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|Substances or products, including additives, whether processed, partially processed or unprocessed, intended to be used for oral feeding to animals (Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002).

|Substances that are not intentionally added to food but are present in food as a result of production (including operations carried out in crop husbandry, animal husbandry and veterinary medicine), manufacture, processing, preparation, treatment, packing, packaging, transport or storage, or as a result of environmental contamination. Extraneous matter, such as insect fragments and animal hair, is not covered by this definition (Regulation (EEC) No. 315/93).

|All water, either in its original state or after treatment, intended for drinking, cooking, food preparation or other domestic purposes, regardless of its origin and whether it is supplied from a distribution network, from a tanker, or in bottles or containers. Drinking water includes water used in food production for the manufacture, processing, preservation or marketing of products or substances intended for human consumption, unless the competent national authorities are satisfied that the quality of the water cannot affect the wholesomeness of the food in its finished form (Directive 98/83/EC).

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|A scientific process that identifies and evaluates stress to the environment in particular, to living microorganisms, habitats and ecosystems. ERA considers the impact on the environment caused by, for example, the introduction of GM plants, the use of certain substances in food, feed and plant protection products, or the introduction and spread of plant pests. ERA helps policy makers and regulators take sound decisions that protect the environment.

|All materials and articles intended to come into contact with food, such as packaging and containers, kitchen equipment, cutlery and dishes. These can be made from a variety of materials including plastics, rubber, paper and metal. This category includes materials used in processing equipment, in production machinery, or in transport containers.

|Foodstuffs whose purpose is to supplement the normal diet and which are concentrated sources of nutrients or other substances with a nutritional or physiological effect. Food supplements are marketed in dose form, e.g. in capsules, pills, sachets of powder and drop dispensing bottles (Directive 2002/46/EC).

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|Field of applied sciences and technology involving the control of matter on the atomic and molecular scale (typically below 100 nanometres). Nanotechnology products may have a substantial impact on the food and feed sector in the future. It may also be used in food packaging.

|Foods and food ingredients that have not been used for human consumption to a significant degree within the EU before 15 May 1997. Novel foods are assessed for safety before being approved for the EU market.

|A field concerned with ecosystem health, with a focus on plant pests (such as fungi, bacteria, viruses and insects) that damage food crops, natural vegetation and landscape plants. Such pests are often introduced to areas previously unaffected by plant imports and can have far-reaching economic, social and environmental consequences.

|Products consisting of or containing active substances and which are intended to protect plants or plant products from harmful organisms, to influence the life processes of plants (but not as a nutrient), to preserve plant products, to destroy undesired plants or parts of plants, or to check or prevent undesired growth of plants. Plant protection products refer to these products in the form in which they are supplied to the user (Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009).