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Food and Drug Regulations — B.01.011
B.01.011 (1) Where it is an acceptable manufacturing practice for a manufacturer to (a) omit from his prepackaged product any food that is ordinarily an ingredient or component, or (b) substitute in whole or in part in his prepackaged product any other food for a food that is ordinarily an ingredient or component, the list of ingredients for the 12-month period commencing from the time the label is applied to the prepackaged product may show as ingredients or components the foods that may be omitted and the foods that may be used as substitutes if (c) all the foods that may be used as ingredients or components throughout the 12-month period are shown in the list of ingredients; (d) it is clearly stated as part of the list of ingredients that the food shown as an ingredient or component may not be present or that another food may be substituted for a food shown as an ingredient or component; and (e) the foods that may be omitted or substituted are grouped with the same class of foods that are used as ingredients or components and the foods within each such group are listed in descending order of the proportion by weight in which they will probably be used during the 12-month period. (2) Where it is an acceptable manufacturing practice for a manufacturer to vary the proportions of ingredients or components of his prepackaged product, the list of ingredients for the 12-month period commencing from the time the label is applied to the prepackaged product may show the ingredients or components in the same proportions throughout the 12-month period if (a) it is clearly stated as part of the list of ingredients that the proportions indicated are subject to change; and (b) the ingredients or components are listed in descending order of the proportion by weight in which they will probably be used during the 12-month period. SOR/2022-143, s. 12
Food and Drug Regulations — B.01.012
or resale by a person, other than the person who filed the notice of intention referred to in subsection (5), before the expiration of those 12 cumulative months, shall continue to be a test market food for the purposes of subsection (3) until it is sold. (7) Subsection (2) does not apply to a specialty food if the information required by these Regulations to be shown on the label thereon is shown in one of the official languages. (8) Where there are one or more surfaces on the label of a food that are of at least the same size and prominence as the principal display panel, the information required by these Regulations to be shown on the principal display panel may be shown in one official language if such information is shown in the other official language on one of those other surfaces. (9) Subsection (2) does not apply to the identity and principal place of business of the person by or for whom the food was manufactured, processed, produced or packaged for resale if this information is shown in one of the official languages. (10) Subsection (2) does not apply to the following common names if the common name appears on the principal display panel in the following manner: Scotch Whisky Irish Whisky Highland Whisky Dry Gin Bourbon Tennessee Whisky Tequila Mezcal Rye Whisky Crème de Menthe Crème de Cacao Crème de Cassis Crème de Banane Triple Sec Anisette Crème de Noyau Brandy Sake or Saki Advocaat or Advokaat Kirsch Slivovitz Ouzo Cherry Brandy Liqueur Kummel Akvavit Aquavit Armagnac Marc Grappa Calvados Poire William Crème de Bleuets Curaçao Orange Liqueur de Fraise Mandarinette Prunelle de Bourgogne Chartreuse Pastis Fior d’Alpe Strega Campari Americano Apricot Brandy Liqueur Peach Brandy Liqueur Sloe Gin Manhattan Martini (11) Subsection (2) does not apply to the label of a shipping container destined to a commercial or industrial enterprise or an institution, if (a) the shipping container and its contents are not resold as a one unit prepackaged product to a consumer at the retail level; and (b) all information required by these Regulations to be shown on a label of a food is shown in one of the official languages. SOR/79-23, s. 9; SOR/79-529, s. 4; SOR/84-300, s. 6; SOR/93-603, s. 1; SOR/95-548, s. 5; SOR/2000-184, s. 62; SOR/2016-305, s. 11 SOR/2021-57, s. 6 SOR/2022-169, s. 7
Food and Drug Regulations — Food and Drug Regulations
local government unit means a city, metropolitan government area, town, village, municipality or other area of local government but does not include any local government unit situated within a bilingual district established under the Official Languages Act ; ( collectivité locale )
Food and Drug Regulations — (a)
local food means a food that is manufactured, processed, produced or packaged in a local government unit and sold only in (a) the local government unit in which it is manufactured, processed or packaged, (b) one or more local government units that are immediately adjacent to the one in which it is manufactured, processed, produced or packaged, or (c) the local government unit in which it is manufactured, processed, produced or packaged and in one or more local government units that are immediately adjacent to the one in which it is manufactured, processed, produced or packaged; ( produit alimentaire local )
Food and Drug Regulations — Food and Drug Regulations
mother tongue means the language first learned in childhood by persons in any area of Canada and still understood by them as ascertained by the decennial census taken immediately preceding the date on which the food referred to in subsection (3) is sold to the consumer; ( langue maternelle )
Food and Drug Regulations — Food and Drug Regulations
official languages means the English language and the French language; ( langues officielles )
Food and Drug Regulations — (a)
specialty food means a food — other than a human milk fortifier or supplemented food — that (a) has special religious significance and is used in religious ceremonies; or (b) is an imported food (i) that is not widely used by the population as a whole in Canada, and (ii) for which there is no readily available substitute that is manufactured, processed, produced or packaged in Canada and that is generally accepted as being a comparable substitute; ( aliment spécial )
Food and Drug Regulations — Food and Drug Regulations
test market food means a food that, prior to the date of the notice of intention respecting that food referred to in subsection (5), was not sold in Canada in that form and that differs substantially from any other food sold in Canada with respect to its composition, function, state or packaging form and includes a food referred to in section B.01.054. ( produit alimentaire d’essai )
Food and Drug Regulations — B.01.013
B.01.013 (1) Unless specifically required by the Act or these Regulations, no reference, direct or indirect, to the Act or to these Regulations shall be made on any label of, or in any advertisement for, a food. (2) Despite subsection (1), the label of, or an advertisement for, a food may include a statement that a food “complies with the standard for (naming the common name of the food in respect of which the claim is made) in the Food and Drug Regulations ” if the food complies with the standard prescribed by these Regulations for that food and the manufacturer of the food has substantiated, by means of the results of tests carried out before the statement is made or by other evidence that exists before the statement is made, that the food complies with the standard. SOR/92-626, s. 10; SOR/95-548, s. 5(F) SOR/2024-244, s. 11
Food and Drug Regulations — B.01.014
B.01.014 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 12]
Food and Drug Regulations — B.01.018
B.01.018 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 12]
Food and Drug Regulations — B.01.019
B.01.019 [Repealed, SOR/2022-168, s. 10]
Food and Drug Regulations — B.01.020
B.01.020 [Repealed, SOR/2022-168, s. 10]
Food and Drug Regulations — B.01.021
B.01.021 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 12]
Food and Drug Regulations — B.01.022
B.01.022 [Repealed, SOR/2022-168, s. 11]
Food and Drug Regulations — B.01.023
B.01.023 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 12]
Food and Drug Regulations — B.01.033
B.01.033 (1) Except in the case of a formulated liquid diet, human milk fortifier or human milk substitute, it is prohibited to sell a food represented in any manner as containing hydrolyzed or partially hydrolyzed collagen, hydrolyzed or partially hydrolyzed gelatin or hydrolyzed or partially hydrolyzed casein unless the label carries the following statement on the principal display panel in the same size type used for the common name: “CAUTION, DO NOT USE AS SOLE SOURCE OF NUTRITION”. (2) In this section, formulated liquid diet means a food that meets the requirements of sections B.24.101 to B.24.103. SOR/78-65, s. 1 SOR/2021-57, s. 7
Food and Drug Regulations — Food and Drug Regulations
“CAUTION, DO NOT USE AS SOLE SOURCE OF NUTRITION”.
Food and Drug Regulations — B.01.035
B.01.035 (1) Subject to subsection (8), where an irradiated food referred to in column 1 of the table to Division 26 is offered for sale as a prepackaged product, the principal display panel of the label applied to the package shall carry the symbol described in subsection (5). (2) Where an irradiated food referred to in column 1 of the table to Division 26 is not a prepackaged product and is offered for sale, a sign that carries the symbol described in subsection (5) shall be displayed immediately next to the food. (3) The symbol required pursuant to subsection (1) or (2) shall appear in close proximity on the principal display panel referred to in subsection (1) or on the sign referred to in subsection (2) to one of the following statements or a written statement that has the same meaning: (a) “treated with radiation”; (b) “treated by irradiation”; or (c) “irradiated”. (4) No person shall sell a food referred to in column 1 of the table to Division 26 that has been irradiated in the manner set out in subsection B.26.003(2) unless the requirements of subsections (1) to (3) are met. (5) For the purposes of subsections (1) to (3), the symbol that indicates the irradiated food shall (a) have an outer diameter (i) in the case referred to in subsection (1), equal to or greater than the height of the numerical quantity prescribed by paragraph 229 (1)(a) and subsections 229 (2) and (3) of the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations for the declaration of net quantity of the package, and (ii) in the case referred to in subsection (2), not less than 5 cm; and (b) be in the following form: Symbol for irradiated food consisting of a plant in a circle in which the top half of the circle is dashed. (6) Notwithstanding subsection B.01.009(1), any food referred to in column 1 of the table to Division 26 that is an ingredient or component of a prepackaged product and that has been irradiated shall, if the food constitutes 10 per cent or more of the prepackaged product, be included in the list of ingredients and preceded by the statement “irradiated”. (7) The label attached to a shipping container that contains a food set out in column 1 of the table to Division 26 that has been subjected to the maximum absorbed dose set out in column 5 shall carry the statement that is required by subsection (3) and the statement “Do not irradiate again.”. (8) Where a shipping container constitutes the package of the prepackaged product, the label attached to the shipping container shall carry the statement required by subsection (7) but need not carry the symbol required by subsection (5). (9) Any advertising of an irradiated food referred to in column 1 of the table to Division 26 shall identify the food as having been irradiated. (10) The statements referred to in subsections (3) and (6) to (8) shall be in both official languages in accordance with subsection B.01.012(2). SOR/89-172, s. 1; SOR/2017-16, s. 1 SOR/2018-108, s. 400
Food and Drug Regulations — B.01.042
B.01.042 If a standard for a food is set out in the Food Compositional Standards Document: (a) the food must contain only the ingredients set out in the standard for the food; (b) the food must contain each ingredient in a quantity within any limits set out in the standard for that ingredient; (c) the food must be labelled and advertised in accordance with any requirements set out in the standard; and (d) the food must comply with any other requirements set out in the standard in relation to the composition, strength, potency, purity, quality or other property of the food. SOR/2024-244, s. 13
Food and Drug Regulations — B.01.043
B.01.043 Despite paragraph B.01.042(a), if a substance — other than a supplemental ingredient — is required or permitted by a provision of these Regulations in a food for which a standard is set out in the Food Compositional Standards Document, that food must contain the required substance and may contain the permitted substance. SOR/87-640, s. 1 SOR/2024-244, s. 13
Food and Drug Regulations — B.01.044
B.01.044 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 13]
Food and Drug Regulations — B.01.045
B.01.045 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 13]
Food and Drug Regulations — B.01.047.1
B.01.047.1 (1) The following definitions apply in this section. BSE means Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy. ( ESB ) specified risk material means (a) the skull, brain, trigeminal ganglia, eyes, tonsils, spinal cord and dorsal root ganglia of cattle aged 30 months or older; and (b) the distal ileum of cattle of all ages. ( matériel à risque spécifié ) (2) No person shall sell or import for sale food that contains specified risk material. (3) Subsection (2) does not apply in respect of food that originates from a country that is designated as being free from BSE in accordance with section 7 of the Health of Animals Regulations . (4) Subsection (2) does not apply in respect of food that is packaged for sale or imported for sale before the day on which this subsection comes into force. SOR/2003-265, s. 1
Food and Drug Regulations — Food and Drug Regulations
BSE means Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy. ( ESB )
Food and Drug Regulations — (a)
specified risk material means (a) the skull, brain, trigeminal ganglia, eyes, tonsils, spinal cord and dorsal root ganglia of cattle aged 30 months or older; and (b) the distal ileum of cattle of all ages. ( matériel à risque spécifié )
Food and Drug Regulations — B.01.048
B.01.048 (1) No person shall sell (a) any animal intended for consumption as food if any product containing any drug listed in subsection (2) has been administered to the animal; (b) any food that is derived from an animal if any product containing a drug listed in subsection (2) has been administered to the animal; or (c) any food that is derived from an animal if the food contains any residue of a drug listed in subsection (2). (2) The drugs referred to in subsection (1) are (a) chloramphenicol and its salts and derivatives; (b) a 5-nitrofuran compound; (c) clenbuterol and its salts and derivatives; (d) a 5-nitroimidazole compound; and (e) diethylstilbestrol and other stilbene compounds. SOR/85-685, s. 1; SOR/87-626, s. 1; SOR/94-568, s. 1; SOR/97-510, s. 1; SOR/2003-292, s. 1; SOR/2016-74, s. 3
Food and Drug Regulations — B.01.049
B.01.049 No person shall use, in labelling, packaging, advertising or selling a food that does not meet the requirements of the kashruth applicable to it, the word “kosher” or any letters of the Hebrew alphabet or any other word, expression, depiction, sign, symbol, mark, device or other representation that indicates or that is likely to create an impression that the food is kosher. SOR/84-300, s. 8
Food and Drug Regulations — B.01.050
B.01.050 A person must not use, in labelling, packaging, advertising or selling a food, the word “halal” — or any letters of the Arabic alphabet or any other word, expression, depiction, sign, symbol, mark, device or other representation that indicates or that is likely to create an impression that the food is halal — unless the name of the person or body that certified the food as halal is indicated on the label or package or in the advertisement or sale. SOR/2014-76, s. 1
Food and Drug Regulations — B.01.053
B.01.053 No person shall sell a product represented as a ready breakfast or instant breakfast or by any similar designation unless each serving of stated size of the product contains (a) not less than 4.0 mg. iron; (b) Vitamin A, thiamine, riboflavin, niacin or niacinamide and Vitamin C; (c) a good dietary source of protein; and (d) where consumed as directed, not less than 300 calories. SOR/2003-11, s. 13; SOR/2016-305, s. 75(F)
Food and Drug Regulations — B.01.054
B.01.054 (1) In order to generate information in support of an amendment to the Regulations, the Minister may issue to the manufacturer or distributor of a food, where the food or the packaging, labelling or advertising of the food does not comply with the requirements of these Regulations, a Temporary Marketing Authorization Letter that authorizes the sale of the food described therein or the packaging, labelling or advertising of the food described therein for a specified period of time, within a designated area and in a specified quantity, in the manner specified in the Letter if (a) the manufacturer or distributor of the food has supplied to the Minister the following information: (i) the purpose for which the temporary marketing authorization of the food is required, (ii) a description of the food including a sample and proposed label, (iii) a description of any proposed variation from the requirements of these Regulations, (iv) adequate data to show that the use of the food will not be detrimental to the health of the purchaser or user, (v) the proposed quantity of the food to be sold, (vi) the proposed period of time required for such sale, (vii) the proposed area designated for such sale, and (viii) such other data as the Minister may require; and (b) the manufacturer or distributor of the food has agreed to (i) describe the food on a label or in an advertisement in a manner that is not false, misleading or deceptive, (ii) use such marks or statements on the label or in any advertisement as the Minister may require, (iii) on request, submit to the Minister results of the temporary marketing, and (iv) on request, withdraw the product from sale where the Minister is of the opinion that it is in the public interest to do so. (2) The Minister shall, in any Temporary Marketing Authorization Letter issued pursuant to subsection (1), set out (a) the common name and description of the food to be sold; (b) the name and address of the manufacturer or distributor of the food; (c) the purpose for which the temporary marketing of the food is authorized; (d) the quantity of the food that is authorized for sale; (d.1) the type of packaging, labelling or advertising authorized in respect of the food where the Letter is intended to authorize a variation from a requirement of any provision of the Regulations respecting packaging, labelling or advertising; (e) the period of time during which the food may be sold; and (f) the designated area within which the food may be sold. SOR/81-566, s. 1; SOR/85-275, s. 1; SOR/2018-69, s. 27
Food and Drug Regulations — B.01.055
B.01.055 (1) A manufacturer or distributor named in a Temporary Marketing Authorization Letter issued pursuant to subsection B.01.054(1) may, for the purpose set out in the Letter, sell the food in the manner authorized in the Letter and package, label or advertise that food in the manner authorized in the Letter for the period of time, within the designated area and in the quantity set out in the Letter. (2) No provision of these Regulations made pursuant to paragraph 30(1)(b) of the Act applies in respect of a food or the packaging, labelling or advertising of a food for which a Temporary Marketing Authorization Letter has been issued pursuant to subsection B.01.054(1) to the extent that the food, or the packaging, labelling or advertising of the food, as authorized in the Letter, does not comply with that provision. SOR/81-566, s. 1; SOR/85-275, s. 2; SOR/90-814, s. 4
Food and Drug Regulations — B.01.060 to B.01.066
B.01.060 to B.01.066 [Repealed, SOR/88-559, s. 10]
Food and Drug Regulations — B.01.070
B.01.070 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 14]
Food and Drug Regulations — B.01.071
B.01.071 Where a prepackaged product is a mixture of nuts, the percentage and common name of the nut that is present in the product in the greatest amount by weight shall be applied to the principal display panel of the package in close proximity to the common name of the product. SOR/88-336, s. 3; SOR/92-626, s. 11
Food and Drug Regulations — B.01.072
B.01.072 Notwithstanding any requirement prescribed in Part B, a food product that has been subjected to heat in the presence of a vaporized liquid solution of smoke derived from hardwood, hardwood sawdust or corn cobs may be described as “smoked”. SOR/92-626, s. 11
Food and Drug Regulations — B.01.080
B.01.080 (1) In this section, frozen means preserved by freezing temperature and does not include any surface freezing that may occur during holding and transportation. (2) Where meat, meat by-products, poultry meat, poultry by-products or fish, or meat of any marine or fresh water animal, that has been frozen is thawed prior to sale, the words “previously frozen” shall be shown (a) on the principal display panel in close proximity to the common name of the food and in letters at least as legible and conspicuous as those used in the common name; (b) anywhere on the principal display panel in letters of not less than 1/4 of an inch (6.4 millimetres) in height; or (c) on a sign displayed adjacent to the food in letters that are easily visible and legible to a prospective purchaser. (3) Where part of a food referred to in subsection (2) has been frozen and thawed prior to sale, the words “Made from fresh and frozen portions” or “Made from fresh and frozen (naming the food)” shall be shown in the manner described in paragraph (2)(a), (b) or (c). SOR/88-336, s. 3 SOR/2022-143, s. 13(E)
Food and Drug Regulations — B.01.090
B.01.090 (1) No person shall offer for sale at retail any solid cut meat or solid cut poultry meat to which phosphate salts or water has been added, unless that meat or poultry meat is contained in a package and carries a label. (2) The label referred to in subsection (1) shall contain a statement of the minimum percentage of meat protein as part of the common name of the product on the principal display panel of the package in type that is as legible and conspicuous as any other type on that display panel, and in letters that are at least one half of the size of the letters used in the common name of the product but that are not less than 1.6 mm in height. SOR/94-262, s. 1
Food and Drug Regulations — B.01.091
B.01.091 The label of any solid cut meat or solid cut poultry meat that has had phosphate salts or water added to it, that is not cured and that is prepackaged at retail shall contain a statement of the ingredients contained in the food in accordance with subsections B.01.008.2(1) to (5) and (7). SOR/94-262, s. 1; SOR/2003-11, s. 14; SOR/2016-305, s. 13 SOR/2024-244, s. 15(F)
Food and Drug Regulations — B.01.092
B.01.092 Sections B.01.090 and B.01.091 do not apply in respect of side bacon, Wiltshire bacon, pork jowls, salt pork or salt beef. SOR/94-262, s. 1