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Safe Food for Canadians Regulations — 171
Application for recognition of system 171 (1) If a foreign state’s inspection system for meat products is recognized, the foreign state may make an application to the Minister in writing for the recognition of the system of manufacturing, processing, treating, preserving, handling, testing, grading, coding, slaughtering, storing, packaging or labelling that is used in an establishment and that is subject to that inspection system. Contents of application (2) The application must include the following information: (a) the name of the person who conducts any relevant activities and the establishment’s address; (b) the establishment’s registration number, or another identification number for the establishment, that is provided by the foreign state; (c) a statement that identifies the system in respect of which the application is made; (d) a declaration by the authorized representative of the foreign state who makes the application that states that the system in respect of which the application is made is subject to the foreign state’s recognized inspection system and meets the requirements of that inspection system that apply to the conduct of those activities in respect of meat products that are intended to be exported to Canada; and (e) the name, title and signature of the authorized representative of the foreign state who makes the application. Recognition by Minister (3) The Minister must recognize a system of manufacturing, processing, treating, preserving, handling, testing, grading, coding, slaughtering, storing, packaging or labelling in respect of which an application is made if (a) the foreign state’s inspection system for the relevant meat products is recognized under subsection 170 (3); and (b) the system of manufacturing, processing, treating, preserving, handling, testing, grading, coding, slaughtering, storing, packaging or labelling is subject to the inspection system referred to in paragraph (a) and meets the requirements of that inspection system that apply to those activities in respect of meat products that are intended to be exported to Canada.
Safe Food for Canadians Regulations — 172
Suspension of recognition — inspection system 172 (1) The Minister must suspend the recognition of a foreign state’s inspection system that is referred to in section 170 if (a) the foreign state fails to notify the Minister in writing, as soon as feasible, of any changes that it has made to the system or to the legislation governing the system; or (b) the system no longer provides at least the same level of protection as that provided by the provisions of the Act and these Regulations. Suspension of recognition — system used in establishment (2) The Minister must suspend the recognition of a system of manufacturing, processing, treating, preserving, handling, testing, grading, coding, slaughtering, storing, packaging or labelling that is referred to in section 171 if (a) the system no longer meets the foreign state’s requirements that apply to those activities; (b) a shipment of meat products that have been manufactured, processed, treated, preserved, handled, tested, graded, coded, stored, packaged or labelled using the system is determined to contravene a provision of the Act, these Regulations, the Food and Drugs Act or the Food and Drug Regulations , and (i) during the six-month period immediately prior to that shipment, there have been two other shipments of meat products that have been manufactured, processed, treated, preserved, handled, tested, graded, coded, stored, packaged or labelled using the system in respect of which such a determination of non-compliance has been made, or (ii) among the four most recent shipments, prior to that shipment, of meat products that have been manufactured, processed, treated, preserved, handled, tested, graded, coded, stored, packaged or labelled using the system, two shipments have been determined to be non-compliant; (c) the system is no longer subject to the foreign state’s inspection system; or (d) the recognition of the foreign state’s inspection system to which the system is subject has been suspended. Notice (3) The Minister must notify the foreign state in writing of the suspension under subsection (1) or (2), the grounds for the suspension and the date on which it takes effect. Effective date (4) The suspension takes effect on the day on which the notice is issued. Reinstatement of recognition (5) The Minister must notify the foreign state in writing that the recognition is no longer suspended if (a) in the case of a suspension under subsection (1) or under paragraph (2)(a), (c) or (d), the circumstances that gave rise to a suspension have been remedied; or (b) in the case of a suspension under paragraph (2)(b), the establishment has taken corrective action.
Safe Food for Canadians Regulations — 173
Cancellation of recognition — inspection system 173 (1) The Minister must cancel the recognition of a foreign state’s inspection system referred to in section 170 if (a) no meat products or live or raw shellfish to which the system applies have been exported to Canada from the foreign state in the previous five years; (b) the circumstances that gave rise to a suspension have not been remedied within 12 months after the day on which the recognition was suspended; or (c) the foreign state requests the cancellation in writing. Cancellation of recognition — system used in establishment (2) The Minister must cancel the recognition of a system of manufacturing, processing, treating, preserving, handling, testing, grading, coding, slaughtering, storing, packaging or labelling referred to in section 171 if (a) the recognition of the inspection system to which it is subject has been cancelled; (b) no meat products that were manufactured, processed, treated, preserved, handled, tested, graded, coded, stored, packaged or labelled using the system have been exported to Canada from the foreign state in the previous five years; (c) circumstances that gave rise to a suspension have not been remedied within 12 months after the day on which the recognition was suspended; or (d) the foreign state in which the establishment is located requests the cancellation in writing. Notice (3) The Minister must notify the foreign state in writing of the cancellation under subsection (1) or (2), the grounds for the cancellation and the date on which it takes effect. Effective date (4) The cancellation takes effect on the day on which the notice is issued.
Safe Food for Canadians Regulations — 173.1
Definition of test market food 173.1 For the purposes of section 174, test market food means a food that, (a) prior to being subject to an exemption referred to in subsection 174(1), was not sold in Canada in its current form; and (b) differs substantially from any other food sold in Canada with respect to its composition, function, condition or packaging form. SOR/2022-144, s. 12
Safe Food for Canadians Regulations — 174
Application for exemption — test market food or shortage in supply 174 (1) Any person may apply, in a form approved by the President, for an exemption from the application of a provision of the Act or these Regulations for the purpose of selling a test market food or for alleviating a shortage in Canada in the available supply of a food that is manufactured, processed or produced in Canada. Exemption (2) The Minister may, in writing, grant the exemption if (a) the information submitted in the application for the exemption is complete, truthful and not misleading; (b) the food in respect of which the application for the exemption is made meets the requirements that are set out in paragraphs 8 (1)(a) to (d); (c) the Minister is of the opinion that no risk of injury to human health will result; (d) in the case of an application for an exemption for the purpose of selling a test market food, the Minister is of the opinion that the exemption will not (i) confuse or mislead the public, or (ii) disrupt the normal trading patterns of the industry or the normal food pricing patterns; and (e) in the case of an application for an exemption for the purpose of alleviating a shortage in Canada in the available supply of a food that is manufactured, processed or produced in Canada, the exemption is necessary to alleviate that shortage. SOR/2022-144, s. 13
Safe Food for Canadians Regulations — 175
Application for exemption — inspection legend 175 (1) The holder of a licence to slaughter food animals and to process meat products may apply, in a form approved by the President, for an exemption from the application of section 151 in respect of a carcass or carcass side. Exemption (2) The Minister may, in writing, grant the exemption if (a) the information submitted in the application for the exemption is complete, truthful and not misleading; (b) the licence holder has established procedures (i) for processing the carcass or carcass side within the establishment where the food animal was slaughtered, and (ii) for identifying the carcass or carcass side to allow it to be linked with any edible meat products derived from it and for the keeping of documents to allow for this linkage; (c) the Minister is of the opinion that no risk of injury to human health will result; and (d) the Minister is of the opinion that no risk of harm to interprovincial trade or export will result. Conditions (3) The exemption granted under subsection (2) is subject to the following conditions: (a) the carcass or carcass side must be processed within the establishment where the food animal was slaughtered; and (b) the carcass or carcass side must be identified to allow it to be linked with any edible meat products derived from it and documents must be kept to allow for this linkage.
Safe Food for Canadians Regulations — 176
Additional conditions 176 The Minister may, at any time, make any exemption referred to in subsection 174 (2) or 175 (2) subject to conditions.
Safe Food for Canadians Regulations — 177
Period of validity 177 An exemption referred to in subsection 174 (2) or 175 (2) is valid until the expiry date that is specified in the exemption or, if no date is specified, until the end of the period that is two years after the day on which the exemption is granted.
Safe Food for Canadians Regulations — 178
Cancellation 178 The Minister may cancel an exemption if (a) the Minister is of the opinion that to not cancel the exemption may result in a risk of injury to human health; (b) in the case of an exemption referred to in subsection 175 (2), the Minister is of the opinion that to not cancel the exemption may result in a risk of harm to interprovincial trade or export; or (c) the person who has been granted the exemption does not comply with any condition to which the exemption is subject or any provision of the Act or these Regulations other than a provision in respect of which the exemption is granted.
Safe Food for Canadians Regulations — 179
Definition of inspection mark in Act 179 The inspection legends that are set out in Figures 1 and 2 of Schedule 2 are prescribed for the purposes of the definition inspection mark in section 2 of the Act.
Safe Food for Canadians Regulations — 181
Processed egg products 181 A licence holder or an inspector is authorized to apply the inspection legend that is set out in Figure 1 of Schedule 2 to, and use it in connection with, a prepackaged processed egg product if the following conditions are met: (a) the processed egg product was manufactured, processed, treated, preserved, packaged or labelled by the licence holder in accordance with the provisions of the Act and these Regulations; (b) if the processed egg product or any processed egg product that it contains was manufactured, processed, treated, preserved, packaged or labelled in Canada, that activity was conducted by a licence holder in accordance with the provisions of the Act and these Regulations; (c) if the eggs from which the processed egg product is derived were processed, treated, preserved, graded, packaged or labelled in Canada, that activity was conducted by a licence holder in accordance with the provisions of the Act and these Regulations; (d) the processed egg product complies with the standards that are set out in Volume 2 of the Standards of Identity Document and meets the requirements that are set out in paragraphs 8 (1)(a) to (d) and in Division 4 of Part 6; and (e) the inspection legend is applied or used in an establishment that is identified in the licence holder’s licence.
Safe Food for Canadians Regulations — 182
Fish 182 A licence holder or an inspector is authorized to apply the inspection legend that is set out in Figure 1 or 2 of Schedule 2 to, and use it in connection with, prepackaged fish if the following conditions are met: (a) the fish was manufactured, processed, treated or preserved by the licence holder in accordance with the provisions of the Act and these Regulations; (b) if the fish or any fish that it contains was manufactured, processed, treated, preserved, graded, packaged or labelled in Canada, that activity was conducted by a licence holder in accordance with the provisions of the Act and these Regulations; and (c) the fish complies with the standards that are set out in Volume 3 of the Standards of Identity Document and meets the requirements that are set out in paragraphs 8(1)(a) to (d) and in Division 5 of Part 6. SOR/2022-144, s. 14(E)
Safe Food for Canadians Regulations — 183
Number identifying establishment 183 A licence holder or an inspector who applies or uses the inspection legend that is set out in Figure 1 of Schedule 2 must replace the numbers “00” with the number identifying the licence holder’s establishment.
Safe Food for Canadians Regulations — 184
Authorized use 184 (1) The following persons are authorized to use the inspection legends that are set out in Figures 1 and 2 of Schedule 2: (a) printers of labels, other than printers of official export labels, and manufacturers of packages, if the labels and packages that bear the inspection legend are provided to any person who is authorized under any of sections 180 to 182 to apply and use the inspection legend; (b) printers of official export labels, if the labels that bear the inspection legend are provided to an inspector; (c) publishers of documents on the subject of the inspection of meat products, processed egg products or fish; (d) publishers of documents that advertise meat products, processed egg products or fish; and (e) manufacturers of stamps, if the stamps that bear the inspection legend are provided to any person who is authorized under any of sections 180 to 182 to apply and use the inspection legend. Advertising and sale (2) Any person who is authorized under subsection (1) to use an inspection legend is also authorized to advertise the labels, packages, documents and stamps, as the case may be, which bear the inspection legend and to sell them.
Safe Food for Canadians Regulations — 185
Advertising and sale of certain foods 185 Any person is authorized to advertise and sell a meat product, prepackaged processed egg product or prepackaged fish to which an inspection legend has been applied or in connection with which an inspection legend is used, if the inspection legend was applied or is used in accordance with these Regulations. This includes using an inspection legend set out in Figures 1 and 2 of Schedule 2 for advertising the meat product, prepackaged processed egg product or prepackaged fish.
Safe Food for Canadians Regulations — 185.1
Inspection legend used as label 185.1 In the case of the inspection legend set out in Figure 1 of Schedule 2, if it is used or is to be used as a label, the number identifying the licence holder’s establishment that replaces the numbers “00” must be in characters of at least 1.6 mm in height. SOR/2022-144, s. 15
Safe Food for Canadians Regulations — 186
Requirements for packages 186 A prepackaged food that is sent or conveyed from one province to another or that is imported or exported must meet the following requirements: (a) its package (i) must be suitable for its intended use and appropriate for the food, (ii) must be capable of protecting the food against moisture, loss, damage, contamination and deterioration during normal handling, storing and conveying, (iii) must be clean and in a sanitary condition, (iv) must be of sound construction, (v) must be free from odours that might affect the food, (vi) must not impart any undesirable substance to the food, (vii) must not have a design or mark, or be of a colour, that enhances the appearance of the food with respect to its quality or composition, and (viii) must be new, in the case of (A) a liner that is used in connection with a processed egg product, (B) a package of a processed egg product, if the package is made of corrugated fibreboard, (C) an egg carton of eggs that are graded in accordance with these Regulations, and (D) a tray of eggs that are graded Canada A or Canada B that is made of molded pulp; (b) in the case of a processed egg product, its package must, if it has previously been used and is not constructed of corrosion-resistant material, be lined with a sanitary plastic or equivalent liner; (c) in the case of eggs that are graded in accordance with these Regulations, its package must, if it is a plastic tray that has previously been used, be sanitized and dry before reuse; and (d) in the case of eggs that are graded Canada A or Canada B, its package must not have previously been used to package ungraded eggs or eggs that are graded Canada Nest Run.
Safe Food for Canadians Regulations — 187
Application 187 The requirements of this Division apply in respect of any food that is sent or conveyed from one province to another or imported. SOR/2022-144, s. 16
Safe Food for Canadians Regulations — 188
Size corresponding to net quantity 188 (1) The container of a prepackaged food, including a hermetically sealed food container listed in the Standard Container Sizes Document, must be of a size that corresponds to a net quantity by weight or volume or of a maximum capacity by net weight, as the case may be, that is set out in that document and, if the hermetically sealed container is made of metal, it must be of the dimensions that correspond to the net quantity by volume that is set out in that document. Exception — catch-weight foods (2) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of a consumer prepackaged catch-weight food if a label that bears the net weight for retail sale is applied or attached to the food. Exception — consumer prepackaged foods (3) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of a consumer prepackaged food that is (a) manufactured, prepared, produced, packaged or labelled for use by commercial or industrial enterprises or institutions without being sold by them as a consumer prepackaged food; (b) manufactured, prepared, produced, packaged or labelled only for sale to or by a duty-free shop; or (c) distributed to one or more persons for no consideration. SOR/2022-144, s. 16
Safe Food for Canadians Regulations — 194
Application 194 The requirements of this Division apply in respect of any foods that are sent or conveyed from one province to another, imported or exported.
Safe Food for Canadians Regulations — 195
Frozen processed fruit or vegetable products 195 At least 90% of the volume capacity of the package of a frozen processed fruit or vegetable product must be filled with the product.
Safe Food for Canadians Regulations — 196
Non-frozen processed fruit or vegetable products 196 The package of a processed fruit or vegetable product that is not frozen (a) must be filled with as much of the product as its preparation allows; and (b) must not contain more syrup, brine, water or other liquid packaging medium than is necessary for the processing of the product.
Safe Food for Canadians Regulations — 197
Hermetically sealed packages 197 Despite section 196 , a processed fruit or vegetable product that is in a hermetically sealed package must meet the requirements for minimum drained weight and average drained weight that are set out in the document entitled Minimum Drained Weights and Average Drained Weights for Processed Fruit or Vegetable Products in a Hermetically Sealed Package , prepared by the Agency and published on its website, as amended from time to time.
Safe Food for Canadians Regulations — 198
Definitions 198 The following definitions apply in this Part. Canadian unit means a unit of measurement that is set out in Schedule II to the Weights and Measures Act . ( unité canadienne ) metric unit means a unit of measurement that is set out in Schedule I to the Weights and Measures Act . ( unité métrique )
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Canadian unit means a unit of measurement that is set out in Schedule II to the Weights and Measures Act . ( unité canadienne )
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metric unit means a unit of measurement that is set out in Schedule I to the Weights and Measures Act . ( unité métrique )
Safe Food for Canadians Regulations — 199
False, misleading or deceptive labelling 199 (1) For the purposes of subsection 6(1) of the Act, labelling a food in a manner that is false, misleading or deceptive or is likely to create an erroneous impression includes labelling a food with (a) any representation in which expressions, words, figures, depictions or symbols are used, arranged or shown in a manner that may reasonably be considered to qualify the declared net quantity of a consumer prepackaged food or that is likely to deceive with respect to the net quantity of a consumer prepackaged food; or (b) any expression, word, number, depiction or symbol that may reasonably be considered to imply that a prepackaged food contains any matter that it does not in fact contain or that it does not contain any matter that it does in fact contain. False, misleading or deceptive selling, importing and advertising (2) For the purposes of subsection 6(1) of the Act, selling, importing or advertising a food in a manner that is false, misleading or deceptive or is likely to create an erroneous impression includes selling, importing or advertising (a) a consumer prepackaged food that is labelled in the manner set out in paragraph (1)(a); or (b) a prepackaged food that is labelled in the manner set out in paragraph (1)(b). Declaration of net quantity — labelling (3) For the purposes of subsection 6(1) of the Act, labelling a consumer prepackaged food with a declaration of net quantity does not constitute labelling a food in a manner that is false, misleading or deceptive if (a) the declaration meets any requirements under the Act; and (b) the actual net quantity of the food is, subject to the tolerance provided under subsection (5), not less than its declared net quantity. Declaration of net quantity — selling, importing or advertising (4) For the purposes of subsection 6(1) of the Act, selling, importing or advertising a consumer prepackaged food that is labelled with a declaration of net quantity does not constitute selling, importing or advertising a food in a manner that is false, misleading or deceptive if the conditions set out in paragraphs (3)(a) and (b) are met. Tolerance — paragraph (3)(b) (5) For the purposes of paragraph (3)(b), the tolerance for a declared net quantity that is set out in column 1 of the applicable table in Schedule 4 is the tolerance that is set out in column 2 or 3 for that net quantity. SOR/2022-144, s. 17