Honey Regulations (C.R.C., c. 287)

Regulations are current to 2013-04-29 and last amended on 2011-09-30. Previous Versions

Surrender of Certificate of Registration

14. Where the registration of an establishment has been suspended or cancelled, the operator shall immediately surrender the certificate of registration to an inspector.

  • SOR/91-370, s. 2;
  • SOR/97-304, s. 4.

15. [Repealed, SOR/91-370, s. 2]

16. A registered establishment shall be operated in such a manner that

  • (a) operations in the preparation or packing of honey are carried out carefully and under strict sanitary control;

  • (b) containers are maintained in a clean, sanitary condition and all bulk containers used for packing honey are sound, have tightly fitting lids and seals, are free from severe dents or buckling and from obvious signs of internal rusting;

  • (c) lavatories, dressing rooms and washrooms are kept in a clean and sanitary condition;

  • (d) all premises and approaches to the plant including yards and out-houses are kept in a clean and sanitary condition;

  • (e) lavatories, sinks and cesspools are maintained in such a manner that odours and fumes are prevented from pervading any room where honey is stored or prepared; and

  • (f) honey does not come into contact with any substance that may have a deleterious effect on the quality of the honey.

  • SOR/80-184, s. 7;
  • SOR/91-370, s. 6(F).

  • 17. (1) Each employee in a registered establishment shall be free from any infectious or contagious disease.

  • (2) An inspector may require the owner or operator of a registered establishment to have an employee medically examined to ascertain whether that employee has an infectious or contagious disease.

  • SOR/91-370, s. 6(F).

18. Each employee in a registered establishment shall wear clean and sanitary clothing including a hair covering approved by the President for the purpose of preventing the entrance of hair into the honey.

  • SOR/91-370, s. 6(F);
  • SOR/2000-184, s. 10.

19. No person shall smoke or chew tobacco in an area of an establishment in which honey is prepared, processed or handled.

20. [Repealed, SOR/98-153, s. 4]

  • 21. (1) The owner or operator of each registered establishment shall keep and make available to the Agency at all times

    • (a) an accurate, up-to-date record of his honey pack that shows

      • (i) the quantity, class and grade of each lot of honey that was packed and the size and type of containers in which it was packed,

      • (ii) the quantity of honey pooled or purchased and the persons from whom it was received or purchased, and

      • (iii) the quantity of honey packed on a custom basis and the persons for whom it was packed; and

    • (b) an up-to-date “Approved Label” file.

  • (2) [Repealed, SOR/2002-354, s. 11]

  • SOR/91-370, s. 6(F);
  • SOR/2000-184, ss. 11, 12;
  • SOR/2002-354, s. 11.