Egg Regulations (C.R.C., c. 284)

Regulations are current to 2012-05-14 and last amended on 2011-09-30. Previous Versions

PART II

PACKING

  •  (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.

 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.

 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.

 In this Part, “clean” means free from dirt, residue of eggs and of all markings, tags and staples previously applied.

PART III

MARKINGS

  •  (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.