PART 1Main provisions

Food supply

29Meaning of “food supply chain” and related expressions

1

This section has effect for the purposes of sections 25 to 28.

2

A “food supply chain” is a supply chain for providing individuals with items of food or drink for personal consumption, where the items consist of or include, or have been produced to any extent using—

a

anything grown or otherwise produced in carrying on agriculture, or

b

anything taken, grown or otherwise produced in carrying on fishing or aquaculture.

3

The persons “in” a food supply chain are—

a

the persons carrying on the agriculture, fishing or aquaculture (“producers”), and

b

any persons in the supply chain between the producers and the individuals referred to in subsection (2) (“intermediaries”).

4

The persons “closely connected” with a food supply chain are—

a

persons supplying seeds, stock, equipment, feed, fertiliser, pesticides or similar items to producers for use in agriculture, fishing or aquaculture,

b

persons providing goods or services to producers or intermediaries, where the goods or services relate to—

i

the safety or quality of food or drink, or

ii

the welfare of animals, and

c

bodies representing persons in or closely connected with a food supply chain by virtue of the preceding provisions of this section.

5

In this section—

  • “agriculture” includes any growing of plants, and any keeping of animals, for the production of food or drink;

  • “aquaculture” means the breeding, rearing, growing or cultivation of—

    1. a

      any fish or other aquatic animal,

    2. b

      seaweed or any other aquatic plant, or

    3. c

      any other aquatic organism;

  • “plants” includes fungi;

  • “seeds” includes bulbs and other things from which plants grow.