Egg Regulations (C.R.C., c. 284)
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Regulations are current to 2012-05-14 and last amended on 2011-09-30. Previous Versions
PART II
PACKING
10. (1) Subject to subsection (2), all eggs graded pursuant to these Regulations shall be packed in
(a) trays, with or without an overwrap;
(b) cartons; or
(c) containers made to contain more than 30 eggs.
(2) No eggs graded Canada A or Canada B shall be packed in a container that has been previously used to pack ungraded eggs or eggs graded Canada Nest Run.
- SOR/92-12, s. 5;
- SOR/92-70, s. 3;
- SOR/92-645, s. 2;
- SOR/98-131, s. 2.
11. Every tray used to segregate eggs graded pursuant to these Regulations shall be
(a) clean, dry and sound in construction;
(b) of sufficient strength to protect the eggs;
(c) made from a material that will not have a deleterious effect on the eggs;
(d) new, where the material is molded pulp and is used to segregate eggs graded Canada A or Canada B; and
(e) new or clean, sanitized and dry before being reused or conveyed to the producer, where the material is plastic.
- SOR/98-131, s. 3.
12. Every container in which graded eggs are packed shall be
(a) clean and dry, strong enough to protect the eggs and properly closed, where the container is a case, box or carton;
(b) free from discolouration, where the container is a case or box; and
(c) new, where the container is a carton.
- SOR/98-131, s. 4.
13. In this Part, “clean” means free from dirt, residue of eggs and of all markings, tags and staples previously applied.
PART III
MARKINGS
14. (1) Subject to subsection (2), every container of eggs graded pursuant to these Regulations shall be marked with
(a) the words “eggs” and “oeufs”;
(b) the grade name of the eggs;
(c) the size designation of the eggs as set out in Schedule III if the eggs are graded Canada A;
(d) the words “Product of Canada” and “Produit du Canada” where the eggs are to be exported out of Canada;
(e) the number of eggs in the container;
(f) the information required on the label of a food under the Food and Drugs Act;
(g) the producer premises code; and
(h) in the case of a container of pasteurized eggs, the words
(i) “Pasteurized” and “Pasteurisé”, and
(ii) “Graded Canada A Before Pasteurization” and “Classé Canada A avant pasteurisation”.
(2) The grade name and size designation of eggs shall not be marked on a container unless the eggs in that container
(a) meet the requirements established by these Regulations in respect of
(i) the grade, and
(ii) the weight of eggs of that size designation as set out in Schedule III;
(b) are packed in accordance with these Regulations; and
(c) meet the requirements set out in Schedule IV.
(3) More than one size designation may be marked on a container, other than a tray with an overwrap or a carton, if the size designation of the eggs in the container is clearly marked on the container.
- SOR/81-1007, s. 5;
- SOR/90-299, s. 5;
- SOR/92-12, s. 6;
- SOR/92-645, s. 3;
- SOR/95-548, s. 2;
- SOR/98-131, s. 5;
- SOR/2006-193, s. 7.
