Definitions

(a) Definitions applicable in this Act In this Act, the terms food and dietary supplement have the meanings given to such terms in section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321). (b) Definitions applicable in the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act Section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321) is amended by adding at the end the following: (tt) The term artificial, with respect to food or any ingredient of food, means— (1) food or an ingredient that is synthetically produced whether or not it has the same chemical structure as a naturally occurring food or ingredient; (2) food or an ingredient that has undergone chemical changes through the introduction of synthetic chemicals or processing aids (such as corn syrup, high-fructose corn syrup, high-maltose corn syrup, maltodextrin, chemically modified starch, and cocoa processed with alkali), excluding— (A) food or an ingredient that has undergone traditional processes used to make food edible, to preserve food, or to make food safe for human consumption (such as smoking, roasting, freezing, drying, and fermenting processes); or (B) food or an ingredient that has undergone traditional physical processes that do not fundamentally alter the raw product or which only separate a whole intact food into component parts (such as grinding grains, separating eggs into albumen and yolk, or pressing fruits to produce juice); or (3) any food or ingredient that the Secretary specifies by regulation to be artificial for purposes of this Act. (uu) The term synthetic, with respect to a substance in food or any ingredient of food, means a substance that is formulated or manufactured by a chemical process or by a process that chemically changes a substance extracted from a naturally occurring plant, animal, or mineral source, except that such term does not apply to a substance created by naturally occurring biological processes. (vv) The term gluten-containing grains means any one of the following grains (or any crossbred hybrid thereof): (1) Wheat, including any species belonging to the genus Triticum. (2) Rye, including any species belonging to the genus Secale. (3) Barley, including any species belonging to the genus Hordeum. (ww) The term gluten means the proteins that— (1) naturally occur in a gluten-containing grain; and (2) may cause adverse health effects in persons with celiac disease. (xx) The term online means on or by any system of data communication and transmission, such as the internet. (yy) The term online point of selection means any space in which consumers are allowed to purchase food online, including websites, e-commerce platforms, web applications, and mobile applications..