Safe Food for Canadians Regulations — 1
Definitions 1 The following definitions apply in these Regulations. Act means the Safe Food for Canadians Act . ( Loi ) carcass means the body of a dead animal. ( carcasse ) catch-weight food means a food that because of its nature cannot normally be portioned to a predetermined fixed quantity and is, as a result, usually sold in containers of varying quantities. ( aliment à poids variable ) close proximity , in respect of an item of information that is shown on a label, means immediately adjacent to the item of information and without any intervening printed, written or graphic material. ( à proximité ) commercially sterile has the same meaning as in section B.27.001 of the Food and Drug Regulations . ( stérilité commerciale ) common name , in respect of a food, means (a) the name of the food printed in boldface type, but not in italics, in a section of the Standards of Identity Document; (b) the name of the food printed in boldface type, but not in italics, in a section of the Food Compositional Standards Document; or (c) in any other case, the name by which it is generally known or a name that is not generic and that describes the food. ( nom usuel ) Compendium means the document entitled Canadian Grade Compendium , prepared by the Agency and published on its website, as amended from time to time. ( Recueil ) consumer prepackaged , in respect of a food, means packaged in a container in the manner in which the food is ordinarily sold to or used or purchased by an individual — or in which the food may reasonably be expected to be obtained by an individual — without being repackaged, to be used for non-commercial purposes. ( de consommation préemballé ) container means an outer receptacle or covering that is used or to be used in connection with a food. It includes a wrapper and a confining band but does not include a conveyance or any container that is an integral part of a conveyance. ( contenant ) contaminated , in respect of a food, means that the food contains any micro-organism, chemical substance, extraneous material or other substance or thing that may render the food injurious to human health or unsuitable for human consumption, including those that are not permitted under the Food and Drugs Act or those that do not comply with any limits or levels provided under that Act. ( contaminé ) dairy product means milk or a food that is derived from milk, alone or combined with another food, and that contains no oil and no fat other than that of milk. ( produit laitier ) Descriptive Words, Expressions and Identification Names Document means the document entitled Descriptive Words, Expressions and Identification Names for Specific Foods , prepared by the Agency and published on its website, as amended from time to time. ( document sur les mentions descriptives et noms d’identification ) dress means to dress a carcass in accordance with section 145 . ( habiller ) drug has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Food and Drugs Act . ( drogue ) egg means an egg of a domestic chicken of the species Gallus domesticus or, in respect of a processed egg product, means that egg or an egg of a domestic turkey of the species Meleagris gallopavo . It does not include a balut. ( œuf ) egg carton means a package that is capable of being closed and of containing not more than 30 eggs in separate compartments. ( boîte à oeufs ) eviscerate means (a) in respect of the carcass of a bird, other than an ostrich, rhea or emu, to remove the respiratory, digestive, reproductive and urinary systems, with or without the kidneys, and the other thoracic and abdominal organs; and (b) in respect of any other carcass, to remove the respiratory, digestive, reproductive and urinary systems, except the kidneys, and the other thoracic and abdominal organs. ( éviscérer ) fish includes shellfish, crustaceans and other marine animals, and any of their parts, products and by-products. ( poisson ) food has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Food and Drugs Act .