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It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1966, chapter 702; in 2008, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?081+ful+CHAP0860\">860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":197153,"object_type":"law","relational_id":66019,"identifier":"3.2-5105","token":"3.2\/IV\/51\/2\/3.2-5105","url":"\/3.2-5105\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-5105\/","token":"3.2\/IV\/51\/2\/3.2-5105","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definition of term &#8220;food.&#8221;","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-5105","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The term &#8220;food&#8221; as used in this article means all articles used for food, drink, confectionery or condiment, whether simple, mixed or compound, and all substances or ingredients used in the preparation thereof, intended for human consumption and introduction into commerce.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITION OF TERM &#8220;FOOD.&#8221; (\u00a7 3.2-5105)\n\nThe term &#8220;food&#8221; as used in this article means all articles used for\nfood, drink, confectionery or condiment, whether simple, mixed or compound, and\nall substances or ingredients used in the preparation thereof, intended for\nhuman consumption and introduction into commerce.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 3-285; 1966, c. 702, \u00a7 3.1-365; 2008, c. 860.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}