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Exception — person who conveys 20 (1) Subject to subsection (2), the provisions of the Act and these Regulations do not apply to any person who conveys a food commodity if their sole concern, in respect of the food commodity, is its conveyance. Exception (2) Sections 122 and 123 and subsection 359 (3), and any provisions of the Act and these Regulations that are necessary to give effect to them, apply to the person referred to in subsection (1).
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Personal use 21 For the purposes of section 19 of the Act, the sending or conveying from one province to another, or the import or export, of a food is considered to be an activity carried out solely for personal use if the food is not intended for commercial use and if (a) it is sent or conveyed, imported or exported by an individual, otherwise than in the course of business, and is part of a shipment of food in a quantity that is not more than the quantity set out in the document entitled Maximum Quantity Limits for Personal Use Exemption , prepared by the Agency and published on its website, as amended from time to time; or (b) it is imported or exported and is part of the personal effects of an immigrant or emigrant.
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Exception — return to Canada of exported food 22 (1) The requirements of the Act and these Regulations in relation to import do not apply in respect of a food that is imported after having been exported from Canada if the food is in its exported condition and if (a) in the case of a food other than an edible meat product, the food is sent back to (i) the person who exported it from Canada, if that person holds a licence to export, or (ii) the person who was last in possession of it before its export, from among the persons who manufactured, processed, treated, preserved, graded, packaged or labelled it; and (b) in the case of an edible meat product, the import is authorized by an inspector and the meat product is immediately delivered to an establishment where it is stored and handled in its imported condition by a licence holder and kept in that establishment until an inspector has completed an inspection of the product. Meat products (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the foods set out in paragraphs 25 (a) and (b) are not considered to be meat products.
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Exception — interprovincial trade, import and export 23 (1) The provisions of the Act and these Regulations do not apply in respect of a food that is sent or conveyed from one province to another or that is imported or exported if (a) the food is carried on a conveyance for use by the crew or passengers of that conveyance; (b) the food is intended and used for analysis, evaluation, research or a Canadian or international food exhibition and is part of a shipment that weighs 100 kg or less or, in the case of eggs, is part of a shipment of five or fewer cases that are each intended to contain 30 dozen eggs; (c) the food is not intended or sold for use as food and a label that indicates its intended use and bears the expression “Not for Use as Human Food” or “ ne peut servir à l’alimentation humaine ” is applied or attached to the food or accompanies it; (d) in the case of a food that is imported, the food (i) is imported from the United States into the Akwesasne Reserve for use by an individual who has established permanent residence on that Reserve, or (ii) is part of an in bond shipment that is sent or conveyed from a foreign state to a cruise ship or military ship in Canada for use by the crew or passengers; or (e) in the case of a food that is sent or conveyed from one province to another, the food is sent or conveyed from one federal penitentiary to another. In transit (2) For the purposes of subparagraph (1)(d)(i), if the food is part of an in bond shipment that passes only in transit through the United States, the food is not considered to have been imported from the United States. SOR/2022-144, s. 7(F)
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Exception — city of Lloydminster 23.1 (1) The prohibitions under sections 10 to 13 of the Act and the requirements of these Regulations that apply to a food commodity that is sent or conveyed from one province to another or to a person conducting a prescribed activity in respect of a food commodity that is to be sent or conveyed from one province to another do not apply if that food commodity is sent or conveyed from Alberta to the part of the city of Lloydminster that is in Saskatchewan or from Saskatchewan to the part of the city of Lloydminster that is in Alberta. Definition of city of Lloydminster (2) For the purpose of subsection (1), the city of Lloydminster has the meaning assigned by the definition “City” in section 2 of the The City of Lloydminster Act , S.S. 2004, c. C-11.2, as amended from time to time, or the definition “City” in section 1 of the City of Lloydminster Act , S.A. 2005, c. C-13.5, as amended from time to time. SOR/2024-216, s. 1
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Exception — in bond shipment 24 The provisions of the Act and these Regulations do not apply in respect of a food that is part of an in bond shipment that is sent or conveyed from one foreign state to another if (a) the food is manufactured or prepared in a foreign state; and (b) the food passes only in transit through Canada.
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ther rendered fat, suet, shortening, flavour or extract is imported has, at the time of the import, an inspection system for meat products that is recognized under Part 7, (C) the establishment where the food animal from which the meat product from which the broth, lard, leaf lard, tallow or other rendered fat, suet, shortening, flavour or extract is derived was slaughtered, and any establishment where the meat product was manufactured, processed, treated, preserved, handled, tested, graded, coded, stored, packaged or labelled, have, at the time that the activity is conducted and at the time of the import, a system for manufacturing, processing, treating, preserving, handling, testing, grading, coding, slaughtering, storing, packaging or labelling, as the case may be, that is recognized under Part 7, and (D) the holder of the licence to import keeps a document that substantiates that the conditions set out in clauses (A) to (C) are met.
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Paragraph 20(1)(a) of Act — import 26 (1) For the purpose of issuing a licence to import under paragraph 20(1)(a) of the Act, any food is a prescribed food commodity. Paragraph 20(1)(a) of Act — export (2) For the purpose of issuing a licence to export under paragraph 20(1)(a) of the Act, any of the following is a prescribed food commodity: (a) any food; (b) any food commodity referred to in paragraph 17 (2)(b); and (c) any food commodity referred to in subsection 17 (3).
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Paragraph 20(1)(b) of Act — import 27 (1) For the purpose of issuing a licence under paragraph 20(1)(b) of the Act, any food is a prescribed food commodity that has been imported, and the storing and handling of a food in its imported condition for the purpose of the exercise of an inspector’s powers under the Act are prescribed activities in respect of that prescribed food commodity. Paragraph 20(1)(b) of Act — interprovincial trade (2) For the purpose of issuing a licence under paragraph 20(1)(b) of the Act, any food and any food animal are the prescribed food commodities that are to be sent or conveyed from one province to another, and the following activities are prescribed activities in respect of those prescribed food commodities: (a) in the case of a food, manufacturing, processing, treating, preserving, grading, storing, packaging and labelling; and (b) in the case of a food animal, slaughtering. Paragraph 20(1)(b) of Act — export (3) For the purpose of issuing a licence under paragraph 20(1)(b) of the Act, any food, any food animal, any food commodity referred to in paragraph 17 (2)(b) and any food commodity referred to in subsection 17 (3) are prescribed food commodities that are to be exported, and the following activities are prescribed activities in respect of those prescribed food commodities: (a) in the case of a food, a food commodity referred to in paragraph 17 (2)(b) and a food commodity referred to in subsection 17 (3), manufacturing, processing, treating, preserving, grading, storing, packaging and labelling; and (b) in the case of a food animal, slaughtering.
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Application for issuance, renewal or amendment 28 (1) An application for the issuance, renewal or amendment of a licence must be made to the Minister in a form approved by the President. Application — food animals and meat products (2) An application for the issuance, renewal or amendment of a licence to slaughter a food animal, to manufacture, process, treat, preserve, grade, package or label a meat product or to store and handle an edible meat product in its imported condition must include at least one proposed work shift for each establishment where the activity is conducted. Work shift (3) A work shift must be (a) in the case of slaughtering, a work shift during which no inspection station referred to in subsection 41 (1) is operated for more than 7.5 hours in one day and 37.5 hours in one work week, excluding meal times; and (b) in the case of manufacturing, processing, treating, preserving, grading, packaging or labelling a meat product or storing and handling an edible meat product in its imported condition, a work shift during which those activities are conducted (i) for not more than 7.5 hours in one day and 37.5 hours in one work week, excluding meal times, or (ii) between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
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Conditions — issuance, renewal or amendment 29 (1) The Minister may issue, renew or amend a licence if (a) in the case of an application for the issuance of a licence, the applicant is not in default of payment of any fee related to the Act that is fixed under the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act ; (b) the applicant, whether or not they are a licence holder conducting the activity in respect of which the application for the issuance, renewal or amendment of the licence is made, (i) in the case of a licence in respect of a food, meets the applicable requirements of Part 4, and (ii) in the case of a licence in respect of a food commodity referred to in paragraph 17 (2)(b) or subsection 17 (3), meets the applicable requirements of Part 4 — other than Division 3 — as if the food commodity were a food; (c) in the case of an application for the issuance, renewal or amendment of a licence to import, the applicant carries on business related to the food in respect of which the application is made from a fixed place of business that is in (i) Canada, or (ii) a foreign state that has an inspection system described in subparagraph 12 (1)(a)(i) or a food safety system described in subparagraph 12 (1)(a)(ii); (d) in the case of an application for the issuance, renewal or amendment of a licence to slaughter a food animal, to manufacture, process, treat, preserve, grade, package or label a meat product or to store and handle an edible meat product in its imported condition, a work shift has been approved by the President for each establishment where the activity is conducted; (e) the information submitted in the application is complete, truthful and not misleading; and (f) the Minister is of the opinion, on the basis of the information that was made available to him or her, that the conduct of the activity in respect of which the application for the issuance, renewal or amendment of the licence is made does not present a risk of injury to human health. Renewal of suspended licence (2) Despite paragraph (1)(b), the Minister may renew a suspended licence if the requirements of subsection (1), other than any requirements whose contravention forms the grounds of the suspension, are met. However, the suspension of the licence remains in effect.
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Refusal — issuance, renewal or amendment 30 The Minister may refuse to issue, renew or amend a licence if (a) in the five years before the day on which the application is made, the applicant or any of their directors or officers (i) have had a licence suspended or cancelled, or (ii) have been convicted of an offence under the Act or the Food and Drugs Act ; or (b) in the case of an application for the renewal or amendment of a licence, the applicant is in default of payment of any fee related to the licence that is fixed under the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act .
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Establishment 31 (1) A licence holder must conduct the activities that are identified in their licence, other than importing and exporting, in the establishment that is identified in the licence for the activities. Work shift (2) Subject to subsection (3) and unless otherwise authorized by an inspector, the activities that are conducted in respect of a food animal or meat product must be conducted during a work shift approved by the President and during which inspection services are provided in accordance with Division 2. Exception — ante-mortem examination (3) In the case of the slaughtering of a food animal, the ante-mortem examination may be conducted outside a work shift.
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Amendment of licence — inability to conduct activity 32 (1) If a licence holder is unable to conduct an activity that is identified in their licence in one of the establishments that are identified in the licence, the Minister may amend the licence to remove the authorization to conduct that activity in that establishment. Written notice (2) The Minister must notify the licence holder in writing of the amendment and the date on which it takes effect.
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Expiry 33 (1) A licence expires two years after the date of issuance or renewal that is specified in it, unless the licence is cancelled before that date. Expiry — amendment (2) If the Minister amends a licence, its expiry date remains unchanged.
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Invalidity 34 A licence becomes invalid if the licence holder surrenders the licence to the Minister and it is not subject to a cancellation procedure.
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Grounds for suspension 35 The Minister may suspend a licence if (a) the licence holder does not comply with any provision of the Act, other than section 15, or with any provision of these Regulations, the Food and Drugs Act or the Food and Drug Regulations ; (b) the licence holder is in default of payment of any fee related to the licence that is fixed under the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act ; or (c) the Minister is of the opinion that a risk of injury to human health may result if the licence holder continues to conduct an activity that is identified in the licence.
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Suspension 36 (1) The Minister must not suspend a licence unless the licence holder (a) was provided with a written report that sets out the grounds for the suspension and the period within which corrective action must be taken in order to avoid the suspension; and (b) failed to take corrective action within that period. Written notice (2) The Minister must notify the licence holder in writing of the suspension and the date on which it takes effect.
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Risk of injury to human health 37 (1) Despite section 36 , if the Minister is of the opinion that a risk of injury to human health may result if the licence holder continues to conduct an activity that is identified in the licence, the Minister may suspend the licence immediately after the licence holder is provided with a written report that sets out the grounds for the suspension. Written notice (2) The Minister must notify the licence holder in writing that their licence is suspended and that the suspension takes effect immediately.
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Duration of suspension 38 The suspension of a licence must be lifted if the Minister determines that corrective action has been taken.
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Grounds for cancellation 39 The Minister may cancel a licence if (a) the licence holder fails to take corrective action within 90 days after the day on which the licence was suspended, unless a longer period is granted by the Minister at the written request of the licence holder; (b) the licence holder continues to conduct an activity that is identified in their licence while the licence is suspended; (c) the licence holder or any of their directors or officers has been convicted of an offence under the Act or the Food and Drugs Act ; (d) the licence holder does not comply with any provision of the Act, other than section 15, or with any provision of these Regulations, the Food and Drugs Act or the Food and Drug Regulations and, since its issuance or renewal, the licence (i) has already been suspended for non-compliance with that provision, or (ii) has already been suspended twice; or (e) the licence holder was not in compliance with section 15 of the Act in respect of their application for the issuance, renewal or amendment of the licence or at any time during the period of validity of the licence.
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Cancellation 40 (1) The Minister must not cancel a licence unless the licence holder was notified of the grounds for cancellation and was provided with an opportunity to be heard in respect of the cancellation. Written notice (2) The Minister must notify the licence holder in writing of the cancellation and the date on which it takes effect.
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Inspection stations — slaughtering 41 (1) The Minister must determine the number of inspection stations that are required annually during each work shift that has been approved by the President, for each establishment where food animals are slaughtered by a licence holder, taking into account the following factors: (a) the animal species that are slaughtered; (b) the method of carcass examination or inspection that is used; (c) the speed of the slaughter line; and (d) the volume of production. Fixed or unfixed locations (2) The Minister must determine whether inspection services at an inspection station are to be provided at a fixed or unfixed location in the establishment and, in the case of a fixed location, must specify the location in the establishment. Additional inspection stations (3) The Minister may authorize one or more additional inspection stations for a work shift, on an annual or hourly basis, taking into account the factors set out in subsection (1), if the licence holder submits a written request to the Minister and an inspector is available. SOR/2022-144, s. 8(E)
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Minimum hours of inspection — meat products 42 The Minister must determine the minimum number of hours of inspection that are required per year during each work shift that has been approved by the President, for each establishment where a meat product is manufactured, processed, treated, preserved, graded, packaged or labelled, or where an edible meat product is stored and handled in its imported condition, by a licence holder, taking into account the following factors: (a) the nature and complexity of the activities that are conducted by the licence holder in the establishment; (b) the size of the establishment, the layout of equipment and the type of equipment and technology that are used; (c) the range of meat products and the volume of production; (d) work scheduling practices; and (e) the inspection records in respect of the establishment and the activities that are conducted by the licence holder in the establishment and, if available, any inspection records in respect of comparable establishments where the same activities are conducted.
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Inspection services outside work shifts 43 Inspection services may be provided during a period other than a work shift if a licence holder submits a written request to the Minister and an inspector is available.
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Notice 44 (1) A licence holder must notify the Minister in writing of any change that affects any of the factors set out in subsection 41 (1) or section 42 or if an additional inspection station that is authorized under subsection 41 (3) on an annual basis is no longer required. Adjustment (2) If the Minister becomes aware of a change referred to in subsection (1), the Minister must reconsider and, as appropriate, adjust the number of inspection stations or minimum number of hours of inspection that are required.
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Definitions 45 The following definitions apply in this Part. acceptable level means a level of a biological, chemical or physical hazard that does not present a risk of contamination of the food. ( niveau acceptable ) agronomic input means an input that is used in growing fresh fruits or vegetables, and includes agricultural chemicals, biological controls, pollinators, commercial fertilizers, compost, compost tea, green manure, manure, mulch, row covers, soil amendments and pulp sludge. ( intrant agronomique ) control measure means a measure that can be applied to prevent or eliminate any biological, chemical or physical hazard that presents a risk of contamination of a food or to reduce the hazard to an acceptable level. ( mesure de contrôle ) critical control point means a step at which the application of a control measure is essential to prevent or eliminate any biological, chemical or physical hazard that presents a risk of contamination of a food or to reduce the hazard to an acceptable level. ( point de contrôle critique ) low-acid food means a food of which any component has a pH that is greater than 4.6 and a water activity, as determined by the ratio of the water vapour pressure of the component to the vapour pressure of pure water at the same temperature and pressure, that is greater than 0.85. ( aliment peu acide ) operator means (a) the holder of a licence to manufacture, process, treat, preserve, grade, store, package or label a food, to store and handle an edible meat product in its imported condition or to slaughter a food animal; (b) any person who grows or harvests fresh fruits or vegetables; and (c) any person who handles fish in a conveyance. ( exploitant ) scheduled process means a process in which a treatment is applied to a food to render the food commercially sterile, taking into account the critical physical and chemical factors that affect the treatment’s effectiveness. ( traitement programmé )
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acceptable level means a level of a biological, chemical or physical hazard that does not present a risk of contamination of the food. ( niveau acceptable )
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agronomic input means an input that is used in growing fresh fruits or vegetables, and includes agricultural chemicals, biological controls, pollinators, commercial fertilizers, compost, compost tea, green manure, manure, mulch, row covers, soil amendments and pulp sludge. ( intrant agronomique )
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control measure means a measure that can be applied to prevent or eliminate any biological, chemical or physical hazard that presents a risk of contamination of a food or to reduce the hazard to an acceptable level. ( mesure de contrôle )
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critical control point means a step at which the application of a control measure is essential to prevent or eliminate any biological, chemical or physical hazard that presents a risk of contamination of a food or to reduce the hazard to an acceptable level. ( point de contrôle critique )