1. (1) Terms in this chapter share those meanings of terms set forth in the Tennessee Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, T.C.A. §§ 53-1-101, et seq.

2. (2) When used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:

   1. (a) “Act” means the Tennessee Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, compiled at T.C.A. §§ 53-1- 101, et seq.;
   2. (b) “Aging” means the holding of distilled spirits undisturbed and within a closed container, immediately following distillation typically to acquire some desirable quality to the spirits;
   3. (c) “Commerce” or words of similar import mean involving payment for an item or payment for services incident to production of the item;
   4. (d) “Distillation” means the separation of a component substance from a liquid mixture by successive evaporation and condensation;
   5. (e) “Distilled spirits” means a beverage with an alcohol content of at least eight percent by weight;
   6. (f) “Food” means those articles defined under the Act and includes distilled spirits;
   7. (g) “Food contact surface” means the surface of equipment or utensils that typically touch food or that may convey a substance onto food or another food contact surface; and,
   8. (h) “Post-maturation” means related to any production process (e.g. blending, filtration, bottling, etc.) that follows removal of distilled spirits from distillation or aging, whichever occurs later.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-3-203 and 53-1-207. Administrative History: Original rule certified June 5, 1974. Repeal filed December 23, 2015; effective March 22, 2016. New rules filed November 14, 2019; effective February 12, 2020.