Section 0080-04-03-.02 - DEFINITIONS(1) Terms in this chapter share those meanings of terms set forth in the Tennessee Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, T.C.A. §§ 53-1-101, et seq.(2) When used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise: (a) "Act" means the Tennessee Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, compiled at T.C.A. §§ 53-1-101, et seq.;(b) "Aging" means the holding of distilled spirits undisturbed and within a closed container, immediately following distillation typically to acquire some desirable quality to the spirits;(c) "Commerce" or words of similar import mean involving payment for an item or payment for services incident to production of the item;(d) "Distillation" means the separation of a component substance from a liquid mixture by successive evaporation and condensation;(e) "Distilled spirits" means a beverage with an alcohol content of at least eight percent by weight;(f) "Food" means those articles defined under the Act and includes distilled spirits;(g) "Food contact surface" means the surface of equipment or utensils that typically touch food or that may convey a substance onto food or another food contact surface; and,(h) "Post-maturation" means related to any production process (e.g. blending, filtration, bottling, etc.) that follows removal of distilled spirits from distillation or aging, whichever occurs later.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0080-04-03-.02
Original rule certified June 5, 1974. Repeal filed December 23, 2015; effective March 22, 2016. New rules filed November 14, 2019; effective 2/12/2020.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-3-203 and 53-1-207.