As used in this Part: (a) Department means the Department of Public Health and Social Services; (b) Director means the Director of the Department of Public Health and Social Services; (c) Person includes any individual, firm, partnership, joint venture, association, trust, estate, other group or combination acting as a unit, agency or agent of the foregoing other than agencies of the Federal government or any successor thereto; (d) Public nuisance means anything that is determined by the Director to be dangerous to life, injurious to health or renders soil, air, water or food impure or unwholesome; (e) Drink means a liquid suitable for swallowing by a human or domestic animals; (f) Foodhandler means any person who is involved in the storage, manufacture, preparation, handling, sale, dispensing or serving of food or drink to the public; or who works in any estab- lishment or business which stores, manufactures, prepares, handles, sells, dispenses or serves food or drink intended for human consumption; and
(g) Food means a material consisting essentially of protein, carbohydrate and fat used to sustain growth and repair vital processes of a human or animal and used for consumption by man or domestic animals. SOURCE: GC § 9500.1.