(745 ILCS 43/5)
Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
"Engaged in the business" means a person who sells a qualified product in the person's regular
course of trade
or business.
"Person" means an individual, corporation, company, association, firm,
partnership, society, joint stock company, or any other entity, including any
governmental entity.
"Qualified product" means a food (as defined in Section 201(f) of the Federal
Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321(f)).
"Qualified civil liability action" means a civil action brought by any person
against a seller of a qualified product, for damages
or injunctive relief based on a claim of injury resulting from a person's
weight gain,
obesity, or any health condition that is related to weight gain or obesity.
"Seller" means, with respect to a qualified product, a person lawfully
engaged in
the business of selling a qualified
product.
(Source: P.A. 93-848, eff. 1-1-05.) |