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LR 4026
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F.__Consists of any filthy, putrid or decomposed substance
or is unsound, unhealthful, unwholesome or otherwise unfit
for human food;

 
G.__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.__Is the product of an animal, including poultry, that has
died in a manner other than by slaughter;

 
I.__Is in or has been in a container composed of a poisonous
or harmful substance that may render the contents injurious
to health;

 
J.__Has been subjected to radiation, unless the use of the
radiation was in conformity with a regulation or exemption
in effect pursuant to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act, Section 409;

 
K.__Has had a valuable constituent omitted or abstracted;
has had a substance substituted, wholly or in part; has had
damage or inferiority concealed in any manner; or has had a
substance added, mixed or packed so as to increase its bulk
or weight, reduce its quality or strength or make it appear
better or of greater value than it is; or

 
L.__Is margarine containing animal fat, and any of the raw
material used consisted of a filthy, putrid or decomposed
substance.

 
2.__Animal food manufacturer. "Animal food manufacturer" means
a person engaged in the business of preparing animal food,
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.__"Broker" or
"meat and poultry products broker" means a 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 the broker's
account or as an employee of another person.

 
4.__Color additive.__"Color additive" has the same meaning as
under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

 
5.__Commercial processor.__"Commercial processor" means a
person who maintains an official establishment under this chapter
for the purpose of processing livestock, meat, meat food
products, poultry or poultry products other than for the


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