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

• 11. (1) Produce labels shall be applied in a manner that will ensure that the produce bears the label at the time the produce is sold to the consumer.

• (2) Subject to section 12, the information required by these Regulations to be shown on produce labels shall be shown in such a manner that the information is easily legible by the consumer under normal or customary conditions of sale.

• 12. (1) For the purposes of this section, the “height” of a letter means

  • (a) the height of an upper case letter where words appear in upper case; and

  • (b) the height of the lower case letter “o” where words appear in lower case or in a combination of upper and lower case.

• (2) Subject to subsection (5), the letters and numerical quantities in the declaration of net quantity, the grade name, the registration number of the registered establishment and the country of origin shall be shown in bold-face type in letters and numerals of not less than the following height:

  • (a) 1/16 inch (1.6 millimetres), where the principal display surface of the container is not more than five square inches (32 square centimetres);

  • (b) 1/8 inch (3.2 millimetres), where the principal display surface of the container is more than five square inches (32 square centimetres) but not more than 40 square inches (258 square centimetres);

  • (c) 1/4 inch (6.4 millimetres), where the principal display surface of the container is more than 40 square inches (258 square centimetres) but not more than 100 square inches (645 square centimetres);

  • (d) 3/8 inch (9.5 millimetres), where the principal display surface of the container is more than 100 square inches (645 square centimetres) but not more than 400 square inches (25.8 square decimetres); and

  • (e) 1/2 inch (12.7 millimetres), where the principal display surface of the container is more than 400 square inches (25.8 square decimetres).

• (3) Subject to subsection (5), all information required by these Regulations to be shown on the label of produce, other than the information referred to in subsection (2), shall be shown in print that is at least 1.6 mm in height.

• (4) [Repealed, SOR/94-510, s. 8]

• (5) Subsections (2) and (3) do not apply to

  • (a) a prepackaged product that is packaged from bulk on retail premises; or

  • (b) a prepackaged catch-weight product that is sold by a retailer.

• (6) [Repealed, SOR/94-510, s. 8]

13. Where the declaration of net quantity is in terms of metric units and Canadian units, those units shall be grouped together.