Sec. 1. 22 MRSA c. 562-A is enacted to read:

CHAPTER 562-A

PREPARATION OF LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY PRODUCTS

FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION

SUBCHAPTER I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

§2511.__Definitions

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.

1.__Adulterated.__"Adulterated" applied to a livestock or poultry product means that the livestock product or poultry product:

A.__Contains a poisonous or harmful substance that may render it injurious to health.__The product is not 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.__Contains an added poisonous or harmful substance that may, in the judgment of the commissioner, make the product unfit for human food;

C.__Is a raw agricultural commodity and the commodity contains a pesticide chemical that is unsafe within the meaning of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, Section 408;

D.__Contains a food additive that is unsafe within the meaning of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, Section 409;

E.__Contains a color additive that is unsafe within the meaning of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, Section 706.__A product that is not otherwise considered adulterated under paragraph C or D is considered adulterated if use of the pesticide chemical, food additive or color additive in or on the product is prohibited by rules of the commissioner in licensed establishments;