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Food and Drug Regulations — B.01.100
B.01.100 (1) The common name of a simulated meat product or simulated poultry product shall be the common name of the meat product or poultry product that is simulated, modified by the word “simulated”. (2) The word “simulated” in the common name of a simulated meat product or simulated poultry product shall be shown in letters of at least the same size and prominence as those used in the remainder of the common name of that product. (3) Where a simulated meat product or a simulated poultry product is not a prepackaged product, the common name of the product and the other information required by this section to be shown on the label of a simulated meat product or simulated poultry product shall be shown on a sign displayed on or adjacent to the product in letters that are legible and conspicuous to a prospective purchaser. (4) The words (a) “contains no meat”, in the case of a simulated meat product, and (b) “contains no poultry”, in the case of a simulated poultry product, shall be shown on the principal display panel of the label of a simulated meat product or simulated poultry product in close proximity to the common name and in letters of at least the same size and prominence as those shown in the common name. (5) to (7) [Repealed, SOR/88-559, s. 11] SOR/88-336, s. 3; SOR/88-559, s. 11
Food and Drug Regulations — B.01.101
B.01.101 (1) For the purposes of this section and section B.01.102, source of protein means any food that contains protein, but does not include spices, seasonings, flavours, artificial flavours, flavour enhancers, food additives and similar foods that contain only small amounts of protein. (2) The common name of a meat product extender shall be the common name of each food in the meat product extender that is a source of protein, plus (a) the word “meat”, or the common name of the meat product that is to be extended, plus the word “extender”; or (b) the words “extender for” plus the common name of the meat product that is to be extended. (3) The common name of a poultry product extender shall be the common name of each food in the poultry product extender that is a source of protein, plus (a) the word “poultry”, or the common name of the poultry product that is to be extended plus the word “extender”; or (b) the words “extender for” plus the common name of the poultry product that is to be extended. (4) Foods that are a source of protein in the meat product extender or poultry product extender shall be shown by their common names in the common name of that meat product extender or poultry product extender (a) in descending order of their proportion by weight of the meat product extender or poultry product extender; and (b) in letters of at least the same size and prominence as those used in the remainder of the common name of the meat product extender or poultry product extender. (5) and (6) [Repealed, SOR/88-559, s. 12] SOR/88-559, s. 12 SOR/2022-143, s. 14
Food and Drug Regulations — B.01.102
B.01.102 (1) The common name of an extended meat product or an extended poultry product shall be the common name of the meat product or poultry product that is extended, modified by the common name of each of the foods that are sources of protein in the extended meat product or extended poultry product. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), (a) the word or words “meat”, “meat product”, “poultry”, “poultry meat” or “poultry meat by-product” as the case may be, may be used in the common name of an extended meat product or extended poultry product as the common name of the food therein that is a source of protein derived from a meat product or poultry product; and (b) where it is an acceptable manufacturing practice for a manufacturer to omit from his meat product extender or poultry product extender any source of protein derived from a plant that is ordinarily an ingredient of that meat product extender or poultry product extender, or to substitute in whole or in part in his meat product extender or poultry product extender any source of protein derived from a plant for a source of protein that is ordinarily an ingredient of that meat product extender or poultry product extender, the word “plant” may be used in the common name of an extended meat product or extended poultry product as the common name of the food therein that is a source of protein derived from a plant. (3) Foods that are a source of protein in an extended meat product or extended poultry product shall be shown by their common names in the common name of that product (a) in descending order of their proportion by weight of that product; and (b) in letters of at least the same size and prominence as those used in the remainder of the common name of that product. (4) Where an extended meat product or extended poultry product is not a prepackaged product, the common name of that product and the information required by this section to be shown on the label of an extended meat product or extended poultry product shall be shown on a sign displayed on or adjacent to that product in letters that are legible and conspicuous to a prospective purchaser. (5) to (7) [Repealed, SOR/88-559, s. 13] SOR/84-300, s. 9; SOR/88-559, s. 13 SOR/2022-143, s. 15
Food and Drug Regulations — B.01.103
B.01.103 (1) [Repealed, SOR/2022-143, s.  16] (2) to (4) [Repealed, SOR/88-559, s. 14] SOR/88-559, s. 14 SOR/2022-143, s.  16
Food and Drug Regulations — B.01.302
B.01.302 If the label of a multiple-serving prepackaged product indicates that the product contains or, if prepared as directed in or on the package, provides a specified number of servings or portions, that information must be based on the serving of stated size set out in the nutrition facts table or supplemented food facts table, as the case may be. SOR/2016-305, s. 15 SOR/2018-108, s. 394 SOR/2022-169, s. 10
Food and Drug Regulations — B.01.303 and B.01.304
B.01.303 and B.01.304 [Repealed, SOR/2003-11, s. 17]
Food and Drug Regulations — B.01.305
B.01.305 (1) No person shall, on the label of or in any advertisement for a food, make a representation, express or implied, respecting a protein unless the food meets the conditions set out in column 2 of item 8 of the Table of Permitted Nutrient Content Statements and Claims for the subject “source of protein” set out in column 1. (2) No person shall, on the label of or in any advertisement for a food, other than a supplemented food, make a representation, express or implied, respecting an amino acid unless (a) the food meets the conditions set out in column 2 of item 8 of the Table of Permitted Nutrient Content Statements and Claims for the subject “source of protein” set out in column 1; and (b) the label or advertisement includes a declaration of the amount of histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan and valine contained in the food, expressed in grams per serving of stated size. (3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply in respect of (a) a formulated liquid diet, human milk fortifier, human milk substitute or food represented as containing a human milk substitute; (b) foods represented for use in gluten-free diets, protein restricted diets, low (naming the amino acid) diets and (naming the amino acid) free diets; (c) the word “protein” when used as part of the common name of an ingredient in the list of ingredients; (d) the declaration of amino acids in the list of ingredients; (e) the common names that are set out in the Common Names for Ingredients and Components Document, if shown in the list of ingredients in accordance with paragraph B.01.010(3)(a); (f) the common name of a single amino acid preparation that may be sold as a food; (g) any statement referred to in subsection B.16.016(1); (h) a statement or claim set out in column 4 of item 7 of the Table of Permitted Nutrient Content Statements and Claims respecting the subject “low in protein” set out in column 1; (i) a declaration of the amount of protein in the nutrition facts table or supplemented food facts table, as the case may be; (j) a statement of the protein content of a food as required by paragraph B.24.103(c), subparagraph B.24.202(a)(ii), paragraph B.24.304(b) or B.25.057(1)(a) or subparagraph B.25.057(2)(c)(i) or (d)(i); or (k) a statement that a food is not a source of protein. (4) A representation referred to in subsection (1) or (2) that appears on the label of a food shall be (a) in English and French; or (b) in one of those languages, if in accordance with subsection B.01.012(3) or (7) the information that is required by these Regulations to be shown on the label of the food may be shown in that language only and is shown on the label in that language. SOR/88-559, s. 15; SOR/90-830, s. 3(F); SOR/2003-11, s. 18; SOR/2016-305, s. 75(F) SOR/2021-57, s. 8 SOR/2022-143, s. 17 SOR/2022-168, s. 12 SOR/2022-168, s. 52 SOR/2022-169, s. 11 SOR/2024-244, s. 16
Food and Drug Regulations — B.01.306 to B.01.310
B.01.306 to B.01.310 [Repealed, SOR/2003-11, s. 19]
Food and Drug Regulations — B.01.311
B.01.311 (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), no person shall, on the label of or in any advertisement for a food, make a representation, express or implied, concerning the action or effect of the food’s energy value or of a nutrient contained in the food. (2) The label of or advertisement for a food may carry a statement or claim set out in column 1 of the table following section B.01.603. (3) Subject to section B.01.312, the label of or advertisement for a food may carry a statement or claim to the effect that the food’s energy value or a nutrient contained in the food is generally recognized as an aid in maintaining the functions of the body necessary to the maintenance of good health and normal growth and development. (4) If a statement or claim described in subsection (3) concerns a nutrient not listed in column 1 of the tables to sections B.01.401 and B.01.402 — or, as the case may be, not listed in column 1 of the tables to sections B.29.002 and B.29.003 and not referred to in column 2 of item 18 of the table to section B.29.002 — the amount of the nutrient contained in the food must be expressed on any part of the label in grams per serving of stated size. (5) A statement or claim referred to in subsection (2) or (3) that appears on the label of a food shall be (a) in English and French; or (b) in one of those languages, if in accordance with subsection B.01.012(3) or (7) the information that is required by these Regulations to be shown on the label of the food may be shown in that language only and is shown on the label in that language. SOR/88-559, s. 15; SOR/2003-11, s. 20; SOR/2016-305, s. 75(F) SOR/2022-169, s. 12
Food and Drug Regulations — B.01.312
B.01.312 (1) If a statement or claim described in subsection B.01.311(3) is made on the label of or in an advertisement for a food that is not a prepackaged product or in an advertisement for a prepackaged product that is not made or placed by or on the direction of the manufacturer of the product, the label or advertisement shall include a declaration, per serving of stated size, of (a) the energy value, if the energy value is the subject of the statement or claim; or (b) the amount of the nutrient, if a nutrient is the subject of the statement or claim. (1.1) Subsection (1) does not apply if the statement or claim is made on the label of or in the advertisement for a fresh vegetable or fruit or any combination of fresh vegetables or fruits without any added ingredients, an orange with added food colour or a fresh vegetable or fruit coated with mineral oil, paraffin wax, petrolatum or any other protective coating. (2) If the statement or claim is made in an advertisement other than a radio or television advertisement, the declaration referred to in subsection (1) shall be (a) adjacent to, without any intervening printed, written or graphic material, the statement or claim, if the statement or claim is made only once, or the most prominent statement or claim, if the statement or claim is made more than once; and (b) shown in letters of at least the same size and prominence as those of the statement or claim, if the statement or claim is made only once, or the most prominent statement or claim, if the statement or claim is made more than once. (3) If the statement or claim is made in a radio advertisement or in the audio portion of a television advertisement, the declaration referred to in subsection (1) shall immediately precede or follow the statement or claim. (4) If the statement or claim is made in a television advertisement, the declaration referred to in subsection (1) shall be communicated (a) in the audio mode, if the statement or claim is made only in the audio portion of the advertisement or in both the audio and visual portions; or (b) in the audio or visual mode, if the statement or claim is made only in the visual portion of the advertisement. (5) If the declaration referred to in subsection (1) is communicated in the visual mode of a television advertisement, it shall (a) appear concurrently with and for at least the same amount of time as the statement or claim; (b) be adjacent to, without any intervening printed, written or graphic material, the statement or claim, if the statement or claim is made only once, or the most prominent statement or claim, if the statement or claim is made more than once; and (c) be shown in letters of at least the same size and prominence as those of the statement or claim, if the statement or claim is made only once, or the most prominent statement or claim, if the statement or claim is made more than once. SOR/2003-11, s. 20; SOR/2016-305, ss. 16, 75(F) SOR/2024-244, s. 156(F)
Food and Drug Regulations — B.01.350
 1 of the Table of Daily Values 2 Sugars 15% of the daily value for sugars set out in column 3 of Part 1 of the Table of Daily Values 10% of the daily value for sugars set out in column 3 of Part 1 of the Table of Daily Values 30% of the daily value for sugars set out in column 3 of Part 1 of the Table of Daily Values 15% of the daily value for sugars set out in column 2 of Part 1 of the Table of Daily Values 10% of the daily value for sugars set out in column 2 of Part 1 of the Table of Daily Values 30% of the daily value for sugars set out in column 2 of Part 1 of the Table of Daily Values 3 Sodium 15% of the daily value for sodium set out in column 3 of Part 1 of the Table of Daily Values 10% of the daily value for sodium set out in column 3 of Part 1 of the Table of Daily Values 30% of the daily value for sodium set out in column 3 of Part 1 of the Table of Daily Values 15% of the daily value for sodium set out in column 2 of Part 1 of the Table of Daily Values 10% of the daily value for sodium set out in column 2 of Part 1 of the Table of Daily Values 30% of the daily value for sodium set out in column 2 of Part 1 of the Table of Daily Values SOR/2022-168, s. 13 SOR/2022-169, s. 13 SOR/2024-244, s. 17
Food and Drug Regulations — B.01.351
B.01.351 (1) A nutrition symbol must be displayed in black and white and must be in accordance with the applicable symbol set out in Schedule K.1. (2) Subject to subsection (3), a nutrition symbol must be presented in one of the following formats: (a) unilingual horizontal format, where two separate versions of the symbol are shown, one in English (EH) and one in French (FH); or (b) bilingual horizontal format (BH), where the symbol is shown in both official languages. (3) If the principal display surface is less than or equal to 450 cm 2 and the width of the nutrition symbol in either of the horizontal formats that could apply exceeds the width of the principal display panel, the symbol must be presented in one of the following formats: (a) unilingual vertical format, where two separate versions of the symbol are shown, one in English (EV) and one in French (FV); or (b) bilingual vertical format (BV), where the symbol is shown in both official languages. (4) If, in accordance with subsection B.01.012(3) or (7), the information required by these Regulations may be shown on the label of a prepackaged product in English only or in French only and is shown in that language, the nutrition symbol may be displayed on the principal display panel of the product in that language only on a continuous surface of the available display surface. (5) If a nutrition symbol is presented in a bilingual format, the order in which the languages appear may be reversed from the order shown in the applicable symbol set out in Schedule K.1. SOR/2022-168, s. 13
Food and Drug Regulations — B.01.352
B.01.352 (1) The version of the nutrition symbol that must be carried on a prepackaged product that has a principal display surface that is within a range set out in column 1 of the table to this section and that contains a nutrient set out in column 2 in an amount that meets or exceeds the applicable threshold referred to in subsection B.01.350(1) is the version that is referred to in column 3 or 5 of the table or, if applicable, column 4 or 6 of the table. (2) Despite subsection (1), a prepackaged product that has a principal display surface that is greater than 250 cm 2 may carry the applicable version of the nutrition symbol that is referred to in item 4, column 2, of Table 1 or 3 in the Directory of Nutrition Symbol Specifications if the product is sold only in the retail establishment where it is packaged and is labelled by means of a sticker. (3) A nutrition symbol must be displayed in accordance with the applicable specifications set out in the Directory of Nutrition Symbol Specifications. (4) Despite subsection (3), a nutrition symbol may be displayed with larger dimensions than those set out in column 3 of the applicable table in the Directory of Nutrition Symbol Specifications if the symbol is enlarged in a proportional manner vertically and horizontally. TABLE Nutrition Symbols and Formats Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6 Item Range of principal display surface Nutrients that meet or exceed threshold in subsection B.01.350(1) Nutrition symbol in unilingual horizontal format Nutrition symbol in unilingual vertical format Nutrition symbol in bilingual horizontal format Nutrition symbol in bilingual vertical format 1 > 30 cm 2 Saturated fat (Sat fat), sugars and sodium 1(EH) and 1(FH) 1(EV) and 1(FV) 1(BH) 1(BV) Saturated fat (Sat fat) and sugars 2(EH) and 2(FH) 2(EV) and 2(FV) 2(BH) 2(BV) Sugars and sodium 3(EH) and 3(FH) 3(EV) and 3(FV) 3(BH) 3(BV) Saturated fat (Sat fat) and sodium 4(EH) and 4(FH) 4(EV) and 4(FV) 4(BH) 4(BV) Saturated fat (Sat fat) 5(EH) and 5(FH) 5(EV) and 5(FV) 5(BH) 5(BV) Sugars 6(EH) and 6(FH) 6(EV) and 6(FV) 6(BH) 6(BV) Sodium 7(EH) and 7(FH) 7(EV) and 7(FV) 7(BH) 7(BV) 2 ≤ 30 cm 2 Saturated fat (Sat fat), sugars and sodium 1(EH) and 1(FH) 1(EV) and 1(FV) 1(BH) 1(BV) Saturated fat (Sat fat) and sugars 8(EH) and 8(FH) 8(EV) and 8(FV) 8(BH) 8(BV) Sugars and sodium 9(EH) and 9(FH) 9(EV) and 9(FV) 9(BH) 9(BV) Saturated fat (Sat fat) and sodium 10(EH) and 10(FH) 10(EV) and 10(FV) 10(BH) 10(BV) Saturated fat (Sat fat) 11(EH) and 11(FH) 11(EV) and 11(FV) 11(BH) 11(BV) Sugars 12(EH) and 12(FH) 12(EV) and 12(FV) 12(BH) 12(BV) Sodium 13(EH) and 13(FH) 13(EV) and 13(FV) 13(BH) 13(BV) SOR/2022-168, s. 13
Food and Drug Regulations — B.01.353
B.01.353 (1) Subject to subsection (2), if a prepackaged product contains an assortment of foods and one or more of the foods requires a nutrition symbol, the nutrition symbols must be displayed in a manner that clearly indicates the applicable nutrients that are contained in each food. (2) If a prepackaged product contains ingredients that are intended to be combined together or foods that are intended to be consumed together, the nutrition symbol must display the nutrients that are contained in the product as a whole. SOR/2022-168, s. 13
Food and Drug Regulations — B.01.354
B.01.354 The characters and other elements of a nutrition symbol must not touch each other. SOR/2022-168, s. 13
Food and Drug Regulations — B.01.355
B.01.355 (1) A nutrition symbol must be displayed (a) in the case of a prepackaged product with a principal display panel whose height is less than its width, on the right half of the panel; and (b) in the case of any other prepackaged product, on the upper half of the principal display panel. (2) The nutrition symbol must be surrounded by a buffer that (a) has a width that is equal to or greater than that set out in column 4 of the applicable table in the Directory of Nutrition Symbol Specifications; and (b) does not contain any text or other graphic material. (3) If a prepackaged product is cylindrical in shape, the outer edge of the buffer must be a minimum distance of 10% of the width of the principal display surface from the edge of the left or right side of that surface. (4) If it is impossible to comply with both paragraph (1)(a) and subsection (3), the nutrition symbol may be displayed partially in the left half of the principal display panel but only to the extent necessary to comply with that subsection. SOR/2022-168, s. 13
Food and Drug Regulations — B.01.356
B.01.356 A nutrition symbol must be oriented in the same manner as most of the other information that appears on the principal display panel unless the panel is displayed in the vertical plane and most of the other information is not displayed parallel with the base of the package, in which case the symbol must be oriented in such a manner that the words appearing in it are parallel with the base. SOR/2022-168, s. 13
Food and Drug Regulations — B.01.357
B.01.357 (1) If both a nutrition symbol and a health-related representation appear on the principal display panel of a prepackaged product and the representation relates to a nutrient that is referred to in the nutrition symbol, (a) the height of the upper case letters in the representation must not exceed the height of the upper case letters, excluding any accents, in the nutrition symbol, other than in the words “Health Canada” and “Santé Canada”; and (b) the height of the tallest ascender of the lower case letters in the representation must not exceed the height of the tallest ascender of the lower case letters in the nutrition symbol, other than in the words “Health Canada” and “Santé Canada”. (2) If both a nutrition symbol and a health-related representation appear on the principal display panel of a prepackaged product and the representation does not relate to a nutrient that is referred to in the nutrition symbol, (a) the height of the upper case letters in the representation must not exceed two times the height of the upper case letters, excluding any accents, in the nutrition symbol, other than in the words “Health Canada” and “Santé Canada”; and (b) the height of the tallest ascender of the lower case letters in the representation must not exceed two times the height of the tallest ascender of the lower case letters in the nutrition symbol, other than in the words “Health Canada” and “Santé Canada”. (3) In this section, health-related representation means (a) a declaration referred to in subsection B.01.301(1) or (2); (b) a statement or claim referred to in subsection B.01.311(2) or (3); (c) a representation referred to in any of sections B.01.503 to B.01.513; (d) a statement or claim referred to in subsection B.01.601(1); or (e) any other health-related statement, logo, symbol, seal of approval or mark, other than (i) the brand name or product name of a prepackaged product, or (ii) a statement or claim referred to in any of sections D.01.004 to D.01.007 and D.02.002 to D.02.005. SOR/2022-168, s. 13
Food and Drug Regulations — B.01.358
B.01.358 (1) It is prohibited to (a) label a prepackaged product with any representation, including a word, phrase, illustration, sign, mark, symbol or design, that is likely to be mistaken for a nutrition symbol; or (b) advertise or sell a prepackaged product that is labelled with a representation referred to in paragraph (a). (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), a representation does not include a supplemented food caution identifier. SOR/2022-168, s. 13 SOR/2022-169, s. 14