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Definition :

Food stuffs, tea is not a food stuff. It is only a stimulant, S. Samuel v. Union of India, (2004) 1 SCC 256: AIR 2004 SC 218. [Essential Commodities Act, 1955, ss. 2(a), (v), (xi), 3 and 5]

Means food which has been subjected to 'canning' or similar 'preparation', (Word and Phrases, Permanent, Edn., Vol. 17, p. 313). See also S. Samuel, M.D., Harrisons Malayalam v. Union of India, (2004) 1 SCC 256.