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General Foods
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This section provides the regulatory definition of the food category in scope, or the appropriate food category for the product in scope. Additionally, it provides the food products that belong to this food category along with the definition and specific information on each of these types of food products.
2.1 Category Name & Definition
Category Name
General Food [1]
Definition
Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 [1] defines food or foodstuff as any substance or product, whether processed, partially processed, or unprocessed, intended to be, or reasonably expected to be ingested by humans.
2.2 Product & Definition
N/A. Please refer to section 2.2 of product-specific guidebooks for product-specific definitions.
2.3 References
1. Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority, and laying down procedures in matters of food safety
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX%3A32002R0178