Louisiana § RS 40:781 - Definitions

§ RS 40:781. Definitions

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

            (1) "Appropriate federal agency" means the Federal Security Agency or any agency or department or administrative federal officer charged with the enforcement and administration of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

            (2) "Bread" means bread of every kind and description made wholly or partly from wheat flour, which conforms to the definition and standard of identity of bread as promulgated by the Federal Security Agency. The term does not include bread containing no wheat flour or breads made from whole wheat flour.

            (3) "Enrichment", as applied to flour or bread, means the addition thereto of vitamins and other ingredients of the nature required by this Subpart; and the terms "enriched flour" and "enriched bread", (as defined in the regulations of the Food and Drug Administration, Federal Security Agency) means flour or bread, as the case may be, which has been enriched to conform to the requirements of this Subpart.

            (4) "Flour" means flour of every kind and description made wholly or partly from wheat, which conforms to the definition and standard of identity of flour, white flour, wheat flour, and plain flour, as promulgated by the Federal Security Agency. The term does not include whole wheat flour made only from the whole wheat berry with no part thereof removed, and special packaged flours not used for bread baking, such as cake, pancake, cracker, and pastry flours.

            (5) "Secretary" means the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health, hereinafter referred to in this Part as the "department."

            Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §5, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 2018, No. 206, §4.