Signs, food and drink that customers serve for themselves
 8. (1) For the purposes of subsections 2 (6) and (7) of the Act, every regulated food service premise that sells or offers for sale a restaurant-type food or drink item that customers serve for themselves is required to publicly post one or more signs in close proximity to and clearly associated with the item that, (a) set out the number of calories of a serving of the food or drink item and the serving size used to determine the number of calories; (b) are positioned in such a way that an individual could reasonably be expected to clearly associate the calorie declaration with the food or drink item; and (c) include the name of the food or drink item. O. Reg. 50/16, s. 8 (1). (2) The term “Calories”, “CALORIES”, “Cals” or “CALS” must appear on the sign or signs, (a) as a heading above a column listing the number of calories for each restaurant-type food or drink item and in the same size, font and prominence as the calorie numbers; or (b) adjacent to the number of calories for each restaurant-type food or drink item, and in the same size, font and prominence as the calorie numbers. O. Reg. 50/16, s. 8 (2); O. Reg. 472/19, s. 4 (1). (3) The sign or signs must be posted in such a manner that at least one sign is readily visible by, and legible to, any individual who is in a place in the regulated food service premise where he or she can order food or drink or serve it to himself or herself. O. Reg. 50/16, s. 8 (3). (4) For the purposes of subsection (1), serving sizes shall be determined as follows: 1. Where the regulated food service premise provides a serving instrument that dispenses uniform amounts of food, by the volume of a serving dispensed by the instrument. 2. Where cups or other vessels are offered for self-serve drinks, by the volume of the cups or vessels, expressed in millilitres or, if applicable, by description of the cup size. 3. For other food or drink items, by a reasonable serving size determined by the person who owns or operates the regulated food service premise. O. Reg. 50/16, s. 8 (4). (5) For the purposes of subsection (1), the number of calories in a restaurant-type food or drink item may be determined by either, (a) testing by a laboratory that the person who owns or operates the regulated food service premise reasonably believes will provide accurate results; or (b) a nutrient analysis method that the person who owns or operates the regulated food service premise reasonably believes will accurately estimate the number of calories in the restaurant-type food or drink item. O. Reg. 50/16, s. 8 (5). (6) Subsection (1) does not apply to a beverage that customers dispense for themselves from a serving instrument if a readily visible and legible sign is posted in close proximity to the instrument that displays the calorie ranges for each serving size of every category of beverage dispensed by the instrument. O. Reg. 50/16, s. 8 (6). (7) Subsection (1) does not apply to the following restaurant-type food or drink items: 1. Food or drink items that are offered for sale by the regulated food service premise for less than 90 days per calendar year, whether consecutively or non-consecutively. 2. Self-serve condiments that are available free of charge and that are not listed on the menu of the regulated food service premise. O. Reg. 50/16, s. 8 (7). (8) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply if the information that would otherwise be required to be posted on the sign is set out clearly on a label or tag associated with each food or drink item in the manner described in clauses (1) (a) to (c) and subsection (2). O. Reg. 472/19, s. 4 (2).