza sativa L. or Oryza glaberrima, or wild rice, which is obtained from one of the four species of grasses from the genus Zizania or Porteresia.

Truth in Labeling Food Products Act-R.S. 3:4741 et seq.

La. Admin. Code tit. 7, § XXXV-703

Promulgated by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Agro-Consumer Services, Division of Weights and Measures, LR 47348 (3/1/2021).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:4741.