48. The species of fish Sarda Chiliensis or Sarda Lineolata, after it has been canned, shall be designates as “Bonito” or “Bonito Tuna”.

49. In addition to the requirements of section 25, the labels on all cans of tuna shall indicate the colour of the fish flesh in accordance with the following colour classifications:

• (a) “White Meat Tuna” or “White Tuna” is canned tuna of the species Thunnus alalunga or Thunnus germo that has a diffuse luminous reflectance of not less than 33.7 per cent that of magnesium oxide;

• (b) “Light Meat Tuna” or “Light Tuna” is canned tuna that has a diffuse luminous reflectance of not less than 22.6 per cent that of magnesium oxide when that reflectance is measured by a method prescribed by the President of the Agency; and

• (c) “Dark Meat Tuna” or “Dark Tuna” is canned tuna that does not meet the colour requirements of “Light Meat Tuna”.

50. Only canned fish that are produced from small clupeoid fish may be designated as “sardines”.

• 51. (1) In this section “fish stick” means a uniform rectangular portion of breaded fish flesh that weighs not less than 25 g and not more than 50 g.

• (2) Fish sticks for sale in Canada shall be not less than 10 mm thick and shaped so that the length is not less than three times the greatest width and shall

  • (a) if cooked, contain a minimum of 60 per cent by weight of fish flesh; and

  • (b) if uncooked, contain a minimum of 67 per cent by weight of fish flesh.

• (3) Uniform rectangular portions of breaded fish flesh for sale in Canada that weigh more than 50 g shall

  • (a) if cooked, contain a minimum of 66 2/3 per cent by weight of fish flesh; and

  • (b) if uncooked, contain a minimum of 75 per cent by weight of fish flesh.

• (4) Fish sticks and other uniform rectangular portions of breaded fish flesh for sale in Canada that are prepared from minced fish shall have a descriptive term on the container of label thereof, in close proximity to the common name and in letters not less than half the height of the letters in the common name and in any case not less than 1.6 mm in height, declaring that the product is produced from minced fish.

• 52. (1) Prepackaged fish and chips for sale in Canada shall contain fish that is batter-coated and when inspected by a method approved by the President of the Agency

  • (a) the batter-coated fish shall be not less than 45 per cent of the declared weight of the product; and

  • (b) the fish content of the batter-coated fish shall be not less than 25 per cent of the declared weight of the product.

• (2) French-fried potatoes in prepackaged fish and chips referred to in subsection (1) shall be of the grade required by the Processed Products Regulations for french-fried potatoes.