Food refers to all kinds of finished products and raw materials for human consumption or drinking, as well as articles that are traditionally both food and medicine, but do not include articles for therapeutic purposes.

Fundamental terms of food industry defines food as substances that can be eaten or drunk by human beings, including processed foods, semi-finished products and unprocessed foods, excluding tobacco or substances that are only used as medicines.

From the perspective of food hygiene legislation and management, the broad concept of food also involves: raw materials for food production, materials and environment in the process of food raw material cultivation, added substances of food, all packaging materials and facilities that directly or indirectly contact food, and environment that affects the original quality of food.

Article 102 of the Drug Administration Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) defines drugs as: drugs refer to substances used for preventing, treating and diagnosing human diseases, purposefully regulating human physiological functions, and specifying indications or functional indications, usage and dosage, including Chinese herbal medicines, Chinese herbal pieces, Chinese patent medicines, chemical raw materials and their preparations, antibiotics, biochemical drugs, radioactive drugs, serum, vaccines, blood products and diagnostic drugs. 20 13, 1 the national development and reform commission issued a notice, and decided to adjust the maximum retail price limit of respiratory drugs, antipyretic and analgesic drugs, specialty special drugs and other drugs from February 20 13. * * * involving 20 kinds of drugs, more than 400 varieties, more than 700 representative dosage forms, with an average price reduction of 65438.