§ 261 — Presumption as to supply of food

261.—(1) For the purposes of this Act, when any food or food contact article is supplied or displayed or offered for supply, the food or food contact article is presumed to be supplied or exposed or offered for supply for human consumption as food or use as food, until the contrary is proved.(2) For the purposes of this Act, a person who supplies or intends to supply any article of which food is a constituent, is presumed until the contrary is proved that the person supplied or intended to supply the food.

(3) The purchase or supply of a sample of any food under this Act for the purpose of analysis or examination is presumed to be a purchase or supply of the food for human consumption as food or for use as food, unless the supplier proves that the bulk from which the sample was taken was not offered, exposed or intended for supply for human consumption as food or use as food.

—(1) For the purposes of this Act, when any food or food contact article is supplied or displayed or offered for supply, the food or food contact article is presumed to be supplied or exposed or offered for supply for human consumption as food or use as food, until the contrary is proved.

(2) For the purposes of this Act, a person who supplies or intends to supply any article of which food is a constituent, is presumed until the contrary is proved that the person supplied or intended to supply the food.

(3) The purchase or supply of a sample of any food under this Act for the purpose of analysis or examination is presumed to be a purchase or supply of the food for human consumption as food or for use as food, unless the supplier proves that the bulk from which the sample was taken was not offered, exposed or intended for supply for human consumption as food or use as food.