Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Regulations (C.R.C., c. 285)

Regulations are current to 2013-05-20 and last amended on 2011-09-30. Previous Versions

SCHEDULE II

(Section 6.1)

STANDARD CONTAINERS FOR PREPACKAGED PRODUCE

  • 1. Vegetables of a kind set out in column I of an item of Table I of this Schedule shall be packaged

    • (a) in a container where the net weight of produce in the container is a net weight set out in column II of that item; or

    • (b) in any of the containers of a volume capacity set out in Tables II and III of this Schedule.

TABLE I

ItemColumn IColumn II
KindNet Weight
1.Beets
  • 907 g (2 lb),
  • 2.27 kg (5 lb),
  • 4.54 kg (10 lb),
  • 11.3 kg (25 lb),
  • 22.7 kg (50 lb)
2.Carrots
  • 907 g (2 lb),
  • 1.36 kg (3 lb),
  • 2.27 kg (5 lb),
  • 4.54 kg (10 lb),
  • 11.3 kg (25 lb),
  • 22.7 kg (50 lb)
3.Onions
  • 907 g (2 lb),
  • 1.36 kg (3 lb),
  • 2.27 kg (5 lb),
  • 4.54 kg (10 lb),
  • 11.3 kg (25 lb),
  • 22.7 kg (50 lb)
4.Parsnips
  • 454 g (1 lb),
  • 907 g (2 lb),
  • 4.54 kg (10 lb),
  • 9.07 kg (20 lb),
  • 11.3 kg (25 lb),
  • 22.7 kg (50 lb)
5.Potatoes
  • 2.27 kg (5 lb),
  • 4.54 kg (10 lb),
  • 9.07 kg (20 lb),
  • 22.7 kg (50 lb),
  • 34 kg (75 lb),
  • 45.4 kg (100 lb)
6.Rutabagas
  • 907 g (2 lb),
  • 2.27 kg (5 lb),
  • 4.54 kg (10 lb),
  • 11.3 kg (25 lb),
  • 22.7 kg (50 lb)

TABLE II

ItemVolume Capacity of Non-Metric Containers
1.1 pint (551 ml)
2.1 quart (1.1 L)
3.2 quarts (2.27 L)
4.4 quarts (4.55 L)
5.6 quarts (6.82 L)
6.11 quarts (12.5 L)
7.16 quarts (18.2 L)
8.32 quarts (36.4 L)

TABLE III

ItemVolume Capacity of Metric Containers
1.500 mL
2.1 L
3.2 L
4.4 L
5.6 L
6.13 L
7.18 L
8.36 L
  • SOR/80-204, ss. 14 to 16;
  • SOR/81-350, s. 1;
  • SOR/82-1048, ss. 20, 21;
  • SOR/83-703, ss. 7, 8;
  • SOR/85-130, s. 1;
  • SOR/86-782, ss. 10, 11;
  • SOR/86-864, s. 25;
  • SOR/88-369, ss. 23 to 25;
  • SOR/88-428, ss. 23 to 25, 26(F);
  • SOR/90-243, s. 15;
  • SOR/92-618, ss. 29 to 44;
  • SOR/94-510, s. 27.