Foodstuff and food

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..... uot;preparation". The New Oxford Encyclopedic Dictionary defines "foodstuff" as material for food and "foodstuffs" as articles of food in bulk. As per Words and Phrases (Permanent edition, volume 17, at page 306) "food", in the general sense of the term, is that which is eaten or drunk for nourishment. It is a nutritive material taken into the body for the p .....

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..... standing, complementary and associate terms, they are far from synonymous, and import a plain and fundamental distinction. Purchaser of beverage in which there was worm could not base action on statutory implied contract that 'food' is wholesome, since 'food' does not include beverage. " The New Encyclopaedia Britannica (15th edition, Volume 25, page 49) states the functions .....

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..... sm. The three roles of food are not mutually exclusive; energy-yielding substances in many organisms may function in all three ways, and essential nutrients, if present in excess, may frequently be metabolized to supply energy. S SAMUEL, MD, HARRISONS MALAYALAM AND ANOTHER VERSUS UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS - 2003 (11) TMI 328 - SUPREME COURT
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