Honey Regulations

4.1 (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), no person shall market honey in import, export or interprovincial trade as food unless the honey

• (a) is not adulterated;

• (b) is not contaminated;

• (c) is edible;

• (d) is prepared in a sanitary manner; and

• (e) meets all other requirements of the Food and Drugs Act and the Food and Drug Regulations.

(2) Honey that has been adulterated or contaminated may be marketed in export or interprovincial trade as food where the honey, before being marketed, is prepared in such a manner that it meets the requirements of paragraphs (1)(a) to (e).

(3) No person shall, for the purpose of preparing honey referred to in subsection (2) in such a manner that it meets the requirements of paragraphs (1)(a) to (e), mix the honey with other honey that is not adulterated and not contaminated.

(4) For the purpose of paragraph (1)(d), “prepared in a sanitary manner” includes preparation in such a manner that the honey is handled with equipment that is cleaned and sanitized regularly.