Substitutes for honey or maple product
 26. (1) A person who packs, sells or advertises honey substitutes or maple product substitutes shall not use words, pictures or designs on any label or container or in any advertisement for the substitute if words, pictures or designs are likely to lead a person to mistake the substitute for honey or a maple product, as the case may be.  O. Reg. 119/11, s. 26 (1). (2) A person who packs, sells or advertises honey substitutes or maple product substitutes shall not use a container of a particular shape if the shape of the container is likely to lead a person to mistake the substitute for honey or a maple product, as the case may be.  O. Reg. 119/11, s. 26 (2). (3) A person who packs, sells or advertises a honey substitute that does not contain any honey shall not use the word “honey” or “miel” on any container of the substitute.  O. Reg. 119/11, s. 26 (3); O. Reg. 127/12, s. 13 (1). (4) A person who packs, sells or advertises a maple product substitute that does not contain any maple product shall not use the word “maple” or “érable” on any container of the substitute except in the expressions “artificially maple flavoured”, “aromatisé artificiellement à l’érable”, “artificial maple flavouring” or “arôme artificiel d’érable”.  O. Reg. 127/12, s. 13 (2). (5) No person shall sell a maple product substitute that contains a maple product as an ingredient in the maple product substitute unless, (a)  the maple product constitutes at least 15 per cent of the total volume of the maple product substitute; (b)  a statement of percentage, stating the amount of maple product contained in the maple product substitute as a percentage of the total volume of the product, is set out on the principal display panel on the maple product substitute’s container; (c)  the statement of percentage referred to in clause (b) does not use the word “pure” or “pur”; and (d)  the word “maple” or “érable” does not appear on the label applied to the maple product substitute’s container except in, (i)  the statement of percentage referred to in clause (b), and (ii)  a list of ingredients.  O. Reg. 119/11, s. 26 (5); O. Reg. 127/12, s. 13 (3, 4). (6) Despite subsection (1), maple trees, maple leaves or any scene depicting or implying maple syrup may be shown on the principal display panel of a container of a maple product substitute that complies with subsection (5).  O. Reg. 119/11, s. 26 (6). (7) In this section, “principal display panel” has the same meaning as in the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations
(Canada).  O. Reg. 119/11, s. 26 (7); O. Reg. 717/20, s. 6. 27. Omitted (provides for amendments to this Regulation).  O. Reg. 119/11, s. 27; O. Reg. 127/12, s. 14. 28. Omitted (provides for coming into force of provisions of this Regulation).  O. Reg. 119/11, s. 28. Table 1 Revoked: O. Reg. 119/11, s. 27 (9). Table 2   Grades for Honey Item   Grade Name   Grade Requirements 

  1.   Ontario No. 1   The honey, (a) contains not more than 17.8 per cent moisture or, where its container is marked “pasteurized”, not more than 18.6 per cent moisture; (b) is free from any foreign material that would be retained on a screen having a sieve opening of 0.180 mm; (c) contains not more than 0.1 per cent water insoluble solids or, where its container is marked “pressed”, not more than 0.5 per cent water insoluble solids; (d) has a flavour characteristic of its colour classification and is free from any objectionable flavour, aroma or taint; (e) where its container is marked “liquid”, is clear, bright, uniform in colour and free from visible crystals; and (f) where its container is marked “creamed” or is otherwise marked to indicate that the contents are granulated, has a smooth fine texture and complete and uniform granulation. 

  2.   Ontario No. 2   The honey, (a) contains not more than 18.6 per cent moisture or, where its container is marked “pasteurized”, not more than 20 per cent moisture; (b) is free from any foreign material that would be retained on a screen having a sieve opening of 0.250 mm; (c) contains not more than 0.1 per cent water insoluble solids or, where its container is marked “pressed”, not more than 0.5 per cent water insoluble solids; (d) has a flavour that may be slightly off but its honey flavour is not substantially impaired; (e) where its container is marked “liquid”, has a colour that may be dull and cloudy or turbid or slightly uneven and shows not more than slight signs of crystallization in the form of a light suspension or minor sedimentation of crystals; and  (f) where its container is marked “creamed” or is otherwise marked to indicate that the contents are granulated, has a texture that may be medium coarse or gritty, but not extremely coarse or gritty, and has a complete and fairly uniform granulation. 

  3.   Ontario No. 3   The honey, (a) contains not more than 20 per cent moisture; (b) contains not more than 0.1 per cent water insoluble solids or, where its container is marked “pressed”, not more than 0.5 per cent water insoluble solids; and  (c) has a flavour that may be slightly off but its honey flavour is not substantially impaired. O. Reg. 119/11, Table 2; O. Reg. 127/12, s. 15. Table 3   Colour Classification for Honey Item   Colour Class   Designation on Honey Classifier   Pfund Scale Reading on a Honey Grader 

  1.   White   Not darker than “White”   Not more than 30 millimetres 

  2.   Golden   Darker than “White” but not darker than “Golden”   More than 30 millimetres but not more than 50 millimetres 

  3.   Amber   Darker than “Golden” but not darker than “Amber”   More than 50 millimetres but not more than 85 millimetres 

  4.   Dark   Darker than “Amber”   More than 85 millimetres O. Reg. 119/11, Table 3; O. Reg. 127/12, s. 16. Table 4   Grades for Maple Syrup Item   Grade Name   Grade Requirements 

  1.   Ontario Grade A   1. The maple syrup, (a) is free from fermentation; (b) is uniform in colour and free from any cloudiness or turbidity; (c) has a maple flavour characteristic of its colour class and is free from any objectionable odour or taste. 2. The sale of the maple syrup is not prohibited by section 4 of this Regulation. 

  2.   Ontario Processing Grade   1. The sale of the maple syrup is not prohibited by section 4 of this Regulation. O. Reg. 119/11, Table 4; O. Reg. 354/15, s. 5. Table 5   Colour Classification for Maple syrup Column 1   Item   Column 2   Colour Class   Column 3   Taste Descriptor   Column 4   Percentage of Light Transmission 

  1.   Golden    Delicate Taste   75% or more 

  2.   Amber    Rich Taste   50% or more but less than 75%  

  3.   Dark   Robust Taste   25% or more but less than 50%  

  4.   Very Dark    Strong Taste   Less than 25% O. Reg. 354/15, s. 6.  Français