Tennessee Code Title 53. Food, Drugs and Cosmetics § 53-7-202

(1) “Adulterated” has the same meaning as defined in 21 U.S.C. § 601;

(2) “Capable of use as human food” has the same meaning as defined in 21 U.S.C. § 601;

(3) “Carcass” means all parts of a slaughtered animal, including viscera prior to their preparation as meat or meat food products that may be capable of use as human food;

(4) “Commissioner” means the commissioner of agriculture or the commissioner's designee;

(5) “Container” means any box, tin, cloth, receptacle, or other material in which meat or meat food products are packed;

(6) “Custom operation”:

(7) “Establishment” means a facility in this state operated under the authority of this part to slaughter livestock or prepare livestock carcasses for meat or meat food products for use in intrastate commerce;

(8) “Federal Meat Inspection Act” means 21 U.S.C. § 601 et seq., its subsequent amendments, and associated regulations;

(9) “Immediate container” means the container in which meat or meat food products are packed as individual units;

(10) “Intrastate commerce” means commerce within this state;

(11) “Label” has the same meaning as defined in 21 U.S.C. § 601;

(12) “Labeling” has the same meaning as defined in 21 U.S.C. § 601;

(13) “Livestock”:

(14) “Meat”:

(15) “Meat food product” means any product capable of use as human food that is made wholly or in part from any meat or other portion of the carcass of an animal, excepting products:

(16) “Misbranded” has the same meaning as defined in 21 U.S.C. § 601;

(17) “Person” means any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, association, or another form of business entity;

(18) “Prepared” means slaughtered, canned, salted, rendered, boned, cut up, packed, packaged, or otherwise manufactured or processed;  and

(19) “USDA” means the United States department of agriculture.