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Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Regulations

Version of section 2 from 2006-03-22 to 2011-09-29:


 In these Regulations,

acceptable method

acceptable method[Repealed, SOR/95-475, s. 2]

Act

Act means the Canada Agricultural Products Act; (Loi)

adulterated

adulterated, in respect of produce, means adulterated within the meaning of sections B.01.046 and B.01.047 and Division 15 of Part B of the Food and Drug Regulations; (falsifié)

Agency

Agency means the Canadian Food Inspection Agency established by section 3 of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act; (Agence)

aggregate area

aggregate area means an area equivalent to the area of a circle of the diameter specified; (superficie globale)

Canada Produce Legend

Canada Produce Legend[Repealed, SOR/2003-6, s. 2]

Canadian unit

Canadian unit means a unit of measurement set out in Schedule II to the Weights and Measures Act; (unité canadienne)

catch-weight product

catch-weight product means produce that because of its nature cannot normally be portioned to a predetermined quantity and is, as a result, usually sold in containers of varying quantity; (produit à poids variable)

condition defect

condition defect means any defect that may develop in produce during storage or transit; (défaut d’état)

container

container[Repealed, SOR/86-864, s. 1]

contaminated

contaminated, in respect of produce, means containing a chemical, drug, food additive, heavy metal, industrial pollutant, ingredient, medicine, microbe, pesticide, poison, toxin or any other substance not permitted by, or in an amount in excess of limits prescribed under, the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, the Food and Drugs Act or the Pest Control Products Act; (contaminé)

country of origin

country of origin means, in respect of produce, the country in which the produce was grown; (pays d’origine)

decay

decay means soft, mushy or leaking breakdown of the tissue, from any cause, and commonly known as soft rot; (pourriture)

declaration of net quantity

declaration of net quantity means the net quantity of produce marked on a container pursuant to section 10 of these Regulations; (déclaration de quantité nette)

diameter

diameter means the greatest width at right angles to the longitudinal axis; (diamètre)

Director

Director means the Director designated by the President of the Agency; (directeur)

District Director

District Director[Repealed, SOR/82-1048, s. 1]

edible

edible means fit for use as food; (version anglaise seulement)

firm ripe

firm ripe means that stage of the ripening process of an apple when the flesh is crisp and does not yield to slight pressure; (mûries à point)

food

food has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Food and Drugs Act; (aliment)

food additive

food additive[Repealed, SOR/95-475, s. 2]

inspection certificate

inspection certificate means a certificate in a form approved by the President of the Agency; (certificat d’inspection)

inspection point

inspection point means any place normally serviced by an inspector or at which, in the opinion of the Director, an inspection can be conveniently provided; (endroit d’inspection)

label

label[Repealed, SOR/88-428, s. 1]

lot

lot means a quantity of produce that for any reason is considered separately for inspection; (lot)

metric unit

metric unit means a unit of measurement set out in Schedule I to the Weights and Measures Act; (unité métrique)

miniature vegetable

miniature vegetable means a variety of vegetable developed through plant breeding to not exceed a small size when mature but does not include immature or undersize specimens of non-miniature vegetable varieties; (mini-légume)

operator

operator means the person who is responsible for the operation of a registered establishment; (exploitant)

permanent defect

permanent defect means any defect of an unchangeable nature; (défaut permanent)

prepackaged product

prepackaged product means produce that is packaged in a container in such a manner that it is ordinarily sold to or used or purchased by a consumer without being re-packaged; (produit préemballé)

principal display panel

principal display panel means that part of the label applied to all or part of the principal display surface; (espace principal)

principal display surface

principal display surface means

  • (a) in the case of a container that has a side or surface that is displayed or visible under normal or customary conditions of sale or use, the total area of such side or surface excluding the top, if any,

  • (b) in the case of a container that has a lid that is part of the container displayed or visible under normal or customary conditions of sale or use, the total area of the top surface of the lid,

  • (c) in the case of a container that does not have a particular side or surface that is displayed or visible under normal or customary conditions of sale or use, any 40 per cent of the total surface area of the container, excluding the top and bottom, if any, if such 40 per cent can be displayed or visible under normal or customary conditions of sale or use,

  • (d) in the case of a container that is a bag with sides of equal dimensions, the total area of one of the sides,

  • (e) in the case of a container that is a bag with sides of more than one size, the total area of one of the largest sides, and

  • (f) in the case of a container that is a wrapper or confining band that is so narrow in relation to the size of the product contained that it cannot reasonably be said to have any side or surface that is displayed or visible under normal or customary conditions of sale or use, the total area of one side of a ticket or tag attached to such container; (principale surface exposée)

produce

produce means any fresh fruit, fresh vegetable, nuts or edible fungi; (produit)

program coordinator

program coordinator[Repealed, SOR/83-703, s. 1]

program manager

program manager[Repealed, SOR/94-510, s. 1]

properly packed

properly packed, in respect of produce that is packed in a container, means that

  • (a) the produce is packed in a manner that is not likely to result in damage to the produce during handling or transport, and

  • (b) the container contains not less than the net quantity of produce declared on the label; (convenablement emballés)

Regional Director General

Regional Director General[Repealed, SOR/94-510, s. 1]

registered establishment

registered establishment means an establishment that is registered in accordance with section 56; (établissement agréé)

rutabaga

rutabaga means that vegetable commonly known as swede turnip but does not include the usually smaller species commonly known as summer turnip. (rutabaga)

  • SOR/81-186, s. 1(E)
  • SOR/82-1048, s. 1
  • SOR/83-703, s. 1
  • SOR/86-864, ss. 1, 26(E)
  • SOR/87-694, s. 1
  • SOR/88-193, s. 1(F)
  • SOR/88-369, s. 1
  • SOR/88-428, ss. 1, 26
  • SOR/90-218, s. 1
  • SOR/90-447, s. 1
  • SOR/90-656, s. 1
  • SOR/92-618, s. 1
  • SOR/94-510, s. 1
  • SOR/94-718, s. 1
  • SOR/95-475, s. 2
  • SOR/97-292, s. 3
  • SOR/2000-184, s. 5
  • SOR/2002-68, s. 1
  • SOR/2003-6, s. 2

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