Food and Drug Regulations — B.01.010.1
B.01.010.1 (1) The following definitions apply in this section and in sections B.01.010.2 to B.01.010.4. food allergen means any protein from any of the following foods, or any modified protein, including any protein fraction, that is derived from any of the following foods: (a) almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, macadamia nuts, pecans, pine nuts, pistachios or walnuts; (b) peanuts; (c) sesame seeds; (d) wheat or triticale; (e) eggs; (f) milk; (g) soybeans; (h) crustaceans; (i) molluscs; (j) fish; or (k) mustard seeds. ( allergène alimentaire ) food allergen source, gluten source and added sulphites statement means a statement appearing on the label of a prepackaged product that indicates the source of a food allergen or gluten that is present in the product or the presence in the product of added sulphites in a total amount of 10 p.p.m. or more. ( mention des sources d’allergènes alimentaires ou de gluten et des sulfites ajoutés ) gluten means (a) any gluten protein from the grain of any of the following cereals or from the grain of a hybridized strain that is created from at least one of the following cereals: (i) barley, (ii) oats, (iii) rye, (iv) triticale, (v) wheat; or (b) any modified gluten protein, including any gluten protein fraction, that is derived from the grain of any of the cereals referred to in paragraph (a) or from the grain of a hybridized strain referred to in that paragraph. ( gluten ) height , in respect of type, means the height of the lower case letter “x”. ( hauteur ) (2) If a food allergen or gluten is present in a prepackaged product, the source of the food allergen or gluten, as the case may be, must be shown on the label of the product in (a) the list of ingredients; or (b) in a food allergen source, gluten source and added sulphites statement. (3) Subsection (2) does not apply to a food allergen or gluten that is present in a prepackaged product as a result of cross-contamination. (4) Subsection (2) does not apply to a to a food allergen or gluten that is present in a prepackaged product referred to in paragraphs B.01.008(2)(a) to (e) unless a list of ingredients is shown on the product’s label. (5) [Repealed, SOR/2019-98, s. 1] (6) The source of a food allergen required to be shown under subsection (2) must be shown (a) for a food allergen from a food referred to in one of paragraphs (a), (b) and (e) of the definition food allergen in subsection (1) or derived from that food, by the name of the food as shown in the applicable paragraph, expressed in the singular or plural; (b) for a food allergen from the food referred to in paragraph (c) of the definition food allergen in subsection (1) or derived from that food, by the name “sesame”, “sesame seed” or “sesame seeds”; (c) for a food allergen from a food referred to in one of paragraphs (d) and (f) of the definition food allergen in subsection (1) or derived from that food, by the name of the food as shown in the applicable paragraph; (d) for a food allergen from the food referred to in paragraph (g) of the definition food allergen in subsection (1) or derived from that food, by the name “soy”, “soya”, “soybean” or “soybeans”; (e) for a food allergen from a food referred to in one of paragraphs (h) to (j) of the definition food allergen in subsection (1) or derived from that food, by the common name of the food that is set out in the Common Names for Ingredients and Components Document; and (f) for a food allergen from the food referred to in paragraph (k) of the definition food allergen in subsection (1) or derived from that food, by the name “mustard”, “mustard seed” or “mustard seeds”. (7) The source of gluten required to be shown under subsection (2) must be shown (a) for gluten from the grain of a cereal referred to in one of subparagraphs (a)(i) to (v) of the definition gluten in subsection (1) or derived from that grain, by the name of the cereal as shown in the applicable subparagraph; and (b) for gluten from the grain of a hybridi