Vermont § 3302 - Definitions As used in this chapter:

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§ 3302. Definitions As used in this chapter:

  • (1) “Adulterated” shall apply to any livestock product or poultry product under one or
    more of the following circumstances: (A) If it contains any poisonous or harmful substance that may render it injurious to
    health. The product shall not be considered adulterated under this definition if the
    quantity of the substance in or on the product does not ordinarily render it injurious
    to health. (B) If it contains any added poisonous or harmful substance that may, in the judgment
    of the Secretary, make the product unfit for human food. (C) If it is a raw agricultural commodity and the commodity contains a pesticide chemical
    that is unsafe within the meaning of 21 U.S.C. § 346a (tolerances for pesticide residues). (D) If it contains any food additive that is unsafe within the meaning of 21 U.S.C. § 348 (unsafe food additives). (E) If it contains any color additive that is unsafe within the meaning of 21 U.S.C. § 379e (listing of color additives). A product that is not otherwise deemed adulterated
    under subdivisions (C) and (D) of this subdivision (1) shall be deemed adulterated
    if use of the pesticide chemical, food additive, or color additive in or on the product
    is prohibited by rules of the Secretary in official or licensed establishments. (F) If it consists of any filthy, putrid, or decomposed substance or is unsound, unhealthful,
    unwholesome, or otherwise unfit for human food. (G) If it has been prepared, packed, or held under unsanitary conditions where it may
    have become contaminated with filth, or where it may have been rendered injurious
    to health. (H) If it is the product of an animal, including poultry, that has died in a manner other
    than by slaughter. (I) If its container is composed of any poisonous or harmful substance that may render
    the contents injurious to health. (J) If it has been subjected to radiation, unless the use of the radiation was in conformity
    with a regulation or exemption in effect pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 348. (K) If any valuable constituent has been omitted or abstracted; or if any substance has
    been substituted, wholly or in part; or if damage or inferiority has been concealed
    in any manner; or if any substance has been added or mixed or packed so as to increase
    its bulk or weight, or reduce its quality or strength, or make it appear better or
    of greater value than it is. (L) If it is margarine containing animal fat and any of the raw material used consisted
    of any filthy, putrid, or decomposed substance. (2) “Animal food manufacturer” means any person engaged in the business of preparing animal,
    including poultry, food derived wholly or in part from livestock or poultry carcasses
    or parts or products of carcasses. (3) “Broker” or “meat and poultry products broker” means any person engaged in the business
    of buying or selling livestock products or poultry products for other persons on commission,
    or otherwise negotiating purchases or sales of these products other than for his or
    her own account or as an employee of another person. (4) “Capable of use as human food” shall apply to any livestock or poultry carcass, or
    part or product of any livestock or poultry carcass, unless it is denatured or otherwise
    identified as required by rules prescribed by the Secretary to deter its use as human
    food, or that is naturally inedible by humans. (5) “Commercial processor” means any person who maintains an establishment under this
    chapter for the purpose of processing livestock, meat, meat food product, poultry,
    or poultry product other than for the exclusive use in the household of the owner
    of the commodity, by him or her and members of his or her household and his or her
    nonpaying guests and employees. (6) “Commercial slaughterhouse” means any person engaged in the business of slaughtering
    livestock or poultry other than as a custom slaughterer or a person conducting slaughter
    under subsections 3312(b), (c), and

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