PART AAdministration

General

A.01.001 These Regulations may be cited as the Food and Drug Regulations.

A.01.002 These Regulations, where applicable, prescribe the standards of composition, strength, potency, purity, quality or other property of the article of food or drug to which they refer.

A.01.003 [Repealed, SOR/94-289, s. 1]

Interpretation

A.01.010 In these Regulations,

acceptable method

acceptable method means a method of analysis or examination designated by the Director as acceptable for use in the administration of the Act and these Regulations; (méthode acceptable)

Act

Act means the Food and Drugs Act, except in Parts G and J; (Loi)

common-law partner

common-law partner, in relation to an individual, means a person who is cohabiting with the individual in a conjugal relationship, having so cohabited for a period of at least one year; (conjoint de fait)

cubic centimetre

cubic centimetre and its abbreviation cc. shall be deemed to be interchangeable with the term millilitre and its abbreviation ml.; (centimètre cube)

Director

Director means the Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Products and Food Branch, of the Department of Health; (Directeur)

inner label

inner label means the label on or affixed to an immediate container of a food or drug; (étiquette intérieure)

Lot number

Lot number means any combination of letters, figures, or both, by which any food or drug can be traced in manufacture and identified in distribution; (numéro de lot)

manufacturer

manufacturer[Repealed, SOR/97-12, s. 1]

manufacturer

manufacturer or distributor means a person, including an association or partnership, who under their own name, or under a trade-, design or word mark, trade name or other name, word or mark controlled by them, sells a food or drug; (fabricantordistributeur)

official method

official method means a method of analysis or examination designated as such by the Director for use in the administration of the Act and these Regulations; (méthode officielle)

outer label

outer label means the label on or affixed to the outside of a package of a food or drug; (étiquette extérieure)

principal display panel

principal display panel has the same meaning as in the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Regulations; (espace principal)

security package

security package means a package having a security feature that provides reasonable assurance to consumers that the package has not been opened prior to purchase. (emballage de sécurité)

A.01.011 The Director shall, upon request, furnish copies of official methods.

A.01.012 The Director shall, upon request, indicate that a method is acceptable or otherwise upon its submission to him for a ruling.

A.01.013 Where a food, drug, vitamin or cosmetic has more than one name, whether proper or common, a reference in these Regulations to the food, drug, vitamin or cosmetic by any of its names is deemed to be a reference to the food, drug or vitamin by all of its names.

A.01.014 When a lot number is required by these Regulations to appear on any article, container, package or label it shall be preceded by one of the following designations:

• (a) “Lot number”;

• (b) “Lot No.”;

• (c) “Lot”; or

• (d) “(L)”.

• A.01.015 (1) Subject to subsection (2), any statement, information or declaration that is required by these Regulations to appear on the label of any drug shall be in either the French or the English language in addition to any other language.

• (2) The adequate directions for use required to be shown on the inner and outer labels of a drug pursuant to subparagraph C.01.004(1)(c)(iii) shall be in both the French and English languages if the drug is available for sale without prescription in an open self-selection area.

A.01.016 All information required by these Regulations to appear on a label of a food or drug shall be

• (a) clearly and prominently displayed on the label; and

• (b) readily discernible to the purchaser or consumer under the customary conditions of purchase and use.

Analysts; Inspectors

A.01.020 and A.01.021 [Repealed, SOR/81-935, s. 1]

A.01.022 An inspector shall perform the functions and duties and carry out the responsibilities in respect of foods and drugs prescribed by the Act, and these Regulations.

A.01.023 The authority of an inspector extends to and includes the whole of Canada.

A.01.024 The certificate of designation required pursuant to subsection 22(2) of the Act shall

• (a) certify that the person named therein is an inspector for the purpose of the Act; and

• (b) be signed by

  • (i) the Director and the person named in the certificate, in the case of an inspector on the staff of the Department, or

  • (ii) [Repealed, SOR/2000-184, s. 60]

A.01.025 Where authorized by a regulation made pursuant to the Broadcasting Act, inspectors shall act as representatives of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of regulations made by the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission concerning the advertising of any article to which the Proprietary or Patent Medicine Act or the Food and Drugs Act applies, or concerning recommendations for the prevention, treatment or cure of a disease or ailment.

A.01.026 An inspector may, for the proper administration of the Act or these Regulations, take photographs of

• (a) any article that is referred to in subsection 23(2) of the Act;

• (b) any place where, on reasonable grounds, he believes any article referred to in paragraph (a) is manufactured, prepared, preserved, packaged or stored; and

• (c) anything that, on reasonable grounds, he believes is used or capable of being used for the manufacture, preparation, preservation, packaging or storing of any article referred to in paragraph (a).

Importations

A.01.040 Subject to section A.01.044, no person shall import into Canada for sale a food or drug the sale of which in Canada would constitute a violation of the Act or these Regulations.

A.01.041 An inspector may examine and take samples of any food or drug sought to be imported into Canada.

A.01.042 Where an inspector examines or takes a sample of a food or drug pursuant to section A.01.041, he may submit the food or drug or sample to an analyst for analysis or examination.

A.01.043 Where an inspector, upon examination of a food or drug or sample thereof or on receipt of a report of an analyst of the result of an analysis or examination of the food or drug or sample, is of the opinion that the sale of the food or drug in Canada would constitute a violation of the Act or these Regulations, the inspector shall so notify in writing the collector of customs concerned and the importer.

• A.01.044 (1) Where a person seeks to import a food or drug into Canada for sale and the sale would constitute a violation of the Act or these Regulations, that person may, if the sale of the food or drug would be in conformity with the Act and these Regulations after its relabelling or modification, import it into Canada on condition that

  • (a) the person gives to an inspector notice of the proposed importation; and

  • (b) the food or drug will be relabelled or modified as may be necessary to enable its sale to be lawful in Canada.

• (2) No person shall sell a food or drug that has been imported into Canada under subsection (1) unless the food or drug has been relabelled or modified within three months after the importation or within such longer period as may be specified by

  • (a) in the case of a drug, the Director; or

  • (b) in the case of food, the Director or the President of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

Exports

A.01.045 A certificate referred to in section 37 of the Act shall be signed and issued by the exporter in the form set out in Appendix III.

Sampling

A.01.050 When taking a sample of an article pursuant to paragraph 23(1)(a) of the Act, an inspector shall inform the owner thereof or the person from whom the sample is being obtained of the inspector’s intention to submit the sample or a part thereof to an analyst for analysis or examination, and

• (a) where, in the opinion of the inspector, division of the procured quantity would not interfere with analysis or examination

  • (i) divide the quantity into three parts,

  • (ii) identify the three parts as the owner’s portion, the sample, and the duplicate sample and where only one part bears the label, that part shall be identified as the sample,

  • (iii) seal each part in such a manner that it cannot be opened without breaking the seal, and

  • (iv) deliver the part identified as the owner’s portion to the owner or the person from whom the sample was obtained and forward the sample and the duplicate sample to an analyst for analysis or examination; or

• (b) where, in the opinion of the inspector, division of the procured quantity would interfere with analysis or examination

  • (i) identify the entire quantity as the sample,

  • (ii) seal the sample in such a manner that it cannot be opened without breaking the seal, and

  • (iii) forward the sample to an analyst for analysis or examination.

A.01.051 Where the owner or the person from whom the sample was obtained objects to the procedure followed by an inspector under section A.01.050 at the time the sample was obtained, the inspector shall follow both procedures set out in that section if the owner or the person from whom the sample was obtained supplies him with a sufficient quantity of the article.

Tariff of Fees

A.01.060 The cost of analysing a sample other than for the purpose of the Act, for a department of the Government of Canada for the purpose of legal action is $15.

Labelling of Food and Drugs in Pressurized Containers

A.01.060.1 In sections A.01.061 and A.01.062,

flame projection

flame projection means the ability of the pressurized contents of an aerosol container to ignite and the length of that ignition, when tested in accordance with official method DO-30, Determination of Flame Projection, dated October 15, 1981; (projection de flamme)

flashback

flashback means that part of the flame projection that extends from its point of ignition back to the aerosol container when tested in accordance with official method DO-30, Determination of Flame Projection, dated October 15, 1981; (retour de flamme)

principal display panel

principal display panel[Repealed, SOR/2000-353, s. 2]

• A.01.061 (1) Subject to section A.01.063, in the case of a food or a drug packaged in a disposable metal container designed to release pressurized contents by use of a manually operated valve that forms an integral part of the container, the principal display panel of the inner and outer labels of the food or drug shall display, in accordance with sections 15 to 18 of the Consumer Chemicals and Containers Regulations, as they read on September 30, 2001, the following information:

  • (a) the hazard symbol set out in Column II of item 10 of Schedule II to those Regulations, accompanied by the signal word “CAUTION / ATTENTION”; and

  • (b) the primary hazard statement “CONTAINER MAY EXPLODE IF HEATED. / CE CONTENANT PEUT EXPLOSER S’IL EST CHAUFFÉ.”.

• (2) Subject to section A.01.063, one panel of the inner and outer labels of a food or drug referred to in subsection (1) shall display, in the size required by paragraph 19(1)(b) of the Consumer Chemicals and Containers Regulations, as they read on September 30, 2001, the following additional hazard statement:

  “Contents under pressure. Do not place in hot water or near radiators, stoves or other sources of heat. Do not puncture or incinerate container or store at temperatures over 50°C.

  Contenu sous pression. Ne pas mettre dans l’eau chaude ni près des radiateurs, poêles ou autres sources de chaleur. Ne pas percer le contenant, ni le jeter au feu, ni le conserver à des températures dépassant 50 °C.”

• (3) The requirements of subsections (1) and (2) do not apply where

  • (a) in relation to a drug or cosmetic, in the opinion of the Director, or

  • (b) in relation to a food, in the opinion of the Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs,

  the design of the container, the materials used in its construction or the incorporation of a safety device eliminate the potential hazard therein.

• A.01.062 (1) Subject to section A.01.063, if a food or drug is packaged in a container described in subsection A.01.061(1) and has a flame projection of a length set out in column I of any of items 1 to 3 of the table to this subsection or a flashback as set out in column I of item 4 of that table, as determined by official method DO-30, Determination of Flame Projection, dated October 15, 1981, the principal display panel of the inner and outer labels of the food or drug shall display, in accordance with sections 15 to 18 of the Consumer Chemicals and Containers Regulations, as they read on September 30, 2001, the following information:

  • (a) the hazard symbol set out in Column II of the same item;

  • (b) in both official languages, the signal word set out in Column III of the same item; and

  • (c) in both official languages, the primary hazard statement set out in Column IV of the same item.

  TABLE IS NOT DISPLAYED, SEE SOR/81-616, S. 2; SOR/92-15, S. 3

• (2) In addition to the requirements of subsection (1), one panel of the inner label and outer labels of a food or drug referred to in that subsection shall display, in the size required by paragraph 19(1)(b) of the Consumer Chemicals and Containers Regulations, as they read on September 30, 2001, the following additional hazard statement:

  “Do not use in presence of open flame or spark.

  Ne pas utiliser en présence d’une flamme nue ou d’étincelles.”

• A.01.063 (1) Where the labelled net contents of a container of a food or drug described in subsection A.01.061(1) or A.01.062(1) does not exceed 60 millilitres or 60 grams, the inner label may show only the information described in paragraph A.01.061(1)(a) or paragraphs A.01.062(1)(a) and (b), as the case may be.

• (2) Where the labelled net contents of a container of a food or drug described in subsection A.01.061(1) or A.01.062(1) exceeds 60 millilitres or 60 grams but does not exceed 120 millilitres or 120 grams, the inner label may show only the information described in subsection A.01.061(1) or subsection A.01.062(1), as the case may be.

• (3) Where the labelled net quantity, in a container, of a food or drug referred to in subsection A.01.061(1) or A.01.062(1) is less than 30 mL or 30 g, the hazard symbol shall be of such size as to be capable of being circumscribed by a circle with a diameter of at least 6 mm.

• (4) Where a container of a food or drug, described in subsection (1) or (2) is sold in a package, the outer label may show only the information described in subsection A.01.061(2) and, where applicable, subsection A.01.062(2).

A.01.064 [Repealed, SOR/93-243, s. 2]

Security Packaging

• A.01.065 (1) In this section, drug for human use means a drug that is intended for human use, whether the drug is

  • (a) a mouthwash;

  • (b) to be inhaled, ingested or inserted into the body; or

  • (c) for ophthalmic use.

• (2) Subject to subsection (3), no person shall sell or import a drug for human use that is packaged and available to the general public in a self-service display, unless the drug is contained in a security package.

• (3) Subsection (2) does not apply to lozenges.

• (4) Subject to subsection (5), a statement or illustration that draws attention to the security feature of the security package referred to in subsection (2) shall be carried

  • (a) on the inner label of the package; and

  • (b) if the security feature is a part of the outer package, on the outer label.

• (5) Subsection (4) does not apply if the security feature of a security package is self-evident and is an integral part of the immediate product container.

PART BFoods

Division 1

General

B.01.001 In this Part,

agricultural chemical

agricultural chemical means any substance that

• (a) is used or represented for use in or upon a food during production, storage or transport, or

• (b) has been registered under the Pest Control Products Act

and the use of which results or may reasonably be expected to result in a residue of such substance or a derivative thereof in or upon foods, and includes any pesticide, plant growth regulator, fertilizer, adjuvant, carrier or ingredient used with such a substance, but does not include any

• (c) food additives, other than those listed in the tables to Division 15,

• (d) nutritive material that is used, recognized or commonly sold as an article or ingredient of food,

• (e) vitamin, mineral nutrient or amino acid,

• (f) spice, seasoning, flavouring preparation, essential oil, oleoresin or natural extractive,

• (g) food packaging material or component thereof, or

• (h) drug recommended for administration to animals that may be consumed as food; (produit chimique agricole)

available display surface

available display surface, in respect of a prepackaged product, means

• (a) the bottom of an ornamental container or the total surface area of both sides of a tag attached to the ornamental container, whichever is greater,

• (b) the total surface area of both sides of a tag attached to a package to which a label cannot be physically applied or on which information cannot be legibly set out and easily viewed by the purchaser or consumer under the customary conditions of purchase, and

• (c) the total surface area of any other package, excluding the bottom if the contents of the package leak out or are damaged when the package is turned over,

but does not include

• (d) any area of a package on which a label cannot be physically applied or on which information cannot be legibly set out and easily viewed by the purchaser or consumer under the customary conditions of purchase,

• (e) any part of a package that is intended to be destroyed when it is opened, other than a package of a food that is intended to be consumed by one person at a single eating occasion, or

• (f) the area occupied by the universal product code; (surface exposée disponible)

close proximity

close proximity means, with reference to the common name, immediately adjacent to the common name without any intervening printed, written or graphic matter; (à proximité)

common name

common name means, with reference to a food,

• (a) the name of the food printed in boldface type in these Regulations,

• (b) the name prescribed by any other regulation, or

• (c) if the name of the food is not so printed or prescribed, the name by which the food is generally known; (nom usuel)

component

component means an individual unit of food that is combined as an individual unit of food with one or more other individual units of food to form an ingredient; (constituant)

daily value

daily value means

• (a) in respect of a vitamin or mineral nutrient referred to in the definition recommended daily intake, the recommended daily intake for that vitamin or mineral nutrient, and

• (b) in respect of a nutrient referred to in the definition reference standard, the reference standard for that nutrient; (valeur quotidienne)

durable life

durable life means the period, commencing on the day on which a prepackaged product is packaged for retail sale, during which the product, when it is stored under conditions appropriate to that product, will retain, without any appreciable deterioration, its normal wholesomeness, palatability, nutritional value and any other qualities claimed for it by the manufacturer; (durée de conservation)

durable life date

durable life date means the date on which the durable life of a prepackaged product ends; (date limite de conservation)

energy value

energy value means, in respect of a food, the amount of energy made available to a person’s body when the chemical constituents of the food, including protein, fat, carbohydrate and alcohol, are metabolized following ingestion of the food by the person; (valeur énergétique)

extended meat product

extended meat product means a meat product to which a meat product extender has been added; (produit de viande avec allongeur)

extended poultry product

extended poultry product means a poultry product to which a poultry product extender has been added; (produit de volaille avec allongeur)

fish product

fish product means fish or prepared fish; (produit de poisson)

flavouring preparation

flavouring preparation includes any food for which a standard is provided in Division 10; (préparation aromatisante)

food additive

food additive means any substance the use of which results, or may reasonably be expected to result, in it or its by-products becoming a part of or affecting the characteristics of a food, but does not include

• (a) any nutritive material that is used, recognized or commonly sold as an article or ingredient of food;

• (b) vitamins, mineral nutrients and amino acids, other than those listed in the tables to Division 16,

• (c) spices, seasonings, flavouring preparations, essential oils, oleoresins and natural extractives;

• (d) agricultural chemicals, other than those listed in the tables to Division 16,

• (e) food packaging materials and components thereof; and

• (f) drugs recommended for administration to animals that may be consumed as food; (additif alimentaire)

food colour

food colour means those colours permitted for use in or upon food by Division 6; (colorant alimentaire)

gelling agent

gelling agent means gelatin, agar and carrageenan; (agent gélatinisant)

ingredient

ingredient means an individual unit of food that is combined as an individual unit of food with one or more other individual units of food to form an integral unit of food that is sold as a prepackaged product; (ingrédient)

meal replacement

meal replacement means a formulated food that, by itself, can replace one or more daily meals; (substitut de repas)

meat product

meat product means meat, meat by-product, prepared meat or prepared meat by-product; (produit de viande)

meat product extender

meat product extender means a food that is a source of protein and that is represented as being for the purpose of extending meat products; (allongeur de produit de viande)

monounsaturated fatty acids

monounsaturated fatty acids, monounsaturated fat, monounsaturates or monounsaturated means cis-monounsaturated fatty acids; (acides gras monoinsaturés, graisses monoinsaturées, gras monoinsaturés, lipides monoinsaturésoumonoinsaturés)

nutritional supplement

nutritional supplement means a food sold or represented as a supplement to a diet that may be inadequate in energy and essential nutrients; (supplément nutritif)

nutrition facts table

nutrition facts table means the nutrition facts table that is required by subsection B.01.401(1) to be carried on the label of a prepackaged product; (tableau de la valeur nutritive)

omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids

omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, omega-3 polyunsaturated fat, omega-3 polyunsaturates, omega-3 polyunsaturated or omega-3 means

• (a) 9-cis, 12-cis, 15-cis octadecatrienoic acid or α-linolenic acid,

• (b) 8-cis, 11-cis, 14-cis, 17-cis eicosatetraenoic acid,

• (c) 5-cis, 8-cis, 11-cis, 14-cis, 17-cis eicosapentaenoic acid or EPA,

• (d) 7-cis, 10-cis, 13-cis, 16-cis, 19-cis docosapentaenoic acid, or

• (e) 4-cis, 7-cis, 10-cis, 13-cis, 16-cis, 19-cis docosahexaenoic acid or DHA; (acides gras polyinsaturés oméga-3, graisses polyinsaturées oméga-3, gras polyinsaturés oméga-3, lipides polyinsaturés oméga-3, polyinsaturés oméga-3ouoméga-3)

omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids

omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids, omega-6 polyunsaturated fat, omega-6 polyunsaturates, omega-6 polyunsaturated or omega-6 means

• (a) 9-cis, 12-cis octadecadienoic acid or linoleic acid,

• (b) 6-cis, 9-cis, 12-cis octadecatrienoic acid,

• (c) 8-cis, 11-cis, 14-cis eicosatrienoic acid or di-homo-γ-linolenic acid,

• (d) 5-cis, 8-cis, 11-cis, 14-cis eicosatetraenoic acid or arachidonic acid,

• (e) 7-cis, 10-cis, 13-cis, 16-cis docosatetraenoic acid, or

• (f) 4-cis, 7-cis, 10-cis, 13-cis, 16-cis docosapentaenoic acid; (acides gras polyinsaturés oméga-6, graisses polyinsaturées oméga-6, gras polyinsaturés oméga-6, lipides polyinsaturés oméga-6, polyinsaturés oméga-6ouoméga-6)

ornamental container

ornamental container means a container that, except on the bottom, does not have any promotional or advertising material thereon, other than a trade mark or common name and that, because of any design appearing on its surface or because of its shape or texture, appears to be a decorative ornament and is sold as a decorative ornament in addition to being sold as the container of a product; (emballage décoratif)

overage

overage means the amount of a vitamin or mineral nutrient that is, within the limits of good manufacturing practice, added to a food in excess of the amount declared on the label, in order to ensure that the amount of the vitamin or mineral nutrient declared on the label is maintained throughout the durable life of the food; (surtitrage)

parts per million

parts per million means parts per million by weight unless otherwise stated; (parties par million)

per cent

per cent or % means per cent by weight, unless otherwise stated; (pour cent ou %)

polyunsaturated fatty acids

polyunsaturated fatty acids, polyunsaturated fat, polyunsaturates or polyunsaturated means cis-methylene interrupted polyunsaturated fatty acids; (acides gras polyinsaturés, graisses polyinsaturées, gras polyinsaturés, lipides polyinsaturésoupolyinsaturés)

poultry product

poultry product means poultry meat, prepared poultry meat, poultry meat by-product or prepared poultry meat by-product; (produit de volaille)

poultry product extender

poultry product extender means a food that is a source of protein and that is represented as being for the purpose of extending poultry products; (allongeur de produit de volaille)

prepackaged meal

prepackaged meal means a prepackaged selection of foods for one individual that requires no preparation other than heating and that contains at least one serving, as described in Canada’s Food Guide to Healthy Eating, published in 1992 by the Department of Supply and Services by authority of the Minister of National Health and Welfare, of

• (a) meat, fish, poultry, legumes, nuts, seeds, eggs or milk or milk products other than butter, cream, sour cream, ice-cream, ice milk and sherbet; and

• (b) vegetables, fruit or grain products; (repas préemballé)

prepackaged product

prepackaged product means any food that is contained in a package in the manner in which it is ordinarily sold to or used or purchased by a person; (produit préemballé)

principal display panel

principal display panel means, despite the meaning assigned to that term in section A.01.010,

• (a) in the case of a label applied to a prepackaged product that is subject to the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act the principal display panel as defined in the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Regulations,

• (b) in the case of a label applied to a prepackaged product that is not subject to the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act, that part of the label applied to all or part of the side or surface of the container that is displayed or visible under normal or customary conditions of sale or use, and where the container does not have such a side or surface, that part of the label applied to any part of the container, except the bottom, if any, and

• (c) in the case of a label applied to a food that is not a prepackaged product, that part of the label applied to all or part of the side or surface of the food that is displayed or visible under normal or customary conditions of sale or use; (espace principal)

reasonable daily intake

reasonable daily intake, in respect of a food set out in Column I of an item of Schedule K, means the amount of that food set out in Column II of that item; (ration quotidienne raisonnable)

recommended daily intake

recommended daily intake, in respect of a vitamin or mineral nutrient set out in column I of Table I to Division 1 of Part D or in column I of Table I to Division 2 of Part D, means

• (a) in the case of a prepackaged product intended solely for children under two years of age, the quantity set out in column III, and

• (b) in any other case, the quantity set out in column II; (apport quotidien recommandé)

reference amount

reference amount, in respect of a food set out in column 1 of Schedule M, means the amount of that food set out in column 2; (quantité de référence)

reference standard

reference standard, in respect of a nutrient set out in column 1 of the table to section B.01.001.1, means the amount set out in column 2; (norme de référence)

saturated fatty acids

saturated fatty acids, saturated fat, saturates or saturated means all fatty acids that contain no double bonds; (acides gras saturés, graisses saturées, gras saturés, lipides saturésousaturés)

simulated meat product

simulated meat product means any food that does not contain any meat product, poultry product or fish product but that has the appearance of a meat product; (simili-produit de viande)

simulated poultry product

simulated poultry product means any food that does not contain any poultry product, meat product or fish product but that has the appearance of a poultry product; (simili-produit de volaille)

sugars

sugars means all monosaccharides and disaccharides; (sucres)

sweetener

sweetener means any food additive listed as a sweetener in Table IX to section B.16.100; (édulcorant)

sweetening agent

sweetening agent includes any food for which a standard is provided in Division 18, but does not include those food additives listed in the tables to Division 16; (agent édulcorant)

trans fatty acids

trans fatty acids, trans fat or trans means unsaturated fatty acids that contain one or more isolated or non-conjugated double bonds in a trans-configuration; (acides gras trans, graisses trans, gras trans, lipides transoutrans)

unstandardized food

unstandardized food means any food for which a standard is not prescribed in this Part; (aliment non normalisé)

weighted recommended nutrient intake

weighted recommended nutrient intake, in respect of a vitamin or mineral nutrient set out in column I of Table II to Division 1 of Part D or in column I of Table II to Division 2 of Part D, means the amount set out in column III; (apport nutritionnel recommandé pondéré)

yolk-replaced egg

yolk-replaced egg means a food that

• (a) does not contain egg yolk but contains fluid, dried or frozen egg albumen or mixtures thereof,

• (b) is intended as a substitute for whole egg, and

• (c) meets the requirements of section B.22.032. (oeuf à jaune substitué)

• B.01.001.1 (1) In this section, fat means all fatty acids expressed as triglycerides.

• (2) The reference standard for a nutrient set out in column 1 of the table to this section is the amount set out in column 2.

  	Column 1	Column 2
  Item	Nutrient	Amount
  1	Fat	65 g
  2	The sum of saturated fatty acids and trans fatty acids	20 g
  3	Cholesterol	300 mg
  4	Carbohydrate	300 g
  5	Fibre	25 g
  6	Sodium	2400 mg
  7	Potassium	3500 mg

B.01.002 Each provision in this Part in which the symbol [S] appears between the provision number and the name of the food described in that provision prescribes the standard of composition, strength, potency, purity, quality or other property of that food and a provision in which the symbol does not appear does not prescribe a standard for a food.

• B.01.002A (1) For the purposes of this Part, a serving of stated size of a food shall be

  • (a) based on the food as offered for sale; and

  • (b) expressed

    • (i) in grams, if

      • (A) the net quantity of the food is declared on the label by weight or by count, or

      • (B) the food is set out in column 1 of item 78, 149 or 150 of Schedule M, and

    • (ii) in millilitres, if the net quantity of the food is declared on the label by volume, except in the case of a food referred to in clause (i)(B).

• (2) A serving of stated size shall be the net quantity of the food in the package if

  • (a) the quantity of food can reasonably be consumed by one person at a single eating occasion;

  • (b) the reference amount of the food is less than 100 g or 100 mL and the package contains less than 200% of that reference amount; or

  • (c) the reference amount of the food is 100 g or 100 mL or more and the package contains 150% or less of that reference amount.

• B.01.003 (1) The following foods shall carry a label when offered for sale:

  • (a) all prepackaged products other than

    • (i) prepackaged confections, commonly known as one bite confections, that are sold individually, and

    • (ii) prepackaged products consisting of fresh fruits or fresh vegetables that are packaged in a wrapper or confining band of less than 1/2 inch in width;

  • (b) meat and meat by-products that are barbecued, roasted or broiled on the retail premises;

  • (c) poultry, poultry meat or poultry meat by-products that are barbecued, roasted or broiled on the retail premises;

  • (d) horse-meat or horse-meat by-product;

  • (e) any substance or mixture of substances for use as a food additive or food additive preparation; and

  • (f) flour and whole wheat flour that has been treated with gamma radiation from Cobalt 60 Source.

• (2) [Repealed, SOR/79-23, s. 2]

• B.01.004 (1) All or part of the label referred to in section B.01.003 shall be applied

  • (a) in the case of a prepackaged product, to the container in which the prepackaged product is sold; and

  • (b) in the case of a food that is not a prepackaged product, to the food itself.

• (2) The label shall be applied in such a manner that the container of the prepackaged product or the food, as the case may be, will bear the label at the time it is sold.

• B.01.005 (1) Subject to subsections (2) to (5), the information required to be shown on a label shall not be shown on that part of the label, if any, that is applied to the bottom of a food or container.

• (2) The information required to be shown on a label may be shown on that part of the label, if any, that is applied to the bottom of a food or to the bottom of a container if such information is also shown in those parts of the label that are not applied to the bottom of the food or container.

• (3) Notwithstanding subsection (2), where the container of a prepackaged product is an ornamental container and the label is applied to the bottom of the container, the information required to be shown may be shown on the label that is applied to the bottom of the container.

• (4) Notwithstanding subsection (2), the information required by subparagraph B.01.007(1.1)(b)(i) or paragraph B.24.103(g) or B.25.057(1)(f) or (2)(f) may be shown on that part of the label that is applied to the bottom of the package if a clear indication of the location of the required information appears elsewhere on the label.

• (5) Notwithstanding subsection (2), the nutrition facts table may be shown on that part of the label that is applied to the bottom of the food or container if the available display surface includes the bottom.

• B.01.006 (1) The common name of the food shall be shown on the principal display panel.

• (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the common name of a fresh fruit or fresh vegetable that is prepackaged in such a manner that the fruit or vegetable is visible and identifiable in the package is not required to be shown on the label.

• B.01.007 (1) In this section, packaging date means

  • (a) the date on which a food is placed for the first time in a package in which it will be offered for sale to a consumer; or

  • (b) the date on which a prepackaged product is weighed by a retailer in a package in which it will be offered for sale for the first time to a consumer.

• (1.1) The following information shall be shown on any part of the label:

  • (a) the identity and principal place of business of the person by or for whom the food was manufactured or produced;

  • (b) where a prepackaged product having a durable life of 90 days or less is packaged at a place other than the retail premises from which it is to be sold,

    • (i) the durable life date, and

    • (ii) instructions for the proper storage of the prepackaged product if it requires storage conditions that differ from normal room temperature; and

  • (c) where a prepackaged product having a durable life of 90 days or less is packaged on the retail premises from which it is to be sold,

    • (i) the packaging date, and

    • (ii) the durable life of the food, except when the durable life appears on a poster next to the food.

• (1.2) The packaging date referred to in paragraph (1.1)(c) shall be shown in the form and manner prescribed for the durable life date by subsections (4) and (5) and the terms “best before” and “meilleur avant” on the label shall be replaced by the terms “packaged on” and “empaqueté le”.

• (2) Paragraph (1.1)(a) does not apply to fresh fruits or fresh vegetables that are prepackaged on retail premises in such a manner that the fruits or vegetables are visible and identifiable in the package.

• (3) Paragraphs (1.1)(b) and (c) do not apply to

  • (a) prepackaged products consisting of fresh fruits or fresh vegetables;

  • (b) prepackaged individual portions of food that are served by a restaurant or other commercial enterprise with meals or snacks;

  • (c) prepackaged individual servings of food that are prepared by a commissary and sold by automatic vending machines or mobile canteens; or

  • (d) prepackaged donuts.

• (4) The durable life date shall be shown in the following manner:

  • (a) the words “best before” and “meilleur avant” shall be shown grouped together with the durable life date unless a clear explanation of the significance of the durable life date appears elsewhere on the label;

  • (b) where, for the sake of clarity, it is necessary to show the year in which the durable life date occurs, the year shall be shown first and shall be expressed by at least the last two numbers of the year;

  • (c) the month shall be shown in words after the year, if the year is shown, and may be abbreviated as prescribed by subsection (5); and

  • (d) the day of the month shall be shown after the month and shall be expressed in numbers.

• (5) The month of the durable life date, when abbreviated, shall be abbreviated as follows and only one such abbreviation shall be used for the English language and the French language:

  • JA 

    for JANUARY
  • FE 

    for FEBRUARY
  • MR 

    for MARCH
  • AL 

    for APRIL
  • MA 

    for MAY
  • JN 

    for JUNE
  • JL 

    for JULY
  • AU 

    for AUGUST
  • SE 

    for SEPTEMBER
  • OC 

    for OCTOBER
  • NO 

    for NOVEMBER
  • DE 

    for DECEMBER

• (6) Except as otherwise provided in these Regulations, no person shall use a durable life date marking system on the label of a prepackaged product or in advertising a prepackaged product other than the marking system set out in this section.

• (7) Paragraph (1.1)(b) does not apply to prepackaged fresh yeast, if

  • (a) the date on which it is estimated that the product has lost its effectiveness is shown on the label in the form and manner prescribed for the durable life date by subsections (4) and (5); and

  • (b) the terms “best before” and “meilleur avant” are replaced by the terms “use by” and “employez avant”.

• B.01.008 (1) The following information shall be shown grouped together on any part of the label:

  • (a) any information required by these Regulations, other than the information required to appear on the principal display panel or the nutrition facts table and the information required by sections B.01.007, B.01.301, B.01.305, B.01.311, B.01.503, B.01.513 and B.01.601; and

  • (b) where a prepackaged product consists of more than one ingredient, a list of all ingredients, including, subject to section B.01.009, components, if any.

• (2) Paragraph (1)(b) does not apply to

  • (a) prepackaged products packaged from bulk on retail premises, except prepackaged products that are a mixture of nuts;

  • (b) prepackaged individual portions of food that are served by a restaurant or other commercial enterprise with meals or snacks;

  • (c) prepackaged individual servings of food that are prepared by a commissary and sold by automatic vending machines or mobile canteens;

  • (d) prepackaged meat and meat by-products that are barbecued, roasted or broiled on the retail premises;

  • (e) prepackaged poultry, poultry meat or poultry meat by-products that are barbecued, roasted or broiled on the retail premises;

  • (f) Bourbon whisky and prepackaged products subject to compositional standards in Division 2; or

  • (g) prepackaged products subject to compositional standards in Division 19.

• (3) Ingredients shall be shown in descending order of their proportion of the prepackaged product or as a percentage of the prepackaged product and the order or percentage shall be the order or percentage of the ingredients before they are combined to form the prepackaged product.

• (4) Notwithstanding subsection (3), the following ingredients may be shown at the end of the list of ingredients in any order:

  • (a) spices, seasonings and herbs, except salt;

  • (b) natural and artificial flavours;

  • (c) flavour enhancers;

  • (d) food additives, except ingredients of food additive preparations or mixtures of substances for use as a food additive;

  • (e) vitamins;

  • (f) salts or derivatives of vitamins;

  • (g) mineral nutrients; and

  • (h) salts of mineral nutrients.

• (5) Components shall be shown

  • (a) immediately after the ingredient of which they are components in such a manner as to indicate that they are components of that ingredient; and

  • (b) in descending order of their proportion of the ingredient.

• (6) Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(b) and subsection (5), but subject to section B.01.009, where one or more components of an ingredient are required by these Regulations to be shown in the list of ingredients on the label of a prepackaged product, the ingredient that contains the components is not required to be shown in the list if all components of that ingredient are listed by their common names with the other ingredients of the product

  • (a) in descending order of their proportion of the product, or

  • (b) as a percentage of the product,

  the order or percentage, as the case may be, being based

  • (c) in the case of components, on the total amount of each of the components before they are combined to form ingredients in the product; and

  • (d) in the case of ingredients, on the amount of each of the ingredients before they are combined to form the product.

• (7) Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(b), wax coating compounds and their components are not required to be shown on the label of a prepackaged fresh fruit or fresh vegetable as an ingredient or component thereof.

• (8) Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(b), sausage casings are not required to be shown on the label of prepackaged sausages as an ingredient or component thereof.

• (9) Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(b), hydrogen, when used for hydrogenation purposes, is not required to be shown on the label of any prepackaged product as an ingredient or component thereof.

• (10) Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(b), components of ingredients of a sandwich made with bread are not required to be shown in the list of ingredients on the label of the sandwich.

• B.01.009 (1) Components of ingredients or of classes of ingredients set out in the following table are not required to be shown on a label:

  Item	Ingredient
  1	butter
  2	margarine
  3	shortening
  4	lard
  5	leaf lard
  6	monoglycerides
  7	diglycerides
  8	rice
  9	starches or modified starches
  10	breads subject to compositional standards in sections B.13.021 to B.13.029
  11	flour
  12	soy flour
  13	graham flour
  14	whole wheat flour
  15	baking powder
  16	milks subject to compositional standards in sections B.08.003 to B.08.027
  17	chewing gumbase
  18	sweetening agents subject to compositional standards in sections B.18.001 to B.18.018
  19	cocoa, low-fat cocoa
  20	salt
  21	vinegars subject to compositional standards in sections B.19.003 to B.19.007
  22	Bourbon whisky and alcoholic beverages subject to compositional standards in sections B.02.001 to B.02.134
  23	cheese for which a standard is prescribed in Division 8, if the total amount of cheese in a prepackaged product is less than 10 per cent of that packaged product
  24	jams, marmalades and jellies subject to compositional standards in sections B.11.201 to B.11.241 when the total amount of those ingredients is less than 5 per cent of a prepackaged product
  25	olives, pickles, relish and horse-radish when the total amount of those ingredients is less than 10 per cent of a prepackaged product
  26	one or more vegetable or animal fats or oils for which a standard is prescribed in Division 9, and hydrogenated, modified or interesterified vegetable or animal fats or oils, if the total of those fats and oils as are contained in a prepackaged product is less than 15 per cent of that prepackaged product
  27	prepared or preserved meat, fish, poultry meat, meat by-product or poultry by-product when the total amount of those ingredients is less than 10 per cent of a prepackaged product that consists of an unstandardized food
  28	alimentary paste that does not contain egg in any form or any flour other than wheat flour
  29	bacterial culture
  30	hydrolysed plant protein
  31	carbonated water
  32	whey, whey powder, concentrated whey, whey butter and whey butter oil
  33	mould culture
  34	chlorinated water and fluorinated water
  35	gelatin
  36	toasted wheat crumbs used in or as a binder, filler or breading in or on a food product

• (2) Subject to subsection (3), where a preparation or mixture set out in the table to this subsection is added to a food, the ingredients and components of the preparation or mixture are not required to be shown on the label of that food.

  Item	Preparation/Mixture
  1	food colour preparations
  2	flavouring preparations
  3	artificial flavouring preparations
  4	spice mixtures
  5	seasoning or herb mixtures
  6	vitamin preparations
  7	mineral preparations
  8	food additive preparations
  9	rennet preparations
  10	food flavour-enhancer preparations
  11	compressed, dry, active or instant yeast preparations

• (3) Where a preparation or mixture set out in the table to subsection (2) is added to a food, and the preparation or mixture contains one or more of the following ingredients or components, those ingredients or components shall be shown by their common names in the list of the ingredients of the food to which they are added as if they were ingredients of that food:

  • (a) salt;

  • (b) glutamic acid or its salts;

  • (c) hydrolysed plant protein;

  • (d) aspartame;

  • (e) potassium chloride; and

  • (f) any ingredient or component that performs a function in, or has any effect on, that food.

• (4) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), where any of the following components is contained in an ingredient set out in the tables to those subsections, that component shall be shown in the list of ingredients:

  • (a) peanut oil;

  • (b) hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated peanut oil; and

  • (c) modified peanut oil.

• (5) Notwithstanding subsection B.01.008(10) and item 23 of the table to subsection (1), if lysozyme from egg white is added to a food described in section B.08.033 or B.08.034, the label of the food shall show “lysozyme from egg white” in the list of ingredients in the same manner that is required in subsection B.01.008(4) or (5), as applicable.

• B.01.010 (1) In this section, common name includes a name set out in Column II of the tables to subsection (3).

• (2) An ingredient or component shall be shown in the list of ingredients by its common name.

• (3) For the purposes of subsection (2),

  • (a) the ingredient or component set out in Column I of an item of the following table shall be shown in the list of ingredients by the common name set out in Column II of that item:

    	Column I	Column II
    Item	Ingredient or Component	Common Name
    1	any oil, fat or tallow described in section B.09.002 of Division 9, except lard, leaf or suet	the name of the meat from which the oil, fat or tallow is obtained plus oil, fat or tallow
    2	shortening or margarine containing fats or oils, except shortening or margarine containing coconut oil, palm oil, palm kernel oil, peanut oil or cocoa butter	shortening or margarine modified by vegetable oil or marine oil or by the common name of the vegetable, animal or marine oil or fat used
    3	shortening or margarine containing coconut oil, palm oil, palm kernel oil, peanut oil or cocoa butter	shortening or margarine modified by the common name of the vegetable oil or fat used
    4	meat	the name of the meat
    5	poultry meat	the name of the poultry
    6	fish	the name of the fish
    7	plant protein product	the name of the plant plus protein product
    8	hydrolyzed plant protein produced by the enzymatic process	hydrolyzed plus the name of the plant plus protein
    9	any protein isolate	the name of the source of the protein plus protein or the common name of the protein isolate
    10	any meat by-product described in section B.14.003, other than gelatin	the name of the meat plus by-product or the name of the meat plus the name of the meat by-product
    11	any poultry meat by-product described in section B.22.003	the name of the poultry plus by-product or the name of the poultry plus the name of the poultry meat by-product
    12	any oil or fat referred to in section B.09.002 that has been hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated, including tallow, but not including lard	“hydrogenated” plus the name of the meat from which the oil, fat or tallow is obtained, plus oil, fat or tallow
    13	any oil or fat referred to in section B.09.002 of Division 9, including tallow, that has been modified by the complete or partial removal of a fatty acid	modified plus the name of the meat from which the oil, fat or tallow is obtained, plus oil, fat or tallow
    14	one or more vegetable fats or oils, except coconut oil, palm oil, palm kernel oil, peanut oil or cocoa butter, that have been hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated	hydrogenated vegetable oil or hydrogenated vegetable fat or hydrogenated plus the specific name of the oil or fat
    15	coconut oil, palm oil, palm kernel oil, peanut oil or cocoa butter that has been hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated	hydrogenated plus the specific name of the oil or fat
    16	one or more marine fats or oils that have been hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated	hydrogenated marine oil or hydrogenated marine fat or hydrogenated plus the specific name of the oil or fat
    17	one or more vegetable fats or oils, except coconut oil, palm oil, palm kernel oil, peanut oil or cocoa butter, that have been modified by the complete or partial removal of a fatty acid	modified vegetable oil or modified vegetable fat or modified plus the specific name of the oil or fat
    18	coconut oil, palm oil, palm kernel oil, peanut oil or cocoa butter that has been modified by the complete or partial removal of a fatty acid	modified plus the specific name of the oil or fat
    19	one or more marine fats or oils that have been modified by the complete or partial removal of a fatty acid	modified marine oil or modified plus the specific name of the oil or fat

  • (b) except when one of the ingredients or components set out in column I of the table to this paragraph is shown separately in the list of ingredients by its common name, all of the ingredients or components present in a food set out in column I of an item of that table may be shown collectively in the list of ingredients by the common name set out in column II of that item:

    	Column I	Column II
    Item	Ingredient or Component	Common Name
    1	one or more vegetable fats or oils, except coconut oil, palm oil, palm kernel oil, peanut oil or cocoa butter	vegetable oil or vegetable fat
    2	one or more marine fats or oils	marine oil
    3	one or more of the colours listed in Table III of Division 16, except annatto where used in accordance with paragraph B.14.031(i) or subparagraph B.14.032(d)(xvi)	colour
    4	one or more substances prepared for their flavouring properties and produced from animal or vegetable raw materials or from food constituents derived solely from animal or vegetable raw materials	flavour
    5	one or more substances prepared for their flavouring properties and derived in whole or in part from components obtained by chemical synthesis	artificial flavour, imitation flavour or simulated flavour
    6	one or more spices, seasonings or herbs except salt	spices, seasonings or herbs
    7	any of the following in liquid, concentrated, dry, frozen or reconstituted form, namely, butter, buttermilk, butter oil, milk fat, cream, milk, partly skimmed milk, skim milk and any other component of milk the chemical composition of which has not been altered and that exists in the food in the same chemical state in which it is found in milk	milk ingredients
    7.1	any of the following in liquid, concentrated, dry, frozen or reconstituted form, namely, calcium-reduced skim milk (obtained by the ion-exchange process), casein, caseinates, cultured milk products, milk serum proteins, ultrafiltered milk, whey, whey butter, whey cream and any other component of milk the chemical state of which has been altered from that in which it is found in milk	modified milk ingredients
    7.2	one or more ingredients or components set out in item 7 combined with any one or more ingredients or components set out in item 7.1	modified milk ingredients
    8	any combination of disodium phosphate, monosodium phosphate, sodium hexametaphosphate, sodium tripolyphosphate, tetrasodium pyrophosphate and sodium acid pyrophosphate	sodium phosphate or sodium phosphates
    9	one or more species of bacteria	bacterial culture
    10	one or more species of mould	mold culture or mould culture
    11	preparation containing rennin	rennet
    12	milk coagulating enzymes from Aspergillus oryzae RET-1 (pBoel777), Endothia parasitica, Rhizomucor miehei (Cooney and Emerson) (previous name: Mucor miehei (Cooney and Emerson))or Mucor pusillus Lindt	microbial enzyme
    13	one or more substances the function of which is to impart flavour and that are obtained solely from the plant or animal source after which the flavour is named	the name of the plant or animal source plus the word “flavour”
    14	toasted wheat crumbs made by cooking a dough prepared with flour and water, which may be unleavened or chemically or yeast leavened, and which otherwise complies with the standard prescribed by section B.13.021 or B.13.022	toasted wheat crumbs
    15	that portion of chewing gum, other than the coating, that does not impart sweetness, flavour or colour	gum base
    16	sugar, liquid sugar, invert sugar or liquid invert sugar, singly or in combination	sugar
    17	glucose syrups and isomerized glucose syrups, singly or in combination, where the fructose fraction does not exceed 60 per cent of the sweetener on a dry basis	glucose-fructose
    18	glucose syrups and isomerized glucose syrups, singly or in combination, where the fructose fraction exceeds 60 per cent of the sweetener on a dry basis	fructose syrup
    19	sugar or glucose-fructose, singly or in combination	sugar/glucose-fructose
    20	water to which carbon dioxide is added	carbonated water
    21	one or more of the following food additives, namely, potassium bisulphite, potassium metabisulphite, sodium bisulphite, sodium metabisulphite, sodium sulphite, sodium dithionite, sulphurous acid and sulphur dioxide	sulphiting agents or sulphites
    22	demineralized water or water otherwise treated to remove hardness or impurities, or fluoridated or chlorinated water	water
    23	wine vinegar, spirit vinegar, alcohol vinegar, white vinegar, grain vinegar, malt vinegar, cider vinegar or apple vinegar, singly or in combination	vinegar

• (4) Notwithstanding subsection (2) and subsection B.01.008(5), where a food contains ingredients of the same class, those ingredients may be shown by a class name if

  • (a) they consist of more than one component and are not listed in the table to subsection B.01.009(1); and

  • (b) their components are shown

    • (i) immediately after the class name of the ingredients of which they are components, in such a manner as to indicate that they are components of the ingredients, and

    • (ii) in descending order of their collective proportion of those ingredients.

• B.01.011 (1) Where it is an acceptable manufacturing practice for a manufacturer to

  • (a) omit from his prepackaged product any food that is ordinarily an ingredient or component, or

  • (b) substitute in whole or in part in his prepackaged product any other food for a food that is ordinarily an ingredient or component,

  the list of ingredients for the 12-month period commencing from the time the label is applied to the prepackaged product may show as ingredients or components the foods that may be omitted and the foods that may be used as substitutes if

  • (c) all the foods that may be used as ingredients or components throughout the 12-month period are shown in the list of ingredients;

  • (d) it is clearly stated as part of the list of ingredients that the food shown as an ingredient or component may not be present or that another food may be substituted for a food shown as an ingredient or component; and

  • (e) the foods that may be omitted or substituted are grouped with the same class of foods that are used as ingredients or components and the foods within each such group are listed in descending order of the proportion in which they will probably be used during the 12-month period.

• (2) Where it is an acceptable manufacturing practice for a manufacturer to vary the proportions of ingredients or components of his prepackaged product, the list of ingredients for the 12-month period commencing from the time the label is applied to the prepackaged product may show the ingredients or components in the same proportions throughout the 12-month period if

  • (a) it is clearly stated as part of the list of ingredients that the proportions indicated are subject to change; and

  • (b) the ingredients or components are listed in descending order of the proportion in which they will probably be used during the 12-month period.

• B.01.012 (1) In this section,

  local government unit

  local government unit means a city, metropolitan government area, town, village, municipality or other area of local government but does not include any local government unit situated within a bilingual district established under the Official Languages Act; (collectivité locale)

  local food

  local food means a food that is manufactured, processed, produced or packaged in a local government unit and sold only in

  • (a) the local government unit in which it is manufactured, processed or packaged,

  • (b) one or more local government units that are immediately adjacent to the one in which it is manufactured, processed, produced or packaged, or

  • (c) the local government unit in which it is manufactured, processed, produced or packaged and in one or more local government units that are immediately adjacent to the one in which it is manufactured, processed, produced or packaged; (produit alimentaire local)

  mother tongue

  mother tongue means the language first learned in childhood by persons in any area of Canada and still understood by them as ascertained by the decennial census taken immediately preceding the date on which the food referred to in subsection (3) is sold to the consumer; (langue maternelle)

  official languages

  official languages means the English language and the French language; (langues officielles)

  specialty food

  specialty food means a food that

  • (a) has special religious significance and is used in religious ceremonies; or

  • (b) is an imported food

    • (i) that is not widely used by the population as a whole in Canada, and

    • (ii) for which there is no readily available substitute that is manufactured, processed, produced or packaged in Canada and that is generally accepted as being a comparable substitute; (aliment spécial)

  test market food

  test market food means a food that, prior to the date of the notice of intention respecting that food referred to in subsection (5), was not sold in Canada in that form and that differs substantially from any other food sold in Canada with respect to its composition, function, state or packaging form and includes a food referred to in section B.01.054. (produit alimentaire d’essai)

• (2) Subject to subsections (9), (10) and (11), all information required by these Regulations to be shown on the label of a food shall be shown in both official languages.

• (3) Subject to subsections (4) to (6), subsection (2) does not apply to a local food or test market food if

  • (a) it is sold in a local government unit in which one of the official languages is the mother tongue of less than 10 per cent of the total number of persons residing in the local government unit; and

  • (b) the information required by these Regulations to be shown on the label of a food is shown in the official language that is the mother tongue of at least 10 per cent of the total number of persons residing in the local government unit.

• (4) Where one of the official languages is the mother tongue of less than 10 per cent of the total number of persons residing in a local government unit and the other official language is the mother tongue of less than 10 per cent of the total number of persons residing in the same local government unit, subsection (3) does not apply.

• (5) Subsection (3) does not apply to a test market food unless the person who intends to conduct the test marketing of the food has, six weeks prior to conducting the test marketing, filed with the President of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency a notice of intention in a form acceptable to the President.

• (6) A test market food shall, for the purposes of subsection (3), cease to be a test market food upon the expiration of 12 cumulative months after the date on which it was first offered for sale as a test market food but any test market food that was acquired for resale by a person, other than the person who filed the notice of intention referred to in subsection (5), before the expiration of those 12 cumulative months, shall continue to be a test market food for the purposes of subsection (3) until it is sold.

• (7) Subsection (2) does not apply to a specialty food if the information required by these Regulations to be shown on the label thereon is shown in one of the official languages.

• (8) Where there are one or more surfaces on the label of a food that are of at least the same size and prominence as the principal display panel, the information required by these Regulations to be shown on the principal display panel may be shown in one official language if such information is shown in the other official language on one of those other surfaces.

• (9) Subsection (2) does not apply to the identity and principal place of business of the person by or for whom the food was manufactured, processed, produced or packaged for resale if this information is shown in one of the official languages.

• (10) Subsection (2) does not apply to the following common names if the common name appears on the principal display panel in the following manner:

  • Scotch Whisky
  • Irish Whisky
  • Highland Whisky
  • Dry Gin
  • Bourbon
  • Tennessee Whisky
  • Tequila
  • Mezcal
  • Rye Whisky
  • Crème de Menthe
  • Crème de Cacao
  • Crème de Cassis
  • Crème de Banane
  • Triple Sec
  • Anisette
  • Crème de Noyau
  • Brandy
  • Sake or Saki
  • Advocaat or Advokaat
  • Kirsch
  • Slivovitz
  • Ouzo
  • Cherry Brandy Liqueur
  • Kummel
  • Akvavit
  • Aquavit
  • Armagnac
  • Marc
  • Grappa
  • Calvados
  • Poire William
  • Crème de Bleuets
  • Curaçao Orange
  • Liqueur de Fraise
  • Mandarinette
  • Prunelle de Bourgogne
  • Chartreuse
  • Pastis
  • Fior d’Alpe
  • Strega
  • Campari
  • Americano
  • Apricot Brandy Liqueur
  • Peach Brandy Liqueur
  • Sloe Gin
  • Manhattan
  • Martini

• (11) Subsection (2) does not apply to the label of a shipping container destined to a commercial or industrial enterprise or institution, if

  • (a) the shipping container and its contents are not resold as a one unit prepackaged product to a consumer at the retail level; and

  • (b) all information required by these Regulations to be shown on a label of a food is shown in one of the official languages.

• B.01.013 (1) Unless specifically required by the Act or these Regulations, no reference, direct or indirect, to the Act or to these Regulations shall be made on any label of, or in any advertisement for, a food.

• (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), where a food complies with a standard established by these Regulations and the manufacturer of the food has substantiated, by means of the results of tests carried out before the statement is made or by other evidence that exists before the statement is made, that the food so complies, a statement that the food “complies with the standard for (naming the common name of the food in respect of which the claim is made) in the Food and Drug Regulations” may be made on the label of, or in an advertisement for, the food.

B.01.014 The label of a food, other than a sweetener, that contains aspartame shall carry the following information:

• (a) subject to paragraph (b), a statement on the principal display panel to the effect that the food contains aspartame or is sweetened with aspartame, in letters of at least the same size and prominence as the letters used in the numerical portion of the declaration of net quantity as required under section 14 of the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Regulations;

• (b) in the case where other sweeteners are used in conjunction with aspartame, a statement on the principal display panel to the effect that the food

  • (i) contains aspartame and (naming the other sweeteners), or

  • (ii) is sweetened with aspartame and (naming the other sweeteners),

  in letters of at least the same size and prominence as the letters used in the numerical portion of the declaration of net quantity as required under section 14 of the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Regulations;

• (c) a statement on any part of the label to the effect that aspartame contains phenylalanine; and

• (d) a statement setting out the aspartame content expressed in milligrams per serving of stated size.

• B.01.015 (1) The label of a food that is a sweetener that contains aspartame shall carry the following information:

  • (a) a statement on the principal display panel to the effect that the food contains aspartame or is sweetened with aspartame, in letters of at least the same size and prominence as the letters used in the numerical portion of the declaration of net quantity as required under section 14 of the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Regulations;

  • (b) a statement on any part of the label to the effect that aspartame contains phenylalanine;

  • (c) a statement on any part of the label of the sweetness per serving expressed in terms of the amount of sugar required to produce an equivalent degree of sweetness; and

  • (d) a statement setting out the aspartame content expressed in milligrams per serving of stated size.

• (2) [Repealed, SOR/2007-176, s. 1]

B.01.016 The label of a food, other than a table-top sweetener, that contains sucralose shall carry the following information:

• (a) subject to paragraph (b), a statement on the principal display panel to the effect that the food contains sucralose or is sweetened with sucralose, in letters of at least the same size and prominence as the letters used for showing the numerical quantity in the declaration of net quantity as required under section 14 of the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Regulations;

• (b) where sucralose is used in conjunction with another sweetener or a sweetening agent or both, the names thereof shown in a statement on the principal display panel to the effect that the food contains, or is sweetened with, sucralose and the other sweetener or the sweetening agent or both, as the case may be, in letters as described in paragraph (a); and

• (c) a statement setting out the sucralose content expressed in milligrams per serving of stated size.

• B.01.017 (1) The label of a food that is a table-top sweetener that contains sucralose shall carry the following information:

  • (a) a statement on the principal display panel to the effect that the food contains sucralose or is sweetened with sucralose, in letters of at least the same size and prominence as the letters used for showing the numerical quantity in the declaration of net quantity as required under section 14 of the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Regulations;

  • (b) a statement on any part of the label setting out the sweetness per serving expressed in terms of the amount of sugar required to produce an equivalent degree of sweetness; and

  • (c) a statement setting out the sucralose content expressed in milligrams per serving of stated size.

• (2) [Repealed, SOR/2007-176, s. 2]

B.01.018 The label of a food that contains polydextrose shall indicate the amount of polydextrose expressed in grams per serving of stated size.

B.01.019 The label of a food, other than a table-top sweetener, that contains acesulfame-potassium shall carry the following information:

• (a) subject to paragraph (b), a statement on the principal display panel to the effect that the food contains acesulfame-potassium or is sweetened with acesulfame-potassium, in letters of at least the same size and prominence as the characters used for showing the numerical quantity in the declaration of net quantity as required under section 14 of the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Regulations;

• (b) where acesulfame-potassium is used in conjunction with another sweetener or a sweetening agent or both, the names thereof shown in a statement on the principal display panel to the effect that the food contains, or is sweetened with, acesulfame-potassium and the other sweetener or the sweetening agent or both, as the case may be, in letters as described in paragraph (a); and

• (c) a statement setting out the acesulfame-potassium content expressed in milligrams per serving of stated size.

• B.01.020 (1) The label of a food that is a table-top sweetener that contains acesulfame-potassium shall carry the following information:

  • (a) a statement, on the principal display panel, to the effect that the food contains acesulfame-potassium or is sweetened with acesulfame-potassium, in letters of at least the same size and prominence as the characters used for showing the numerical quantity in the declaration of net quantity as required under section 14 of the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Regulations;

  • (b) a statement, on any part of the label, setting out the sweetness per serving, expressed in terms of the amount of sugar required to produce an equivalent degree of sweetness; and

  • (c) a statement setting out the acesulfame-potassium content expressed in milligrams per serving of stated size.

• (2) [Repealed, SOR/2007-176, s. 3]

• B.01.021 (1) The label of a food that contains erythritol shall carry a statement indicating the amount of erythritol expressed in grams per serving of stated size unless the label carries a nutrition facts table.

• (2) The statement of the amount of erythritol shall be grouped together with the statement of the amount of any other sugar alcohols and the amount of polydextrose.

B.01.022 The label of a food, other than a table-top sweetener, that contains neotame shall carry the following information:

• (a) subject to paragraph (b), a statement on the principal display panel to the effect that the food contains neotame or is sweetened with neotame, in letters of at least the same size and prominence as the letters used for showing the numerical quantity in the declaration of net quantity as required under section 14 of the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Regulations;

• (b) in the case where other sweeteners or sweetening agents are used in conjunction with neotame, a statement on the principal display panel, in letters of at least the same size and prominence as the letters used for showing the numerical quantity in the declaration of net quantity as required under section 14 of the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Regulations, to the effect that the food

  • (i) contains neotame and (naming the other sweeteners and the sweetening agents), or

  • (ii) is sweetened with neotame and (naming the other sweeteners and the sweetening agents);

• (c) if the label of the food carries a nutrition facts table, a statement setting out the neotame content expressed in milligrams per serving of stated size; and

• (d) if the label of the food does not carry a nutrition facts table, a statement setting out the following energy value and contents of the food, per serving of stated size, grouped together and given equal prominence on any part of the label:

  • (i) the energy value, expressed in Calories (Calories or Cal) and kilojoules (kilojoules or kJ),

  • (ii) the protein, fat and carbohydrate content, expressed in grams, and

  • (iii) the neotame content, expressed in milligrams.

B.01.023 The label of a food that is a table-top sweetener that contains neotame shall carry the following information:

• (a) a statement on the principal display panel to the effect that the food contains neotame or is sweetened with neotame, in letters of at least the same size and prominence as the letters used for showing the numerical quantity in the declaration of net quantity as required under section 14 of the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Regulations;

• (b) a statement on any part of the label of the sweetness per serving expressed in terms of the amount of sugar required to produce an equivalent degree of sweetness;

• (c) if the label of the food carries a nutrition facts table, a statement setting out the neotame content expressed in milligrams per serving of stated size; and

• (d) if the label of the food does not carry a nutrition facts table, a statement setting out the following energy value and contents of the food, per serving of stated size, grouped together and given equal prominence on any part of the label:

  • (i) the energy value, expressed in Calories (Calories or Cal) and kilojoules (kilojoules or kJ),

  • (ii) the protein, fat and carbohydrate content, expressed in grams, and

  • (iii) the neotame content, expressed in milligrams.

• B.01.033 (1) Except in the case of infant formula or a formulated liquid diet, no person shall sell a food represented in any manner as containing hydrolyzed or partially hydrolyzed collagen, hydrolyzed or partially hydrolyzed gelatin or hydrolyzed or partially hydrolyzed casein unless the label carries the following statement on the principal display panel in the same size type used for the common name:

  “CAUTION, DO NOT USE AS SOLE SOURCE OF NUTRITION”.

• (2) In this section, formulated liquid diet means a food that meets the requirements of sections B.24.101 to B.24.103.

B.01.034 [Repealed, SOR/88-559, s. 7]

• B.01.035 (1) Subject to subsection (8), where an irradiated food referred to in Column I of the table to Division 26 is offered for sale as a prepackaged product, the principal display panel of the label applied to the package shall carry the symbol described in subsection (5).

• (2) Where an irradiated food referred to in Column I of the table to Division 26 is not a prepackaged product and is offered for sale, a sign that carries the symbol described in subsection (5) shall be displayed immediately next to the food.

• (3) The symbol required pursuant to subsection (1) or (2) shall appear in close proximity on the principal display panel referred to in subsection (1) or on the sign referred to in subsection (2) to one of the following statements or a written statement that has the same meaning:

  • (a) “treated with radiation”;

  • (b) “treated by irradiation”; or

  • (c) “irradiated”.

• (4) No person shall sell a food referred to in Column I of the table to Division 26 that has been irradiated in the manner set out in subsection B.26.003(2) unless the requirements of subsections (1) to (3) are met.

• (5) For the purposes of subsections (1) to (3), the symbol that indicates the irradiated food shall

  • (a) have an outer diameter

    • (i) in the case referred to in subsection (1), equal to or greater than the height of the numerical quantity prescribed by section 14 of the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Regulations for the declaration of net quantity of the package, and

    • (ii) in the case referred to in subsection (2), not less than 5 cm; and

  • (b) be in the following form:

    

• (6) Notwithstanding subsection B.01.009(1), any food referred to in Column I of the table to Division 26 that is an ingredient or component of a prepackaged product and that has been irradiated shall, if the food constitutes 10 per cent or more of the prepackaged product, be included in the list of ingredients and preceded by the statement “irradiated”.

• (7) The label attached to a shipping container containing any food referred to in Column I of the table to Division 26 that has been subjected to the maximum permitted absorbed dose set out in Column IV of that table shall carry the statement required by subsection (3) and the statement “Do not irradiate again”.

• (8) Where a shipping container constitutes the package of the prepackaged product, the label attached to the shipping container shall carry the statement required by subsection (7) but need not carry the symbol required by subsection (5).

• (9) Any advertising of an irradiated food referred to in Column I of the table to Division 26 shall identify the food as having been irradiated.

• (10) The statements referred to in subsections (3) and (6) to (8) shall be in both official languages in accordance with subsection B.01.012(2).

B.01.037 [Repealed, SOR/88-559, s. 8]

B.01.040 [Repealed, SOR/88-559, s. 9]

B.01.042 Where a standard for a food is prescribed in this Part,

• (a) the food shall contain only the ingredients included in the standard for the food;

• (b) each ingredient shall be incorporated in the food in a quantity within any limits prescribed for that ingredient; and

• (c) if the standard includes an ingredient to be used as a food additive for a specified purpose, that ingredient shall be a food additive set out in one of the tables to section B.16.100 for use as an additive to that food for that purpose.

B.01.043 Subject to section B.25.062, where a standard for a food is not prescribed in this Part,

• (a) the food shall not contain any food additives except food additives set out in a table to section B.16.100 for use as additives to that food for the purpose set out in that table; and

• (b) each such food additive shall be incorporated in the food in a quantity within any limits prescribed for that food and food additive in that table.

B.01.044 Where the limit prescribed for a food additive in a table to section B.16.100 is stated to be “Good Manufacturing Practice”, the amount of the food additive added to a food in manufacturing and processing shall not exceed the amount required to accomplish the purpose for which that additive is permitted to be added to that food.

B.01.045 A food additive shall,

• (a) where specifications are set out in this Part for that additive, meet those specifications;

• (b) where no specifications are set out in this Part for that additive but specifications are set out for it in the Food Chemicals Codex, Fourth Edition, 1996, published by the National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C., United States, as amended from time to time, meet those specifications;

• (c) in the case of lactitol and maltitol, meet the specifications established by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives as set out in the Specifications for identity and purity of certain food additives — FAO Food and Nutrition Paper 38, published in 1988 by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome;

• (d) in the case of sucrose esters of fatty acids, meet the specifications established by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives as set out in the Specifications for identity and purity of certain food additives — FAO Food and Nutrition 49 published in 1990 by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome; and

• (e) [Repealed, SOR/97-512, s. 2]

• (f) in the case of isomalt, meet the specifications established by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives as set out in the Compendium of food additive specifications, Addendum 4 — FAO Food and Nutrition Paper 52, published in 1996 by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome.

• (g) [Repealed, SOR/97-512, s. 2]

• B.01.046 (1) A food is adulterated if any of the following substances or classes of substances are present therein or have been added thereto:

  • (a) mineral oil, paraffin wax or petrolatum or any preparation thereof;

  • (b) coumarin, an extract of tonka beans, the seed of Dipteryx odorata Willd. or Dipteryx oppositifolia Willd.;

  • (c) non-nutritive sweetening agents;

  • (d) cottonseed flour that contains more than 450 parts per million of free gossypol;

  • (e) fatty acids and their salts containing chick-edema factor or other toxic factors;

  • (f) dihydrosafrole;

  • (g) isosafrole;

  • (h) oil of American sassafras from Sassafras albidum (Nutt). Nees;

  • (i) oil of Brazilian sassafras from Ocotea cymbarum H.B.K.;

  • (j) oil of camphor sassafrassy from Cinnamomum camphorum Sieb.;

  • (k) oil of micranthum from Cinnamomum micranthum Hayata;

  • (l) safrole;

  • (m) oil, extract or root of calamus from Acorus calamus L.;

  • (n) nut and nut products that contain more than 15 parts per billion of aflatoxin;

  • (o) ethylene thiourea;

  • (p) chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins; or

  • (q) cinnamyl anthranilate.

• (2) For the purpose of paragraph (1)(n), the aflatoxin content of a nut or nut product shall be calculated on the basis of the nut meat portion.

B.01.047 Notwithstanding section B.01.046

• (a) a food, other than sausage casing, is not adulterated by reason only that it contains 0.3 per cent or less mineral oil, if good manufacturing practice requires the use of mineral oil;

• (b) chewing gum is not adulterated by reason only that it contains a paraffin wax base;

• (c) fresh fruits and vegetables, except turnips, are not adulterated by reason only that they are coated with not more than 0.3 per cent paraffin wax and petrolatum, if good manufacturing practices require the use of such coating;

• (d) turnips and cheese are not adulterated by reason only that they are coated with paraffin wax in accordance with good manufacturing practice;

• (e) sausage casing is not adulterated by reason only that it contains five per cent or less mineral oil by weight, if good manufacturing practice requires the use of mineral oil;

• (f) fish is not adulterated by reason only that it contains 20 parts per trillion or less of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzoparadioxin;

• (g) bakery products and confectionery are not adulterated by reason only that they contain 0.15 per cent or less petrolatum, if good manufacturing practice requires the use of petrolatum;

• (h) a salt substitute is not adulterated by reason only that it contains 0.6 per cent or less mineral oil, if good manufacturing practice requires the use of mineral oil; and

• (i) fruits, vegetables and cereals are not adulterated by reason only that they contain 0.05 parts per million or less of ethylene thiourea.

• B.01.047.1 (1) The following definitions apply in this section.

  BSE

  BSE means Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy. (ESB)

  specified risk material

  specified risk material means

  • (a) the skull, brain, trigeminal ganglia, eyes, tonsils, spinal cord and dorsal root ganglia of cattle aged 30 months or older; and

  • (b) the distal ileum of cattle of all ages. (matériel à risque spécifié)

• (2) No person shall sell or import for sale food that contains specified risk material.

• (3) Subsection (2) does not apply in respect of food that originates from a country that is designated as being free from BSE in accordance with section 7 of the Health of Animals Regulations.

• (4) Subsection (2) does not apply in respect of food that is packaged for sale or imported for sale before the day on which this subsection comes into force.

• B.01.048 (1) No person shall sell

  • (a) any animal intended for consumption as food if any product containing any drug listed in subsection (2) has been administered to the animal;

  • (b) any meat, meat by-products, eggs or milk intended for consumption as food and derived from an animal if any product containing any drug listed in subsection (2) has been administered to that animal; or

  • (c) any meat, meat by-products, eggs or milk that contains any residue of any drug listed in subsection (2).

• (2) The drugs referred to in subsection (1) are

  • (a) chloramphenicol and its salts and derivatives;

  • (b) a 5-nitrofuran compound;

  • (c) clenbuterol and its salts and derivatives;

  • (d) a 5-nitroimidazole compound; and

  • (e) diethylstilbestrol and other stilbene compounds.

B.01.049 No person shall use, in labelling, packaging, advertising or selling a food that does not meet the requirements of the kashruth applicable to it, the word “kosher” or any letters of the Hebrew alphabet or any other word, expression, depiction, sign, symbol, mark, device or other representation that indicates or that is likely to create an impression that the food is kosher.

B.01.053 No person shall sell a product represented as a ready breakfast or instant breakfast or by any similar designation unless each serving of stated size of the product contains

• (a) not less than 4.0 mg. iron;

• (b) Vitamin A, thiamine, riboflavin, niacin or niacinamide and Vitamin C;

• (c) a good dietary source of protein; and

• (d) where consumed as directed, not less than 300 calories.

• B.01.054 (1) In order to generate information in support of an amendment to the Regulations, the Director may issue to the manufacturer or distributor of a food, where the food or the packaging, labelling or advertising of the food does not comply with the requirements of these Regulations, a Temporary Marketing Authorization Letter that authorizes the sale of the food described therein or the packaging, labelling or advertising of the food described therein for a specified period of time, within a designated area and in a specified quantity, in the manner specified in the Letter if

  • (a) the manufacturer or distributor of the food has supplied to the Director the following information:

    • (i) the purpose for which the temporary marketing authorization of the food is required,

    • (ii) a description of the food including a sample and proposed label,

    • (iii) a description of any proposed variation from the requirements of these Regulations,

    • (iv) adequate data to show that the use of the food will not be detrimental to the health of the purchaser or user,

    • (v) the proposed quantity of the food to be sold,

    • (vi) the proposed period of time required for such sale,

    • (vii) the proposed area designated for such sale, and

    • (viii) such other data as the Director may require; and

  • (b) the manufacturer or distributor of the food has agreed to

    • (i) describe the food on a label or in an advertisement in a manner that is not false, misleading or deceptive,

    • (ii) use such marks or statements on the label or in any advertisement as the Director may require,

    • (iii) on request, submit to the Director results of the temporary marketing, and

    • (iv) on request, withdraw the product from sale where the Director is of the opinion that it is in the public interest to do so.

• (2) The Director shall, in any Temporary Marketing Authorization Letter issued pursuant to subsection (1), set out

  • (a) the common name and description of the food to be sold;

  • (b) the name and address of the manufacturer or distributor of the food;

  • (c) the purpose for which the temporary marketing of the food is authorized;

  • (d) the quantity of the food that is authorized for sale;

  • (d.1) the type of packaging, labelling or advertising authorized in respect of the food where the Letter is intended to authorize a variation from a requirement of any provision of the Regulations respecting packaging, labelling or advertising;

  • (e) the period of time during which the food may be sold; and

  • (f) the designated area within which the food may be sold.

• B.01.055 (1) A manufacturer or distributor named in a Temporary Marketing Authorization Letter issued pursuant to subsection B.01.054(1) may, for the purpose set out in the Letter, sell the food in the manner authorized in the Letter and package, label or advertise that food in the manner authorized in the Letter for the period of time, within the designated area and in the quantity set out in the Letter.

• (2) No provision of these Regulations made pursuant to paragraph 30(1)(b) of the Act applies in respect of a food or the packaging, labelling or advertising of a food for which a Temporary Marketing Authorization Letter has been issued pursuant to subsection B.01.054(1) to the extent that the food, or the packaging, labelling or advertising of the food, as authorized in the Letter, does not comply with that provision.

• B.01.056 (1) Notwithstanding sections B.01.042 and B.01.043, where a food does not comply with the requirements of these Regulations, the manufacturer or distributor of the food, or of a food additive, agricultural chemical, veterinary drug, vitamin, mineral nutrient or amino acid present in the food, may make a written request to the Director

  • (a) for the exemption of the food from the application, in whole or in part, of the requirements relating to it under these Regulations;

  • (b) for a Notice of Interim Marketing Authorization concerning the food that confirms the exemption; and

  • (c) that these Regulations be amended.

• (2) For the purposes of this section, a food does not comply with the requirements of these Regulations if

  • (a) any of the following is present in the food:

    • (i) a food additive that is

      • (A) set out in column I of an item of any of the tables to section B.16.100 in an amount that exceeds the maximum level of use set out in column III or IV of that item in respect of that food, or

      • (B) not included in the standard for that food in these Regulations,

    • (ii) an agricultural chemical, or any of its derivatives, set out in column I of an item of Table II to Division 15 of Part B, in an amount that exceeds the maximum residue limit set out in column III of that item,

    • (iii) a veterinary drug set out in column I of an item of Table III to Division 15 of Part B in an amount that exceeds the maximum residue limit set out in column III of that item,

    • (iv) an ingredient in a form other than the form described in the standard for that food in these Regulations, or

    • (v) a vitamin, mineral nutrient or amino acid

      • (A) that is not set out in the Table to section D.03.002, or

      • (B) the level of use of which is at variance with the level permitted under these Regulations;

  • (b) the food

    • (i) is not set out in column IV of Table II to Division 15 of Part B and contains an agricultural chemical or any of its derivatives set out in column I of that Table,

    • (ii) is not set out in column IV of Table III to Division 15 of Part B and contains a veterinary drug set out in column I of that Table, or

    • (iii) is not set out in column II of any of Tables I to IV and VI to XV or in column III of Table V to section B.16.100, and contains a food additive set out in column I of that Table.

• (3) The request referred to in subsection (1) shall be accompanied by the following information:

  • (a) the common name and description of the food;

  • (b) the reasons for which the exemption, the Notice of Interim Marketing Authorization and an amendment to these Regulations are required;

  • (c) a description of every proposed variation from the requirements of these Regulations;

  • (d) adequate data, including results of tests and scientific analysis, that demonstrate that the use of the food will not be detrimental to the health of the purchaser or user; and

  • (e) where the request relates to the addition of a vitamin, mineral nutrient or amino acid to the food, a statement, with supporting documentation, as to the consistency of the request with the General Principles for the Addition of Essential Nutrients to Foods adopted by the Joint Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations / World Health Organization Codex Alimentarius Commission and published in the Codex Alimentarius (Rome, 1996), as amended from time to time.

• (4) Where the Director determines after examining the request and the information submitted under subsection (3) that use of the food will not be harmful to the health of the purchaser or user, the Director shall exempt the food from the application, in whole or in part, of the requirements relating to it under these Regulations and issue a conditional or unconditional Notice of Interim Marketing Authorization relating to the food. The Director shall also indicate his or her intention to recommend that these Regulations be amended in relation to the food.

• (5) The Notice of Interim Marketing Authorization issued under subsection (4) shall set out

  • (a) the common name and description of the food;

  • (b) the reasons for which the exemption is established and the Notice of Interim Marketing Authorization issued; and

  • (c) such of the following as are applicable to the food:

    • (i) the maximum residue limit of any agricultural chemical or any of its derivatives, expressed in parts per million,

    • (ii) the maximum level of use of any food additive that the food is permitted to contain, or have on it, expressed in the applicable units of measurement,

    • (iii) the maximum residue limit of any veterinary drug, expressed in parts per million, and

    • (iv) the minimum and maximum limits for the addition of any vitamin, mineral nutrient or amino acid, expressed in the applicable units of measurement.

• (6) The Notice of Interim Marketing Authorization issued under subsection (4) must be published in the Canada Gazette Part I and has effect beginning on the date of publication.

• (7) The Director may, by a notice published in the Canada Gazette Part I, revoke an exemption and Notice of Interim Marketing Authorization relating to a food where the Director believes on reasonable grounds, after reviewing any information that comes to the attention of the Director, that use of the food is or may be harmful to the health of the purchaser or user.

• (8) A Notice of Interim Marketing Authorization issued under subsection (4) in relation to a food loses its effect on the coming into force of any amendment to these Regulations resulting from the Director’s recommendation referred to in that subsection.

B.01.060 to B.01.066 [Repealed, SOR/88-559, s. 10]

B.01.070 [S]. Mixed nuts or a mixture of nuts shall consist of a mixture of nuts in which not less than five per cent by weight of each type of nuts is present in the mixture.

B.01.071 Where a prepackaged product is a mixture of nuts, the percentage and common name of the nut that is present in the product in the greatest amount by weight shall be applied to the principal display panel of the package in close proximity to the common name of the product.

B.01.072 Notwithstanding any requirement prescribed in Part B, a food product that has been subjected to heat in the presence of a vaporized liquid solution of smoke derived from hardwood, hardwood sawdust or corn cobs may be described as “smoked”.

• B.01.080 (1) In this section, frozen means preserved by freezing temperature and does not include any surface freezing that may occur during holding and transportation.

• (2) Where meat, meat by-products, poultry meat, poultry by-products or fish, or meat of any marine or fresh water animal, that has been frozen is thawed prior to sale, the words “previously frozen” shall be shown

  • (a) on the principal display panel in close proximity to the common name of the food and in letters at least as legible and conspicuous as those used in the common name;

  • (b) anywhere on the principal display panel in letters of not less than 1/4 of an inch (6.4 millimetres) in height; or

  • (c) on a sign displayed adjacent to the food in letters that are legible and conspicuous to a prospective purchaser.

• (3) Where part of a food referred to in subsection (2) has been frozen and thawed prior to sale, the words “Made from fresh and frozen portions” or “Made from fresh and frozen (naming the food)” shall be shown in the manner described in paragraph (2)(a), (b) or (c).

• B.01.090 (1) No person shall offer for sale at retail any solid cut meat or solid cut poultry meat to which phosphate salts or water has been added, unless that meat or poultry meat is contained in a package and carries a label.

• (2) The label referred to in subsection (1) shall contain a statement of the minimum percentage of meat protein as part of the common name of the product on the principal display panel of the package in type that is as legible and conspicuous as any other type on that display panel, and in letters that are at least one half of the size of the letters used in the common name of the product but that are not less than 1.6 mm in height.

B.01.091 The label of any solid cut meat or solid cut poultry meat that has had phosphate salts or water added to it, that is not cured and that is prepackaged at retail shall contain a statement of the ingredients contained in the food in accordance with subsections B.01.008(3) to (5).

B.01.092 Sections B.01.090 and B.01.091 do not apply in respect of side bacon, Wiltshire bacon, pork jowls, salt pork or salt beef.

• B.01.100 (1) The common name of a simulated meat product or simulated poultry product shall be the common name of the meat product or poultry product that is simulated, modified by the word “simulated”.

• (2) The word “simulated” in the common name of a simulated meat product or simulated poultry product shall be shown in letters of at least the same size and prominence as those used in the remainder of the common name of that product.

• (3) Where a simulated meat product or a simulated poultry product is not a prepackaged product, the common name of the product and the other information required by this section to be shown on the label of a simulated meat product or simulated poultry product shall be shown on a sign displayed on or adjacent to the product in letters that are legible and conspicuous to a prospective purchaser.

• (4) The words

  • (a) “contains no meat”, in the case of a simulated meat product, and

  • (b) “contains no poultry”, in the case of a simulated poultry product,

  shall be shown on the principal display panel of the label of a simulated meat product or simulated poultry product in close proximity to the common name and in letters of at least the same size and prominence as those shown in the common name.

• (5) to (7) [Repealed, SOR/88-559, s. 11]

• B.01.101 (1) For the purposes of this section and section B.01.102, source of protein means any food that contains protein, but does not include spices, seasonings, flavours, artificial flavours, flavour enhancers, food additives and similar foods that contain only small amounts of protein.

• (2) The common name of a meat product extender shall be the common name of each food in the meat product extender that is a source of protein, plus

  • (a) the word “meat”, or the common name of the meat product that is to be extended, plus the word “extender”; or

  • (b) the words “extender for” plus the common name of the meat product that is to be extended.

• (3) The common name of a poultry product extender shall be the common name of each food in the poultry product extender that is a source of protein, plus

  • (a) the word “poultry”, or the common name of the poultry product that is to be extended plus the word “extender”; or

  • (b) the words “extender for” plus the common name of the poultry product that is to be extended.

• (4) Foods that are a source of protein in the meat product extender or poultry product extender shall be shown by their common names in the common name of that meat product extender or poultry product extender

  • (a) in descending order of their proportion of the meat product extender or poultry product extender; and

  • (b) in letters of at least the same size and prominence as those used in the remainder of the common name of the meat product extender or poultry product extender.

• (5) and (6) [Repealed, SOR/88-559, s. 12]

• B.01.102 (1) The common name of an extended meat product or an extended poultry product shall be the common name of the meat product or poultry product that is extended, modified by the common name of each of the foods that are sources of protein in the extended meat product or extended poultry product.

• (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1),

  • (a) the word or words “meat”, “meat product”, “poultry”, “poultry meat” or “poultry meat by-product” as the case may be, may be used in the common name of an extended meat product or extended poultry product as the common name of the food therein that is a source of protein derived from a meat product or poultry product; and

  • (b) where it is an acceptable manufacturing practice for a manufacturer to omit from his meat product extender or poultry product extender any source of protein derived from a plant that is ordinarily an ingredient of that meat product extender or poultry product extender, or to substitute in whole or in part in his meat product extender or poultry product extender any source of protein derived from a plant for a source of protein that is ordinarily an ingredient of that meat product extender or poultry product extender, the word “plant” may be used in the common name of an extended meat product or extended poultry product as the common name of the food therein that is a source of protein derived from a plant.

• (3) Foods that are a source of protein in an extended meat product or extended poultry product shall be shown by their common names in the common name of that product

  • (a) in descending order of their proportion of that product; and

  • (b) in letters of at least the same size and prominence as those used in the remainder of the common name of that product.

• (4) Where an extended meat product or extended poultry product is not a prepackaged product, the common name of that product and the information required by this section to be shown on the label of an extended meat product or extended poultry product shall be shown on a sign displayed on or adjacent to that product in letters that are legible and conspicuous to a prospective purchaser.

• (5) to (7) [Repealed, SOR/88-559, s. 13]

• B.01.103 (1) The common name of a yolk-replaced egg shall be “yolk-replaced egg”.

• (2) to (4) [Repealed, SOR/88-559, s. 14]

B.01.300 [Repealed, SOR/2003-11, s. 15]

• B.01.301 (1) No person shall, on the label of or in any advertisement for a food, other than in the nutrition facts table, if any, include a declaration of the food’s energy value or the amount of a nutrient contained in the food unless it is declared in the following manner, per serving of stated size:

  • (a) in the case of the energy value, in Calories;

  • (b) in the case of a vitamin set out in column I of Table I to Division 1 of Part D or a mineral nutrient set out in column I of Table I to Division 2 of Part D, in the units specified in that column;

  • (c) in the case of sodium, potassium or cholesterol, in milligrams;

  • (d) in the case of the mineral ion content of prepackaged water or ice, in parts per million; and

  • (e) in any other case, in grams.

• (2) Despite subsection (1), a person may, on the label of a food or in any advertisement for a food, other than in the nutrition facts table, if any, include a declaration of the percentage of the daily value of a nutrient contained in the food if

  • (a) the nutrient is listed in column 1 of the table to section B.01.401 or the table to section B.01.402;

  • (b) the percentage of the daily value of the nutrient is required or permitted to be declared in the nutrition facts table; and

  • (c) the percentage of the daily value of the nutrient is declared per serving of stated size.

• (3) A declaration referred to in subsection (1) or (2) that appears on the label of a food shall be

  • (a) in English and French; or

  • (b) in one of those languages, if in accordance with subsection B.01.012(3) or (7) the information that is required by these Regulations to be shown on the label of the food may be shown in that language only and is shown on the label in that language.

B.01.302 to B.01.304 [Repealed, SOR/2003-11, s. 17]

• B.01.305 (1) No person shall, on the label of or in any advertisement for a food, make a representation, express or implied, respecting a protein unless the food meets the conditions set out in column 2 of item 8 of the table following section B.01.513 for the subject “source of protein” set out in column 1.

• (2) No person shall, on the label of or in any advertisement for a food, make a representation, express or implied, respecting an amino acid unless

  • (a) the food meets the conditions set out in column 2 of item 8 of the table following section B.01.513 for the subject “source of protein” set out in column 1; and

  • (b) the label or advertisement includes a declaration of the amount of histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan and valine contained in the food, expressed in grams per serving of stated size.

• (3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply in respect of

  • (a) a formulated liquid diet, a human milk substitute or a food represented as containing a human milk substitute;

  • (b) foods represented for use in gluten-free diets, protein restricted diets, low (naming the amino acid) diets and (naming the amino acid) free diets;

  • (c) the word “protein” when used as part of the common name of an ingredient in the list of ingredients;

  • (d) the declaration of amino acids in the list of ingredients;

  • (e) the common names set out in column II of items 7 to 9 of the table to paragraph B.01.010(3)(a), when shown in the list of ingredients in accordance with that paragraph;

  • (f) the common name of a single amino acid preparation that may be sold as a food;

  • (g) the statements required by paragraphs B.01.014(c) and B.01.015(1)(b);

  • (h) a statement or claim set out in column 4 of item 7 of the table following section B.01.513 respecting the subject “low in protein” set out in column 1;

  • (i) a declaration of the amount of protein in the nutrition facts table;

  • (j) a statement of the protein content of a food as required by paragraph B.24.103(c), subparagraph B.24.202(a)(ii), paragraph B.24.304(b) or B.25.057(1)(a) or subparagraph B.25.057(2)(c)(i) or (d)(i); or

  • (k) a statement that a food is not a source of protein.

• (4) A representation referred to in subsection (1) or (2) that appears on the label of a food shall be

  • (a) in English and French; or

  • (b) in one of those languages, if in accordance with subsection B.01.012(3) or (7) the information that is required by these Regulations to be shown on the label of the food may be shown in that language only and is shown on the label in that language.

B.01.306 to B.01.310 [Repealed, SOR/2003-11, s. 19]

• B.01.311 (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), no person shall, on the label of or in any advertisement for a food, make a representation, express or implied, concerning the action or effect of the food’s energy value or of a nutrient contained in the food.

• (2) The label of or advertisement for a food may carry a statement or claim set out in column 1 of the table following section B.01.603.

• (3) Subject to section B.01.312, the label of or advertisement for a food may carry a statement or claim to the effect that the food’s energy value or a nutrient contained in the food is generally recognized as an aid in maintaining the functions of the body necessary to the maintenance of good health and normal growth and development.

• (4) If a statement or claim described in subsection (3) concerns a nutrient not listed in column 1 of the tables to sections B.01.401 and B.01.402, the amount of the nutrient contained in the food must be expressed on any part of the label in grams per serving of stated size.

• (5) A statement or claim referred to in subsection (2) or (3) that appears on the label of a food shall be

  • (a) in English and French; or

  • (b) in one of those languages, if in accordance with subsection B.01.012(3) or (7) the information that is required by these Regulations to be shown on the label of the food may be shown in that language only and is shown on the label in that language.

• B.01.312 (1) If a statement or claim described in subsection B.01.311(3) is made on the label of or in an advertisement for a food that is not a prepackaged product or in an advertisement for a prepackaged product that is not made or placed by or on the direction of the manufacturer of the product, the label or advertisement shall include a declaration, per serving of stated size, of

  • (a) the energy value, if the energy value is the subject of the statement or claim; or

  • (b) the amount of the nutrient, if a nutrient is the subject of the statement or claim.

• (2) If the statement or claim is made in an advertisement other than a radio or television advertisement, the declaration referred to in subsection (1) shall be

  • (a) adjacent to, without any intervening printed, written or graphic material, the statement or claim, if the statement or claim is made only once, or the most prominent statement or claim, if the statement or claim is made more than once; and

  • (b) shown in letters of at least the same size and prominence as those of the statement or claim, if the statement or claim is made only once, or the most prominent statement or claim, if the statement or claim is made more than once.

• (3) If the statement or claim is made in a radio advertisement or in the audio portion of a television advertisement, the declaration referred to in subsection (1) shall immediately precede or follow the statement or claim.

• (4) If the statement or claim is made in a television advertisement, the declaration referred to in subsection (1) shall be communicated

  • (a) in the audio mode, if the statement or claim is made only in the audio portion of the advertisement or in both the audio and visual portions; or

  • (b) in the audio or visual mode, if the statement or claim is made only in the visual portion of the advertisement.

• (5) If the declaration referred to in subsection (1) is communicated in the visual mode of a television advertisement, it shall

  • (a) appear concurrently with and for at least the same amount of time as the statement or claim;

  • (b) be adjacent to, without any intervening printed, written or graphic material, the statement or claim, if the statement or claim is made only once, or the most prominent statement or claim, if the statement or claim is made more than once; and

  • (c) be shown in letters of at least the same size and prominence as those of the statement or claim, if the statement or claim is made only once, or the most prominent statement or claim, if the statement or claim is made more than once.

Interpretation

B.01.400 The following definitions apply in sections B.01.401 to B.01.603.

fat

fat means all fatty acids expressed as triglycerides. (lipides)

point

point means a unit of measurement for type size that is known as an Anglo-American point and is equal to 0.3514598 mm. (point)

Nutrition Labelling

Core Information

• B.01.401 (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section and sections B.01.402 to B.01.406 and B.01.467, the label of a prepackaged product shall carry a nutrition facts table that contains only the information set out in column 1 of the table to this section expressed using a description set out in column 2, in the unit set out in column 3 and in the manner set out in column 4.

• (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a prepackaged product if

  • (a) all the information set out in column 1 of the table to this section, other than in respect of item 1 (“Serving of stated size”), may be expressed as “0” in the nutrition facts table in accordance with this section;

  • (b) the product is

    • (i) a beverage with an alcohol content of more than 0.5%,

    • (ii) a fresh vegetable or fruit or any combination of fresh vegetables or fruits without any added ingredients, an orange with added food colour or a fresh vegetable or fruit coated with paraffin wax or petrolatum,

    • (iii) a raw single ingredient meat, meat by-product, poultry meat or poultry meat by-product,

    • (iv) a raw single ingredient marine or fresh water animal product,

    • (v) sold only in the retail establishment where the product is prepared and processed from its ingredients, including from a pre-mix if an ingredient other than water is added to the pre-mix during the preparation and processing of the product,

    • (vi) sold only at a road-side stand, craft show, flea market, fair, farmers’ market or sugar bush by the individual who prepared and processed the product,

    • (vii) an individual serving that is sold for immediate consumption and that has not been subjected to a process to extend its durable life, including special packaging, or

    • (viii) sold only in the retail establishment where the product is packaged, if the product is labelled by means of a sticker and has an available display surface of less than 200 cm²; or

  • (c) the product is

    • (i) a prepackaged confection, commonly known as a one bite confection, that is sold individually,

    • (ii) a prepackaged individual portion of food that is solely intended to be served by a restaurant or other commercial enterprise with meals or snacks, or

    • (iii) milk, partly skimmed milk, skim milk, goat’s milk, partly skimmed goat’s milk, skimmed goat’s milk, (naming the flavour) milk, (naming the flavour) partly skimmed milk, (naming the flavour) skim milk or cream sold in a refillable glass container.

• (3) Despite paragraphs (2)(a) and (b), subsection (1) applies to a prepackaged product if

  • (a) the product contains an added vitamin or mineral nutrient;

  • (b) a vitamin or mineral nutrient is declared as a component of one of the product’s ingredients other than flour;

  • (c) the product contains added acesulfame-potassium, aspartame, neotame or sucralose;

  • (d) the product is a meat, meat by-product, poultry meat or poultry meat by-product that is ground; or

  • (e) the label of the product, or any advertisement for the product that is made or placed by or on the direction of the manufacturer of the product, contains

    • (i) a reference to the energy value, a nutrient set out in column 1 of the table to this section or in column 1 of the table to section B.01.402 or a constituent of such a nutrient, other than information required by Division 12 or a reference to the common name of an ingredient in the list of ingredients for the product,

    • (ii) a representation that expressly or implicitly indicates that the product has particular nutritional or health-related properties, including any statement or claim set out in column 4 of the table following section B.01.513 or column 1 of the table following section B.01.603 or referred to in section B.01.311, D.01.006 or D.02.004,

    • (iii) a health-related name, statement, logo, symbol, seal of approval or mark, or

    • (iv) the phrase “nutrition facts”, “valeur nutritive” or “valeurs nutritives”.

• (4) Subsection (1) does not apply to a formulated liquid diet, a human milk substitute, a food represented as containing a human milk substitute, a meal replacement, a nutritional supplement or a food represented for use in a very low energy diet.

• (5) The label of or advertisement for a formulated liquid diet, a human milk substitute, a food represented as containing a human milk substitute, a meal replacement, a nutritional supplement or a food represented for use in a very low energy diet shall not contain a nutrition facts table or the phrase “nutrition facts”, “valeur nutritive” or “valeurs nutritives”.

• (6) If, for a prepackaged product other than one intended solely for children under two years of age, the information in respect of seven or more of the energy value and nutrients referred to in column 1 of items 2 to 5 and 7 to 13 of the table to this section may be expressed as “0” in the nutrition facts table in accordance with this section, the nutrition facts table need only include the following information:

  • (a) the serving of stated size;

  • (b) the energy value;

  • (c) the amount of fat;

  • (d) the amount of carbohydrate;

  • (e) the amount of protein;

  • (f) the amount of any nutrient that is the subject of a representation referred to in subparagraph (3)(e)(ii);

  • (g) the amount of any sugar alcohol, vitamin or mineral nutrient added to the prepackaged product, other than iodide added to salt for table or general household use or fluoride added to prepackaged water or ice;

  • (h) the amount of any vitamin or mineral nutrient that is declared as a component of one of the prepackaged product’s ingredients other than flour;

  • (i) the amount of any nutrient referred to in column 1 of item 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11 or 13 of the table to this section that may not be expressed as “0” in the nutrition facts table; and

  • (j) the statement “Not a significant source of (naming each nutrient that is omitted from the nutrition facts table in accordance with this subsection)” or, if the prepackaged product meets the condition specified in subsection B.01.455(3), the statement “Not a significant source of other nutrients”.

• (7) Subsection (1) does not apply to a prepackaged product

  • (a) that is intended solely for use as an ingredient in the manufacture of other prepackaged products intended for sale to a consumer at the retail level or as an ingredient in the preparation of food by a commercial or industrial enterprise or institution; or

  • (b) that is a multiple-serving ready-to-serve prepackaged product intended solely to be served in a commercial or industrial enterprise or institution.

    Item	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
    	Information	Description	Unit	Manner of expression
    1	Serving of stated size	“Serving Size (naming the serving size)”, “Serving (naming the serving size)” or “Per (naming the serving size)”	(1) The size is expressed in one of the following units: (a) in the case of a food that is usually divided into pieces before being consumed (such as cake, pie and pizza), a fraction of the entire food; (b) in the case of a food described in subsection B.01.002A(2), the entire container; and (c) in all other cases, in a commonly used unit in respect of which the quantity is visibly measurable, such as millilitres, cups, tablespoons or “(naming the unit of food)”. (2) The size expressed in accordance with subitem (1) is followed by the size expressed in grams or millilitres, as specified by paragraph B.01.002A(1)(b).	(1) The size when expressed in metric units is rounded off (a) if it is less than 10 g or 10 mL, to the nearest multiple of 0.1 g or 0.1 mL; and (b) if it is 10 g or more or 10 mL or more, to the nearest multiple of 1 g or 1 mL. (2) The size when expressed as a fraction is represented by a numerator and a denominator separated by a line. (3) The size shall include the word “assorted” if the information in the nutrition facts table of a prepackaged product that contains an assortment of foods is set out as a composite value.
    2	Energy value	“Calories”, “Total Calories” or “Calories, Total”	The value is expressed in Calories per serving of stated size.	The value is rounded off (a) if it is less than 5 Calories (i) if the product meets the conditions set out in column 2 of item 1 of the table following section B.01.513 for the subject” free of energy” set out in column 1, to “0” Calorie, and (ii) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1 Calorie; (b) if it is 5 Calories or more but not more than 50 Calories, to the nearest multiple of 5 Calories; and (c) if it is more than 50 Calories, to the nearest multiple of 10 Calories.
    3	Amount of fat	“Fat”, “Total Fat” or “Fat, Total”	The amount is expressed (a) in grams per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.5 g (i) if the product meets the conditions set out in column 2 of item 11 of the table following section B.01.513 for the subject “free of fat” set out in column 1 and the amounts of saturated fatty acids and trans fatty acids are declared as “0 g” in the nutrition facts table or are omitted from that table in accordance with subsection B.01.401(6) and no other fatty acids are declared in an amount greater than 0 g, to “0 g”, and (ii) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 0.1 g; (b) if it is 0.5 g or more but not more than 5 g, to the nearest multiple of 0.5 g; and (c) if it is more than 5 g, to the nearest multiple of 1 g. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as “0 g”, to “0%“; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
    4	Amount of saturated fatty acids	“Saturated Fat”, “Saturated Fatty Acids”, “Saturated” or “Saturates”	The amount is expressed in grams per serving of stated size.	The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.5 g (i) if the product meets the conditions set out in column 2 of item 18 of the table following section B.01.513 for the subject “free of saturated fatty acids” set out in column 1, to “0 g”, and (ii) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 0.1 g; (b) if it is 0.5 g or more but not more than 5 g, to the nearest multiple of 0.5 g; and (c) if it is more than 5 g, to the nearest multiple of 1 g.
    5	Amount of trans fatty acids	“Trans Fat”, “Trans Fatty Acids” or “Trans”	The amount is expressed in grams per serving of stated size.	The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.5 g (i) if the product meets the conditions set out in column 2 of item 22 of the table following section B.01.513 for the subject “free of trans fatty acids” set out in column 1, to “0 g”, and (ii) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 0.1 g; (b) if it is 0.5 g or more but not more than 5 g, to the nearest multiple of 0.5 g; and (c) if it is more than 5 g, to the nearest multiple of 1 g.
    6	The sum of saturated fatty acids and trans fatty acids	“Saturated Fat + Trans Fat”, “Saturated Fatty Acids + Trans Fatty Acids”, “Saturated + Trans” or “Saturates + Trans”	The sum is expressed as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amounts of saturated fatty acids and trans fatty acids are declared as “0 g”, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
    7	Amount of cholesterol	“Cholesterol”	The amount is expressed in milligrams per serving of stated size and may also be expressed as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if the product meets the conditions set out in column 2 of item 27 of the table following section B.01.513 for the subject “free of cholesterol” set out in column 1, to “0 mg”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 5 mg. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as “0 mg” to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
    8	Amount of sodium	“Sodium”	The amount is expressed (a) in milligrams per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 5 mg (i) if the product meets the conditions set out in column 2 of item 31 of the table following section B.01.513 for the subject “free of sodium or salt” set out in column 1, to “0 mg”, and (ii) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1 mg; (b) if it is 5 mg or more but not more than 140 mg, to the nearest multiple of 5 mg; and (c) if it is more than 140 mg, to the nearest multiple of 10 mg. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as “0 mg”, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
    9	Amount of carbohydrate	“Carbohydrate”, “Total Carbohydrate” or “Carbohydrate, Total”	The amount is expressed (a) in grams per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.5 g, to “0 g”; and (b) if it is 0.5 g or more, to the nearest multiple of 1 g. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as “0 g”, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
    10	Amount of fibre	“Fibre”, “Fiber”, “Dietary Fibre” or “Dietary Fiber”	The amount is expressed (a) in grams per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.5 g, to “0 g”; and (b) if it is 0.5 g or more, to the nearest multiple of 1 g. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as “0 g”, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
    11	Amount of sugars	“Sugars”	The amount is expressed in grams per serving of stated size.	The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.5 g, to “0 g”; and (b) if it is 0.5 g or more, to the nearest multiple of 1 g.
    12	Amount of protein	“Protein”	The amount is expressed in grams per serving of stated size.	The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.5 g, to the nearest multiple of 0.1 g; an (b) if it is 0.5 g or more, to the nearest multiple of 1 g.
    13	Amount of (a) vitamin A (b) vitamin C (c) calcium (d) iron	(a) “Vitamin A” or “Vit A” (b) “Vitamin C” or “Vit C” (c) “Calcium” (d) “Iron”	The amount is expressed as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	The percentage is rounded off (a) if it is less than 2% (i) if the product contains less than 1% of the daily value per reference amount and per serving of stated size, to “0 %”, and (ii) in all other cases, to “2%”; (b) if it is 2% or more but not more than 10%, to the nearest multiple of 2%; (c) if it is more than 10% but not more than 50%, to the nearest multiple of 5%; and (d) if it is more than 50%, to the nearest multiple of 10%.

Additional Information

• B.01.402 (1) The nutrition facts table may also contain information set out in column 1 of the table to this section.

• (2) If information set out in column 1 of the table to this section is included in the nutrition facts table, it shall be expressed using a description set out in column 2, in the unit set out in column 3 and in the manner set out in column 4.

• (3) The amount of omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids, omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and monounsaturated fatty acids shall be in the nutrition facts table if

  • (a) the amount of any of those groups of fatty acids or the amount of polyunsaturated fatty acids is in the nutrition facts table or is shown on the label of the prepackaged product or in any advertisement for the product that is made or placed by or on the direction of the manufacturer of the product; or

  • (b) the amount of any specific fatty acid is shown on the label of the prepackaged product or in any advertisement for the product that is made or placed by or on the direction of the manufacturer of the product.

• (4) If the label of a prepackaged product, or any advertisement for the product that is made or placed by or on the direction of the manufacturer of the product, contains a representation, express or implied, that includes information that is set out in column 1 of the table to this section, that information shall also be in the nutrition facts table.

• (5) The amount of potassium shall be in the nutrition facts table if the prepackaged product contains added potassium salts and the label of the product or any advertisement for the product that is made or placed by or on the direction of the manufacturer of the product contains a statement or claim referred to in column 4 of any of items 31 to 36 of the table following section B.01.513 for the subject “free of sodium or salt”, “low in sodium or salt”, “reduced in sodium or salt”, “lower in sodium or salt”, “no added sodium or salt” or “lightly salted” set out in column 1.

• (6) The nutrition facts table shall show the amount of any sugar alcohol, vitamin or mineral nutrient added to the prepackaged product, except in the case of iodide added to salt for table or general household use or fluoride added to prepackaged water or ice.

• (7) The nutrition facts table shall show the amount of any vitamin or mineral nutrient that is declared as a component of one of the prepackaged product’s ingredients other than flour.

• (8) Despite subsection (1) and item 1 of the table to this section, the nutrition facts table shall not include information on servings per container if the serving of stated size is expressed in cups or tablespoons.

• (9) If information set out in column 1 of the table to this section is included in the nutrition facts table, it shall be shown

  • (a) in English and French; or

  • (b) in one of those languages, if in accordance with subsection B.01.012(3) or (7) the information that is required by these Regulations to be shown on the label of the product may be shown in that language only and is shown on the label in that language.

    Item	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
    	Information	Description	Unit	Manner of expression
    1	Servings per container	“Servings Per Container” or “(number of units) Per Container”	The quantity is expressed in number of servings.	(1) The quantity is rounded off (a) if it is less than 2, to the nearest multiple of 1; (b) if it is between 2 and 5, to the nearest multiple of 0.5; and (c) if it is more than 5, to the nearest multiple of 1. (2) If a quantity is rounded off, it shall be preceded by the word “about”. (3) If the product is of a random weight, the quantity may be declared as “varied”.
    2	Energy value	“kilojoules” or “kJ”	The value is expressed in kilojoules per serving of stated size.	The value is rounded off to the nearest multiple of 10 kilojoules.
    3	Energy value from fat	“Calories from Fat” or “Calories from Total Fat”	The value is expressed in Calories per serving of stated size.	The value is rounded off (a) if it is less than 5 Calories (i) if the amount of fat is declared as “0 g” in the nutrition facts table, to “0” Calorie, and (ii) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1 Calorie; (b) if it is 5 Calories or more but not more than 50 Calories, to the nearest multiple of 5 Calories; and (c) if it is more than 50 Calories, to the nearest multiple of 10 Calories.
    4	Energy value from the sum of saturated and trans fatty acids	“Calories from Saturated + Trans Fat”, “Calories from Saturated + Trans Fatty Acids”, “Calories from Saturated + Trans” or “Calories from Saturates + Trans”	The value is expressed in Calories per serving of stated size.	The value is rounded off (a) if it is less than 5 Calories (i) if the amounts of saturated fatty acids and trans fatty acids are declared as “0 g” in the nutrition facts table, to “0” Calorie, and (ii) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of Calorie; (b) if it is 5 Calories or more but not more than 50 Calories, to the nearest multiple of 5 Calories; and (c) if it is more than 50 Calories, to the nearest multiple of 10 Calories.
    5	Amount of polyunsaturated fatty acids	“Polyunsaturated Fat”, “Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids”, “Polyunsaturated” or “Polyunsaturates”	The amount is expressed in grams per serving of stated size.	The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 1 g, to the nearest multiple of 0.1 g; (b) if it is 1 g or more but not more than 5 g, to the nearest multiple of 0.5 g; and (c) if it is more than 5 g, to the nearest multiple of 1 g.
    6	Amount of omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids	(1) If the nutrition facts table includes the amount of polyunsaturated fatty acids: “Omega-6”, “Omega-6 Polyunsaturated Fat”, “Omega-6 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids”, “Omega-6 Polyunsaturates” or “Omega-6 Polyunsaturate (2) In all other cases: “Omega-6 Polyunsaturated Fat”, “Omega-6 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids”, “Omega-6 Polyunsaturates” or “Omega-6 Polyunsaturated”	The amount is expressed in grams per serving of stated size.	The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 1 g, to the nearest multiple of 0.1 g; (b) if it is 1 g or more but not more than 5 g, to the nearest multiple of 0.5 g; and (c) if it is more than 5 g, to the nearest multiple of 1 g.
    7	Amount of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids	(1) If the nutrition facts table includes the amount of polyunsaturated fatty acids: “Omega-3”, “Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fat”, “Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids”, “Omega-3 Polyunsaturates” or “Omega-3 Polyunsaturated” (2) In all other cases: “Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fat”, “Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids”, “Omega-3 Polyunsaturates” or “Omega-3 Polyunsaturated”	The amount is expressed in grams per serving of stated size.	The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 1 g, to the nearest multiple of 0.1 g; (b) if it is 1 g or more but not more than 5 g, to the nearest multiple of 0.5 g; and (c) if it is more than 5 g, to the nearest multiple of 1 g.
    8	Amount of monounsaturated fatty acids	“Monounsaturated Fat”, “Monounsaturated Fatty Acids”, “Monounsaturates” or “Monounsaturated”	The amount is expressed in grams per serving of stated size.	The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 1 g, to the nearest multiple of 0.1 g; (b) if it is 1 g or more but not more than 5 g, to the nearest multiple of 0.5 g; and (c) if it is more than 5 g, to the nearest multiple of 1 g.
    9	Amount of potassium	“Potassium”	The amount is expressed (a) in milligrams per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 5 mg (i) if the product contains less than 5 mg of potassium per reference amount and per serving of stated size, to “0 mg”, and (ii) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1 mg; (b) if it is 5 mg or more but not more than 140 mg, to the nearest multiple of 5 mg; and (c) if it is more than 140 mg, to the nearest multiple of 10 mg. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as “0 mg”, to “0%”; or (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
    10	Amount of soluble fibre	“Soluble Fibre” or “Soluble Fiber”	The amount is expressed as grams per serving of stated size.	The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.5 g, to “0 g”; and (b) if it is 0.5 g or more, to the nearest multiple of 1 g.
    11	Amount of insoluble fibre	“Insoluble Fibre” or “Insoluble Fiber”	The amount is expressed as grams per serving of stated size.	The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.5 g, to “0 g”; and (b) if it is 0.5 g or more, to the nearest multiple of 1 g.
    12	Amount of sugar alcohol	(1) If the food contains only one type of sugar alcohol: “Sugar Alcohol”, “Polyol” or “(naming the sugar alcohol)” (2) In all other cases: “Sugar Alcohols” or “Polyols”	The amount is expressed as grams per serving of stated size.	The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.5 g, to “0 g”; and (b) if it is 0.5 g or more, to the nearest multiple of 1 g.
    13	Amount of starch	“Starch”	The amount is expressed as grams per serving of stated size.	The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.5 g, to “0 g”; and (b) if it is 0.5 g or more, to the nearest multiple of 1 g.
    14	Amount of (a) vitamin D (b) vitamin E (c) vitamin K (d) thiamine (e) riboflavin (f) niacin (g) vitamin B6 (h) folate (i) vitamin B12 (j) biotin (k) pantothenic acid (l) phosphorus (m) iodide (n) magnesium (o) zinc (p) selenium (q) copper (r) manganese (s) chromium (t) molybdenum (u) chloride	(a) “Vitamin D” or “Vit D” (b) “Vitamin E” or “Vit E” (c) “Vitamin K” or “Vit K” (d) “Thiamine”, “Thiamin”, “Thiamine (Vitamin B1)”, “Thiamine (Vit B1)”, “Thiamin (Vitamin B1)” or “Thiamin (Vit B1)” (e) “Riboflavin”, “Riboflavin (Vitamin B2)” or “Riboflavin (Vit B2)” (f) “Niacin” (g) “Vitamin B6” or “Vit B6“ (h) “Folate” (i) “Vitamin B12“ or “Vit B12” (j) “Biotin” (k) “Pantothenic Acid” or “Pantothenate” (l) “Phosphorus” (m) “Iodide” or “Iodine” (n) “Magnesium” (o) “Zinc” (p) “Selenium” (q) “Copper” (r) “Manganese” (s) “Chromium” (t) “Molybdenum” (u) “Chloride”	The amount is expressed as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	The percentage is rounded off (a) if it is less than 2% (i) if the product contains less than 1% of the daily value per reference amount and per serving of stated size, to “0%”, and (ii) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 2%; (b) if it is 2% or more but not more than 10%, to the nearest multiple of 2%; (c) if it is more than 10% but not more than 50%, to the nearest multiple of 5%; and (d) if it is more than 50%, to the nearest multiple of 10%.
    15	Basis of the percent daily values	One of the four footnotes to the subheading “% Daily Value” set out in Figures 18.1(E) and (F) of Schedule L		In the version of the footnote that refers to nutrients, (a) the daily value for potassium is included only if the amount of potassium is declared in the nutrition facts table; and (b) the daily value for cholesterol is included only if the amount of cholesterol is declared in the nutrition facts table as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.
    16	Energy conversion factors	“Calories per gram:”, “Fat 9”, “Carbohydrate 4” and “Protein 4”

Foods for Children under Two Years of Age

• B.01.403 (1) This section applies in respect of a prepackaged product intended solely for children under two years of age.

• (2) The nutrition facts table of the product shall not contain

  • (a) the percentage of the daily value of fat, cholesterol, sodium, potassium, carbohydrate or fibre or of the sum of saturated fatty acids and trans fatty acids;

  • (b) the energy value from fat or from the sum of saturated fatty acids and trans fatty acids; or

  • (c) any of the footnotes to the subheading “% Daily Value” set out in Figures 18.1(E) and (F) in Schedule L.

• (3) The nutrition facts table of the product may omit the amount of saturated fatty acids, trans fatty acids and cholesterol.

• (4) Despite subsection (3), if the amount of cholesterol is in the nutrition facts table, the amounts of saturated fatty acids and trans fatty acids shall also be in the nutrition facts table.

• (5) If the information in respect of six or more of the energy value and nutrients referred to in column 1 of items 2, 3 and 8 to 13 of the table to section B.01.401 may be expressed as “0” in the nutrition facts table of the product in accordance with that section, the nutrition facts table need only include the following information:

  • (a) the serving of stated size;

  • (b) the energy value;

  • (c) the amount of fat;

  • (d) the amount of carbohydrate;

  • (e) the amount of protein;

  • (f) the amount of any nutrient that is the subject of a representation referred to in subparagraph B.01.401(3)(e)(ii);

  • (g) the amount of any sugar alcohol, vitamin or mineral nutrient added to the product, other than fluoride added to prepackaged water or ice;

  • (h) the amount of any vitamin or mineral nutrient that is declared as a component of one of the product’s ingredients other than flour;

  • (i) the amount of any nutrient referred to in column 1 of item 8, 10, 11 or 13 of the table to section B.01.401 that may not be expressed as “0” in the nutrition facts table;

  • (j) except in the case described in paragraph (k), the statement “Not a significant source of (naming each nutrient that is omitted from the nutrition facts table in accordance with this subsection)”, but such a statement may be omitted in respect of saturated fatty acids, trans fatty acids and cholesterol; and

  • (k) if the product meets the condition specified in subsection B.01.462(3), the statement “Not a significant source of other nutrients” or the statement referred to in paragraph (j).

Food for Use in Manufacturing other Foods

• B.01.404 (1) This section applies to a prepackaged product that is intended solely for use as an ingredient in the manufacture of other prepackaged products intended for sale to a consumer at the retail level or as an ingredient in the preparation of food by a commercial or industrial enterprise or institution.

• (2) No person shall sell the product unless written nutrition information concerning the product accompanies the product when it is delivered to the purchaser.

• (3) The nutrition information

  • (a) shall include the information that would, but for subsection B.01.401(7), be required by sections B.01.401 and B.01.402 to be included in a nutrition facts table for the product;

  • (b) may include other information that is permitted by section B.01.402 to be included in that nutrition facts table; and

  • (c) shall be expressed in accordance with sections B.01.401 and B.01.402, subject to the following modifications, namely,

    • (i) information for vitamins set out in column I of Table I to Division 1 of Part D and mineral nutrients set out in column I of Table I to Division 2 of that Part shall be expressed in the applicable units referred to in that column,

      • (A) per gram or 100 grams of the food, if the net quantity of the food is declared on the label by weight or by count, or

      • (B) per millilitre or 100 millilitres of the food, if the net quantity of the food is declared on the label by volume,

    • (ii) information for other nutrients and the energy value set out in column 1 of the table to section B.01.401 or in column 1 of the table to section B.01.402 shall be expressed in the units referred to in column 3,

      • (A) per gram or 100 grams of the food, if the net quantity of the food is declared on the label by weight or by count, or

      • (B) per millilitre or 100 millilitres of the food, if the net quantity of the food is declared on the label by volume,

    • (iii) percentages of daily values and information on servings of stated size may be omitted, and

    • (iv) the nutrition information shall be stated with a degree of precision that corresponds to the accuracy of the analytical methodology used to produce the information.

Foods for Enterprise or Institution

• B.01.405 (1) This section applies to a prepackaged product that is a multiple-serving ready-to-serve prepackaged product intended solely to be served in a commercial or industrial enterprise or institution.

• (2) No person shall sell the product unless written nutrition information concerning the product accompanies the product when it is delivered to the purchaser.

• (3) The nutrition information

  • (a) shall include the information that would, but for subsection B.01.401(7), be required by sections B.01.401 and B.01.402 to be included in a nutrition facts table for the product;

  • (b) may include other information that is permitted by section B.01.402 to be included in that nutrition facts table; and

  • (c) shall be expressed in accordance with sections B.01.401 and B.01.402.

Basis of Information

• B.01.406 (1) Subject to subsections (2) to (8), the information in the nutrition facts table shall be set out only on the basis of the prepackaged product as offered for sale.

• (2) If a prepackaged product contains separately packaged ingredients or foods that are intended to be consumed together, the information in the nutrition facts table shall be set out for each ingredient or food or for the entire product.

• (3) If a prepackaged product contains an assortment of foods of the same type and the typical serving consists of only one of those foods, the information in the nutrition facts table shall be set out

  • (a) on the basis of each of the foods contained in the product, if the nutrition information set out in column 1 of the table to section B.01.401 for each of those foods is different; or

  • (b) on the basis of one of the foods contained in the product, if the nutrition information set out in column 1 of the table to section B.01.401 for each of those foods is the same.

• (4) If a prepackaged product contains an assortment of foods of the same type and the typical serving consists of more than one of those foods, the information in the nutrition facts table shall be set out for each of the foods contained in the product or as a composite value.

• (5) If a prepackaged product contains a food that is to be prepared in accordance with directions provided in or on the package or that is commonly combined with other ingredients or another food or cooked before being consumed, the nutrition facts table may also set out information for the food as prepared, in which case

  • (a) the nutrition facts table shall set out the following information for the food as prepared, namely,

    • (i) except in the case described in subparagraph (ii), the amount of the food expressed in a unit specified in column 3 of paragraph 1(1)(a) or (c) of the table to section B.01.401 as “about (naming the serving size)” or “about (naming the serving size) prepared” and, if applicable, in the manner specified in column 4 of subitems 1(1) and (2),

    • (ii) if the food is commonly served combined with another food, the amount of the other food expressed in a unit specified in column 3 of paragraph 1(1)(c) of the table to section B.01.401 and, if applicable, in the manner specified in column 4 of subitem 1(1),

    • (iii) the energy value, expressed using a description set out in column 2 of item 2 of the table to section B.01.401, in the unit set out in column 3 and in the manner set out in column 4,

    • (iv) if it is declared in the nutrition facts table for the food as sold, the energy value from fat, expressed using a description set out in column 2 of item 3 of the table to section B.01.402, in the unit set out in column 3 and in the manner set out in column 4, and

    • (v) the information set out in column 1 of items 3, 6 to 10 and 13 of the table to section B.01.401 and in column 1 of items 9 and 14 of the table to section B.01.402 that is declared as a percentage of the daily value in the nutrition facts table for the food as sold, expressed using a description set out in column 2, as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size and in the manner specified in column 4; and

  • (b) the nutrition facts table may also set out the following information for the added ingredients or the other food, if it is declared in the nutrition facts table for the food as sold, namely,

    • (i) the information set out in column 1 of items 3 to 5 and 7 to 12 of the table to section B.01.401, expressed using a description set out in column 2, in milligrams for the information set out in column 1 of items 7 and 8 and in grams for the information set out in column 1 of items 3 to 5 and 9 to 12 and in the manner specified in column 4, and

    • (ii) the information set out in column 1 of items 5 to 13 of the table to section B.01.402, expressed using a description set out in column 2, in milligrams for the information set out in column 1 of item 9 and in grams for the information set out in column 1 of items 5 to 8 and 10 to 13 and in the manner specified in column 4.

• (6) Subsection (5) does not apply in respect of a prepackaged product that is intended solely for children under two years of age.

• (7) Subject to subsection (8), the information in the nutrition facts table may also be set out on the basis of other amounts of a food that reflect different uses or different units of measurement of a food, in which case

  • (a) the nutrition facts table shall set out the following information for each of the other amounts of food, namely,

    • (i) the amount of the food expressed in a unit specified in column 3 of subitem 1(1) of the table to section B.01.401 and, if applicable, in the manner specified in column 4 of subitems 1(1) and (2),

    • (ii) the energy value, expressed using a description set out in column 2 of item 2 of the table to section B.01.401, in the unit set out in column 3 and in the manner set out in column 4,

    • (iii) if it is declared in the nutrition facts table for the first amount of food for which information is declared, the energy value from fat, expressed using a description set out in column 2 of item 3 of the table to section B.01.402, in the unit set out in column 3 and in the manner set out in column 4, and

    • (iv) the information set out in column 1 of items 3, 6 to 10 and 13 of the table to section B.01.401 and in column 1 of items 9 and 14 of the table to section B.01.402 that is declared as a percentage of the daily value in the nutrition facts table for the first amount of food for which information is declared, expressed using a description set out in column 2, as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size and in the manner specified in column 4;

  • (b) if the nutrition facts table is set out in a version of the dual format specified in section B.01.458, it may also set out the amount of each of the other amounts of food expressed in the unit specified in column 3 of subitem 1(2) of the table to section B.01.401 and in the manner specified in column 4 of subitem 1(1), if that information is declared in the nutrition facts table for the first amount of food for which information is declared; and

  • (c) if the nutrition facts table is set out in a version of the aggregate format specified in section B.01.459 or B.01.464, it shall also set out the following information for each of the other amounts of food, if that information is declared in the nutrition facts table for the first amount of food for which information is declared, namely,

    • (i) the amount of the food expressed in the unit specified in column 3 of subitem 1(2) of the table to section B.01.401 and in the manner specified in column 4 of subitem 1(1),

    • (ii) the information set out in column 1 of items 3 to 5 and 7 to 12 of the table to section B.01.401, expressed using a description set out in column 2, in milligrams for the information set out in column 1 of items 7 and 8 and in grams for the information set out in column 1 of items 3 to 5 and 9 to 12 and in the manner specified in column 4, and

    • (iii) the information set out in column 1 of items 5 to 13 of the table to section B.01.402, expressed using a description set out in column 2, in milligrams for the information set out in column 1 of item 9 and in grams for the information set out in column 1 of items 5 to 8 and 10 to 13 and in the manner specified in column 4.

• (8) If the nutrition facts table of a prepackaged product that is intended solely for children under two years of age sets out information in accordance with subsection (7), it shall set out the information referred to in paragraphs (7)(a) and (c).

[B.01.407 to B.01.449 reserved]

Presentation of Nutrition Facts Table

• B.01.450 (1) Subject to subsections (2) to (6), the nutrition facts table shall be presented in accordance with the format specified in the applicable figure in Schedule L, having regard to matters such as order of presentation, dimensions, spacing and the use of upper and lower case letters and bold type.

• (2) The characters and rules in the nutrition facts table shall be displayed in a single colour that is a visual equivalent of 100% solid black type on a white background or on a uniform neutral background with a maximum 5% tint of colour.

• (3) The characters in the nutrition facts table

  • (a) shall be displayed in a single standard sans serif font that is not decorative and in such a manner that the characters never touch each other or the rules; and

  • (b) may be displayed with larger dimensions than those specified in the applicable figure in Schedule L if all the characters in the table are enlarged in a uniform manner.

• (4) A rule that is specified in the applicable figure in Schedule L as being a 1 point rule or a 2 point rule may be displayed with larger dimensions in the nutrition facts table.

• (5) The information in the nutrition facts table shall be in accordance with sections B.01.400 to B.01.403 and B.01.406.

• (6) In a nutrition facts table consisting of a table in both English and French, the order of languages may be reversed from the order shown in the applicable figure in Schedule L.

Location of Nutrition Facts Table

• B.01.451 (1) Subject to subsection (2), the nutrition facts table shall be displayed on the label of the prepackaged product

  • (a) in a table in English and a table in French on the same continuous surface of the available display surface;

  • (b) in a table in both English and French on a continuous surface of the available display surface; or

  • (c) in a table in English on a continuous surface of the available display surface and a table in French on another continuous surface of the available display surface that is of the same size and prominence as the first surface.

• (2) If in accordance with subsection B.01.012(3) or (7) the information required by these Regulations may be shown on the label of a prepackaged product in English only or in French only and is shown in that language, the nutrition facts table may be displayed on the label of the prepackaged product in a table in that language only on a continuous surface of the available display surface.

Orientation of Nutrition Facts Table

• B.01.452 (1) Subject to subsection (2), the nutrition facts table shall be oriented in the same manner as other information appearing on the label of the prepackaged product.

• (2) If a version of a nutrition facts table cannot be oriented in the same manner as other information appearing on the label of the prepackaged product, it shall be oriented in another manner if there is sufficient space to do so and the food contained in the package does not leak out and is not damaged when the package is turned over.

• (3) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of a nutrition facts table that is set out on the top or bottom of a prepackaged product.

Application

• B.01.453 (1) Sections B.01.454 to B.01.460 apply to prepackaged products other than those that are intended solely for children under two years of age.

• (2) Sections B.01.461 to B.01.465 apply to prepackaged products that are intended solely for children under two years of age.

Standard and Horizontal Formats

• B.01.454 (1) This section applies to a prepackaged product unless any of sections B.01.455 to B.01.459 applies to the product.

• (2) Subject to subsection (3), the nutrition facts table of the prepackaged product shall be set out in a version that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section and in respect of which the condition specified in column 2 is satisfied.

• (3) If it is not possible to display, in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface of the prepackaged product, a nutrition facts table in any of the versions that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section, the nutrition facts table shall be set out in

  • (a) the bilingual standard format in accordance with Figure 3.5(B), 3.6(B) or 3.7(B) of Schedule L;

  • (b) the bilingual horizontal format in accordance with Figure 4.3(B), 4.4(B) or 4.5(B) of Schedule L;

  • (c) the linear format in accordance with Figures 16.1(E) and (F) or 16.2(E) and (F) of Schedule L;

  • (d) a version that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section, even though more than 15% of the available display surface would be required to display the nutrition facts table; or

  • (e) a manner described in section B.01.466.

• (4) For the purpose of this section, in determining whether a version of a nutrition facts table cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface of the prepackaged product, the nutrition facts table shall include only the information that is required by these Regulations to be included in that table.

• (5) Despite subsections (2) and (3), if the prepackaged product is sold only in the retail establishment where the product is packaged, is labelled by means of a sticker and has an available display surface of 200 cm² or more, its nutrition facts table shall be set out in a version that is listed in column 1 of items 1 to 3 of Parts 1 to 3 of the table to this section, without regard to any condition specified in column 2.

• (6) Despite subsections (2) and (3), if the nutrition facts table of the prepackaged product is set out on a tag attached to an ornamental container or a tag attached to a package to which a label cannot be physically applied or on which information cannot be legibly set out and easily viewed by the purchaser or consumer under the customary conditions of purchase, it shall be set out in a version that is described in paragraph (3)(a), (b) or (c) or that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section, without regard to any condition specified in column 2.

  TABLE

  Item	Column 1	Column 2
  	Figure in Schedule L (Version)	Condition of use
  1	1.1(E) and (F)
  	(8 point type with 12 point leading)
  2	1.2(E) and (F)	The version in item 1 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(7 point type with 11 point leading)
  3	1.3(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 and 2 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(7 point condensed type with 11 point leading)
  4	1.4(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 to 3 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(7 point condensed type with 10 point leading)
  5	1.5(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 to 4 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(6 point condensed type with 10 point leading)
  6	1.6(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 to 5 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(6 point condensed type with 9 point leading)

  Item	Column 1	Column 2
  	Figure in Schedule L (Version)	Condition of use
  1	2.1(E) and (F)
  	(8 point type with 12 point leading)
  2	2.2(E) and (F)	The version in item 1 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(7 point type with 11 point leading)
  3	2.3(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 and 2 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(7 point condensed type with 11 point leading)
  4	2.4(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 to 3 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(6 point condensed type with 10 point leading)

  Item	Column 1	Column 2
  	Figure in Schedule L (Version)	Condition of use
  1	3.1(B)
  	(8 point type with 12 point leading)
  2	3.2(B)	The version in item 1 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(7 point type with 11 point leading)
  3	3.3(B)	The versions in items 1 and 2 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(7 point condensed type with 11 point leading)
  4	3.4(B)	The versions in items 1 to 3 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(6 point condensed type with 10 point leading)

  Item	Column 1	Column 2
  	Figure in Schedule L (Version)	Condition of use
  1	4.1(B)	The versions in Parts 1 to 3 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(7 point condensed type with 11 point leading)
  2	4.2(B)	The versions in Parts 1 to 3 and in item 1 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(6 point condensed type with 10 point leading)

Simplified Formats

• B.01.455 (1) This section applies to a prepackaged product if it satisfies the condition set out in subsection B.01.401(6) and its nutrition facts table includes only the information referred to in paragraphs B.01.401(6)(a) to (j).

• (2) Subject to subsection (3), the nutrition facts table of the prepackaged product shall be set out in a version that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section and in respect of which the condition specified in column 2 is satisfied.

• (3) If it is not possible to display, in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface of the prepackaged product, a nutrition facts table containing only the information referred to in paragraphs B.01.401(6)(a) to (j) in any of the versions that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section, the nutrition facts table shall be set out in

  • (a) the bilingual simplified standard format in accordance with Figure 6.5(B) or 6.6(B) of Schedule L;

  • (b) the bilingual simplified horizontal format in accordance with Figure 7.3(B) or 7.4(B) of Schedule L;

  • (c) the simplified linear format in accordance with Figures 17.1(E) and (F) or 17.2(E) and (F) of Schedule L;

  • (d) a version that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section, even though more than 15% of the available display surface would be required to display the nutrition facts table; or

  • (e) a manner described in section B.01.466.

• (4) Despite subsections (2) and (3), if the prepackaged product is sold only in the retail establishment where the product is packaged, is labelled by means of a sticker and has an available display surface of 200 cm² or more, its nutrition facts table shall be set out in a version that is listed in column 1 of items 1 to 3 of Parts 1 and 2 of the table to this section, without regard to any condition specified in column 2.

• (5) Despite subsections (2) and (3), if the nutrition facts table of the prepackaged product is set out on a tag attached to an ornamental container or a tag attached to a package to which a label cannot be physically applied or on which information cannot be legibly set out and easily viewed by the purchaser or consumer under the customary conditions of purchase, it shall be set out in a version that is described in paragraph (3)(a), (b) or (c) or that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section, without regard to any condition specified in column 2.

  TABLE

  Item	Column 1	Column 2
  	Figure in Schedule L (Version)	Condition of use
  1	5.1(E) and (F)
  	(8 point type with 12 point leading)
  2	5.2(E) and (F)	The version in item 1 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(7 point type with 11 point leading)
  3	5.3(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 and 2 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(7 point condensed type with 11 point leading)
  4	5.4(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 to 3 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(7 point condensed type with 10 point leading)
  5	5.5(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 to 4 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(6 point condensed type with 10 point leading)
  6	5.6(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 to 5 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(6 point condensed type with 9 point leading)

  Item	Column 1	Column 2
  	Figure in Schedule L (Version)	Condition of use
  1	6.1(B)
  	(8 point type with 12 point leading)
  2	6.2(B)	The version in item 1 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(7 point type with 11 point leading)
  3	6.3(B)	The versions in items 1 and 2 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(7 point condensed type with 11 point leading)
  4	6.4(B)	The versions in items 1 to 3 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(6 point condensed type with 10 point leading)

  Item	Column 1	Column 2
  	Figure in Schedule L (Version)	Condition of use
  1	7.1(B)	The versions in Parts 1 and 2 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(7 point condensed type with 11 point leading)
  2	7.2(B)	The versions in Parts 1 and 2 and in item 1 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(6 point condensed type with 10 point leading)

Dual Format — Foods Requiring Preparation

• B.01.456 (1) Subject to subsection (2), if the nutrition facts table of a prepackaged product includes information referred to in subsection B.01.406(5), the nutrition facts table shall be set out in a version that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section and in respect of which the condition specified in column 2 is satisfied.

• (2) If it is not possible to display, in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface of the prepackaged product, a nutrition facts table in any of the versions that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section, the nutrition facts table shall be set out in

  • (a) the bilingual dual format in accordance with Figure 9.5(B) or 9.6(B) of Schedule L; or

  • (b) a version that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section, even though more than 15% of the available display surface would be required to display the nutrition facts table.

• (3) For the purpose of this section, in determining whether a version of a nutrition facts table cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface of the prepackaged product, the nutrition facts table shall include only the information that is required by these Regulations to be included in the table, together with the information referred to in subsection B.01.406(5).

• (4) Despite subsections (1) and (2), if the nutrition facts table of the prepackaged product is set out on a tag attached to an ornamental container or a tag attached to a package to which a label cannot be physically applied or on which information cannot be legibly set out and easily viewed by the purchaser or consumer under the customary conditions of purchase, it shall be set out in a version that is described in paragraph (2)(a) or that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section, without regard to any condition specified in column 2.

  TABLE

  Item	Column 1	Column 2
  	Figure in Schedule L (Version)	Condition of use
  1	8.1(E) and (F)
  	(8 point type with 12 point leading)
  2	8.2(E) and (F)	The version in item 1 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(7 point type with 11 point leading)
  3	8.3(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 and 2 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(7 point condensed type with 11 point leading)
  4	8.4(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 to 3 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(7 point condensed type with 10 point leading)
  5	8.5(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 to 4 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(6 point condensed type with 10 point leading)
  6	8.6(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 to 5 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(6 point condensed type with 9 point leading)

  Item	Column 1	Column 2
  	Figure in Schedule L (Version)	Condition of use
  1	9.1(B)
  	(8 point type with 12 point leading)
  2	9.2(B)	The version in item 1 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(7 point type with 11 point leading)
  3	9.3(B)	The versions in items 1 and 2 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(7 point condensed type with 11 point leading)
  4	9.4(B)	The versions in items 1 to 3 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(6 point condensed type with 10 point leading)

Aggregate Format — Different Kinds of Foods

• B.01.457 (1) Subject to subsection (2), if the nutrition facts table of a prepackaged product includes separate information for each food or ingredient as provided in subsection B.01.406(2), paragraph B.01.406(3)(a) or subsection B.01.406(4), the nutrition facts table shall be set out in a version that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section and in respect of which the condition specified in column 2 is satisfied.

• (2) If it is not possible to display, in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface of the prepackaged product, a nutrition facts table in any of the versions that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section, the nutrition facts table shall be set out

  • (a) in the case of a product described in subsection B.01.406(2) or (4), in

    • (i) the bilingual aggregate format in accordance with Figure 11.5(B) or 11.6(B) of Schedule L, or

    • (ii) a version that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section, even though more than 15% of the available display surface would be required to display the nutrition facts table, or

  • (b) in the case of a product described in paragraph B.01.406(3)(a), in

    • (i) the bilingual aggregate format in accordance with Figure 11.5(B) or 11.6(B) of Schedule L,

    • (ii) a version that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section, even though more than 15% of the available display surface would be required to display the nutrition facts table, or

    • (iii) a manner described in section B.01.466.

• (3) For the purpose of this section, in determining whether a version of a nutrition facts table cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface of the prepackaged product, the nutrition facts table shall include only the information that is required by these Regulations to be included for each food or ingredient for which separate information is set out in the table.

• (4) Despite subsections (1) and (2), if the nutrition facts table of the prepackaged product is set out on a tag attached to an ornamental container or a tag attached to a package to which a label cannot be physically applied or on which information cannot be legibly set out and easily viewed by the purchaser or consumer under the customary conditions of purchase, it shall be set out in a version that is described in subparagraph (2)(a)(i) or that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section, without regard to any condition specified in column 2.

  TABLE

  Item	Column 1	Column 2
  	Figure in Schedule L (Version)	Condition of use
  1	10.1(E) and (F)
  	(8 point type with 12 point leading)
  2	10.2(E) and (F)	The version in item 1 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(7 point type with 11 point leading)
  3	10.3(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 and 2 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(7 point condensed type with 11 point leading)
  4	10.4(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 to 3 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(7 point condensed type with 10 point leading)
  5	10.5(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 to 4 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(6 point condensed type with 10 point leading)
  6	10.6(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 to 5 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(6 point condensed type with 9 point leading)

  Item	Column 1	Column 2
  	Figure in Schedule L (Version)	Condition of use
  1	11.1(B)
  	(8 point type with 12 point leading)
  2	11.2(B)	The version in item 1 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(7 point type with 11 point leading)
  3	11.3(B)	The versions in items 1 and 2 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(7 point condensed type with 11 point leading)
  4	11.4(B)	The versions in items 1 to 3 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(6 point condensed type with 10 point leading)

Dual Format — Different Amounts of Food

• B.01.458 (1) Subject to subsection (2), if the nutrition facts table of a prepackaged product includes separate information for different amounts of the food as provided in paragraph B.01.406(7)(a) without including the information referred to in paragraph B.01.406(7)(c), the nutrition facts table shall be set out in a version that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section and in respect of which the condition specified in column 2 is satisfied.

• (2) If it is not possible to display, in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface of the prepackaged product, a nutrition facts table in any of the versions that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section, the nutrition facts table shall be set out in

  • (a) the bilingual dual format in accordance with Figure 13.5(B) or 13.6(B) of Schedule L; or

  • (b) a version that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section, even though more than 15% of the available display surface would be required to display the nutrition facts table.

• (3) For the purpose of this section, in determining whether a version of a nutrition facts table cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface of the prepackaged product, the nutrition facts table shall include only the information that is required by these Regulations to be included for each amount of the food for which separate information is set out in the table.

• (4) Despite subsections (1) and (2), if the nutrition facts table of the prepackaged product is set out on a tag attached to an ornamental container or a tag attached to a package to which a label cannot be physically applied or on which information cannot be legibly set out and easily viewed by the purchaser or consumer under the customary conditions of purchase, it shall be set out in a version that is described in paragraph (2)(a) or that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section, without regard to any condition specified in column 2.

  TABLE

  Item	Column 1	Column 2
  	Figure in Schedule L (Version)	Condition of use
  1	12.1(E) and (F)
  	(8 point type with 12 point leading)
  2	12.2(E) and (F)	The version in item 1 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(7 point type with 11 point leading)
  3	12.3(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 and 2 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(7 point condensed type with 11 point leading)
  4	12.4(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 to 3 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(7 point condensed type with 10 point leading)
  5	12.5(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 to 4 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(6 point condensed type with 10 point leading)
  6	12.6(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 to 5 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(6 point condensed type with 9 point leading)

  Item	Column 1	Column 2
  	Figure in Schedule L (Version)	Condition of use
  1	13.1(B)
  	(8 point type with 12 point leading)
  2	13.2(B)	The version in item 1 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(7 point type with 11 point leading)
  3	13.3(B)	The versions in items 1 and 2 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(7 point condensed type with 11 point leading)
  4	13.4(B)	The versions in items 1 to 3 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(6 point condensed type with 10 point leading)

Aggregate Format — Different Amounts of Food

• B.01.459 (1) Subject to subsection (2), if the nutrition facts table of a prepackaged product includes separate information for different amounts of the food as provided in paragraphs B.01.406(7)(a) and (c), the nutrition facts table shall be set out in a version that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section and in respect of which the condition specified in column 2 is satisfied.

• (2) If it is not possible to display, in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface of the prepackaged product, a nutrition facts table in any of the versions that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section, the nutrition facts table shall be set out in

  • (a) the bilingual aggregate format in accordance with Figure 15.5(B) or 15.6(B) of Schedule L; or

  • (b) a version that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section, even though more than 15% of the available display surface would be required to display the nutrition facts table.

• (3) For the purpose of this section, in determining whether a version of a nutrition facts table cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface of the prepackaged product, the nutrition facts table shall include only the information that is required by these Regulations to be included for each amount of the food for which separate information is set out in the table.

• (4) Despite subsections (1) and (2), if the nutrition facts table of the prepackaged product is set out on a tag attached to an ornamental container or a tag attached to a package to which a label cannot be physically applied or on which information cannot be legibly set out and easily viewed by the purchaser or consumer under the customary conditions of purchase, it shall be set out in a version that is described in paragraph (2)(a) or that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section, without regard to any condition specified in column 2.

  TABLE

  Item	Column 1	Column 2
  	Figure in Schedule L (Version)	Condition of use
  1	14.1(E) and (F)
  	(8 point type with 12 point leading)
  2	14.2(E) and (F)	The version in item 1 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(7 point type with 11 point leading)
  3	14.3(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 and 2 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(7 point condensed type with 11 point leading)
  4,	14.4(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 to 3 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(7 point condensed type with 10 point leading)
  5	14.5(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 to 4 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(6 point condensed type with 10 point leading)
  6	14.6(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 to 5 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(6 point condensed type with 9 point leading)

  Item	Column 1	Column 2
  	Figure in Schedule L (Version)	Condition of use
  1	15.1(B)
  	(8 point type with 12 point leading)
  2	15.2(B)	The version in item 1 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(7 point type with 11 point leading)
  3	15.3(B)	The versions in items 1 and 2 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(7 point condensed type with 11 point leading)
  4	15.4(B)	The versions in items 1 to 3 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(6 point condensed type with 10 point leading)

Presentation of Additional Information

• B.01.460 (1) If information referred to in column 1 of the table to section B.01.402 is included in a nutrition facts table that is set out in a version consisting of a table in English and a table in French or a table in English or French, that information shall be displayed

  • (a) in accordance with the order of presentation, the use of indents and the presentation of footnotes illustrated in Figures 18.1(E) and (F) of Schedule L; and

  • (b) in respect of matters other than those referred to in paragraph (a), in accordance with the format that is specified in the applicable figure in Schedule L.

• (2) If information referred to in column 1 of the table to section B.01.402 is included in a nutrition facts table that is set out in a version consisting of a table in both English and French, that information shall be displayed

  • (a) in accordance with the order of presentation, the use of indents and the presentation of footnotes illustrated in Figure 19.1(B) of Schedule L; and

  • (b) in respect of matters other than those referred to in paragraph (a), in accordance with the format that is specified in the applicable figure in Schedule L.

• (3) Despite paragraph (1)(a), the use of indents illustrated in Figures 18.1(E) and (F) of Schedule L is not applicable if information referred to in column 1 of the table to section B.01.402 is set out in the linear format referred to in paragraph B.01.454(3)(c) or the simplified linear format referred to in paragraph B.01.455(3)(c).

Standard and Horizontal Formats — Children under Two Years of Age

[SOR/2003-11, s. 20; err.(E), Vol. 137, No. 5]

• B.01.461 (1) This section applies to a prepackaged product that is intended solely for children under two years of age unless section B.01.462, B.01.463 or B.01.464 applies to the product.

• (2) Subject to subsection (3), the nutrition facts table of the prepackaged product shall be set out in a version that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section and in respect of which the condition specified in column 2 is satisfied.

• (3) If it is not possible to display, in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface of the prepackaged product, a nutrition facts table in any of the versions that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section, the nutrition facts table shall be set out in

  • (a) the bilingual standard format in accordance with Figure 22.5(B), 22.6(B) or 22.7(B) of Schedule L;

  • (b) the bilingual horizontal format in accordance with Figure 23.3(B) or 23.4(B) of Schedule L;

  • (c) the linear format in accordance with Figures 31.1(E) and (F) or 31.2(E) and (F) of Schedule L;

  • (d) a version that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section, even though more than 15% of the available display surface would be required to display the nutrition facts table; or

  • (e) a manner described in section B.01.466.

• (4) For the purpose of this section, in determining whether a version of a nutrition facts table cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface of the prepackaged product, the nutrition facts table shall include only the information that is required by these Regulations to be included in that table.

  TABLE

  Item	Column 1	Column 2
  	Figure in Schedule L (Version)	Condition of use
  1	20.1(E) and (F)
  	(8 point type with 12 point leading)
  2	20.2(E) and (F)	The version in item 1 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(7 point type with 11 point leading)
  3	20.3(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 and 2 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(7 point condensed type with 11 point leading)
  4	20.4(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 to 3 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(7 point condensed type with 10 point leading)
  5	20.5(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 to 4 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(6 point condensed type with 10 point leading)
  6	20.6(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 to 5 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(6 point condensed type with 9 point leading)

  Item	Column 1	Column 2
  	Figure in Schedule L (Version)	Condition of use
  1	21.1(E) and (F)
  	(8 point type with 12 point leading)
  2	21.2(E) and (F)	The version in item 1 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(7 point type with 11 point leading)
  3	21.3(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 and 2 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(7 point condensed type with 11 point leading)
  4	21.4(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 to 3 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(6 point condensed type with 10 point leading)

  Item	Column 1	Column 2
  	Figure in Schedule L (Version)	Condition of use
  1	22.1(B)
  	(8 point type with 12 point leading)
  2	22.2(B)	The version in item 1 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(7 point type with 11 point leading)
  3	22.3(B)	The versions in items 1 and 2 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(7 point condensed type with 11 point leading)
  4	22.4(B)	The versions in items 1 to 3 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(6 point condensed type with 10 point leading)

  Item	Column 1	Column 2
  	Figure in Schedule L (Version)	Condition of use
  1	23.1(B)	The versions in Parts 1 to 3 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(7 point condensed type with 11 point leading)
  2	23.2(B)	The versions in Parts 1 to 3 and in item 1 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(6 point condensed type with 10 point leading)

Simplified Formats — Children under Two Years of Age

• B.01.462 (1) This section applies to a prepackaged product that is intended solely for children under two years of age if it satisfies the condition set out in subsection B.01.403(5) and its nutrition facts table includes only the information referred to in paragraphs B.01.403(5)(a) to (k).

• (2) Subject to subsection (3), the nutrition facts table of the prepackaged product shall be set out in a version that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section and in respect of which the condition specified in column 2 is satisfied.

• (3) If it is not possible to display, in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface of the prepackaged product, a nutrition facts table containing only the information referred to in paragraphs B.01.403(5)(a) to (k) in any of the versions that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section, the nutrition facts table shall be set out in

  • (a) the bilingual simplified standard format in accordance with Figure 25.5(B) or 25.6(B) of Schedule L;

  • (b) the bilingual simplified horizontal format in accordance with Figure 26.3(B) or 26.4(B) of Schedule L;

  • (c) the simplified linear format in accordance with Figures 32.1(E) and (F) or 32.2(E) and (F) of Schedule L;

  • (d) a version that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section, even though more than 15% of the available display surface would be required to display the nutrition facts table; or

  • (e) a manner described in section B.01.466.

  TABLE

  Item	Column 1	Column 2
  	Figure in Schedule L (Version)	Condition of use
  1	24.1(E) and (F)
  	(8 point type with 12 point leading)
  2	24.2(E) and (F)	The version in item 1 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(7 point type with 11 point leading)
  3	24.3(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 and 2 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(7 point condensed type with 11 point leading)
  4	24.4(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 to 3 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(7 point condensed type with 10 point leading)
  5	24.5(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 to 4 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(6 point condensed type with 10 point leading)
  6	24.6(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 to 5 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(6 point condensed type with 9 point leading)

  Item	Column 1	Column 2
  	Figure in Schedule L (Version)	Condition of use
  1	25.1(B)
  	(8 point type with 12 point leading)
  2	25.2(B)	The version in item 1 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(7 point type with 11 point leading)
  3	25.3(B)	The versions in items 1 and 2 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(7 point condensed type with 11 point leading)
  4	25.4(B)	The versions in items 1 to 3 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(6 point condensed type with 10 point leading)

  Item	Column 1	Column 2
  	Figure in Schedule L (Version)	Condition of use
  1	26.1(B)	The versions in Parts 1 and 2 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(7 point condensed type with 11 point leading)
  2	26.2(B)	The versions in Parts 1 and 2 and in item 1 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(6 point condensed type with 10 point leading)

Aggregate Format — Different Kinds of Foods — Children under Two Years of Age

• B.01.463 (1) Subject to subsection (2), if the nutrition facts table of a prepackaged product that is intended solely for children under two years of age includes separate information for each food or ingredient as provided in subsection B.01.406(2), paragraph B.01.406(3)(a) or subsection B.01.406(4), the nutrition facts table shall be set out in a version that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section and in respect of which the condition specified in column 2 is satisfied.

• (2) If it is not possible to display, in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface of the prepackaged product, a nutrition facts table in any of the versions that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section, the nutrition facts table shall be set out

  • (a) in the case of a product described in subsection B.01.406(2) or (4), in

    • (i) the bilingual aggregate format in accordance with Figure 28.5(B) or 28.6(B) of Schedule L, or

    • (ii) a version that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section, even though more than 15% of the available display surface would be required to display the nutrition facts table, or

  • (b) in the case of a product described in paragraph B.01.406(3)(a), in

    • (i) the bilingual aggregate format in accordance with Figure 28.5(B) or 28.6(B) of Schedule L,

    • (ii) a version that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section, even though more than 15% of the available display surface would be required to display the nutrition facts table, or

    • (iii) a manner described in section B.01.466.

• (3) For the purpose of this section, in determining whether a version of a nutrition facts table cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface of the prepackaged product, the nutrition facts table shall include only the information that is required by these Regulations to be included for each food or ingredient for which separate information is set out in the table.

  TABLE

  Item	Column 1	Column 2
  	Figure in Schedule L (Version)	Condition of use
  1	27.1(E) and (F)
  	(8 point type with 12 point leading)
  2	27.2(E) and (F)	The version in item 1 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(7 point type with 11 point leading)
  3	27.3(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 and 2 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(7 point condensed type with 11 point leading)
  4	27.4(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 to 3 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(7 point condensed type with 10 point leading)
  5	27.5(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 to 4 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(6 point condensed type with 10 point leading)
  6	27.6(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 to 5 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(6 point condensed type with 9 point leading)

  Item	Column 1	Column 2
  	Figure in Schedule L (Version)	Condition of use
  1	28.1(B)
  	(8 point type with 12 point leading)
  2	28.2(B)	The version in item 1 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(7 point type with 11 point leading)
  3	28.3(B)	The versions in items 1 and 2 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(7 point condensed type with 11 point leading)
  4	28.4(B)	The versions in items 1 to 3 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(6 point condensed type with 10 point leading)

Aggregate Format — Different Amounts of Food — Children under Two Years of Age

• B.01.464 (1) Subject to subsection (2), if the nutrition facts table of a prepackaged product that is intended solely for children under two years of age includes separate information for different amounts of the food as provided in subsection B.01.406(8), the nutrition facts table shall be set out in a version that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section and in respect of which the condition specified in column 2 is satisfied.

• (2) If it is not possible to display, in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface of the prepackaged product, a nutrition facts table in any of the versions that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section, the nutrition facts table shall be set out in

  • (a) the bilingual aggregate format in accordance with Figure 30.5(B) or 30.6(B) of Schedule L; or

  • (b) a version that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section, even though more than 15% of the available display surface would be required to display the nutrition facts table.

• (3) For the purpose of this section, in determining whether a version of a nutrition facts table cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface of the prepackaged product, the nutrition facts table shall include only the information that is required by these Regulations to be included for each amount of the food for which separate information is set out in the table.

  TABLE

  Item	Column 1	Column 2
  	Figure in Schedule L (Version)	Condition of use
  1	29.1(E) and (F)
  	(8 point type with 12 point leading)
  2	29.2(E) and (F)	The version in item 1 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(7 point type with 11 point leading)
  3	29.3(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 and 2 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(7 point condensed type with 11 point leading)
  4	29.4(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 to 3 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(7 point condensed type with 10 point leading)
  5	29.5(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 to 4 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(6 point condensed type with 10 point leading)
  6	29.6(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 to 5 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(6 point condensed type with 9 point leading)

  Item	Column 1	Column 2
  	Figure in Schedule L (Version)	Condition of use
  1	30.1(B)
  	(8 point type with 12 point leading)
  2	30.2(B)	The version in item 1 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(7 point type with 11 point leading)
  3	30.3(B)	The versions in items 1 and 2 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(7 point condensed type with 11 point leading)
  4	30.4(B)	The versions in items 1 to 3 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(6 point condensed type with 10 point leading)

Presentation of Additional Information — Children under Two Years of Age

• B.01.465 (1) This section applies to a prepackaged product that is intended solely for children under two years of age.

• (2) If information referred to in column 1 of the table to section B.01.402 is included in a nutrition facts table that is set out in a version consisting of a table in English and a table in French or a table in English or French, that information shall be displayed

  • (a) in accordance with the order of presentation and the use of indents illustrated in Figures 33.1(E) and (F) of Schedule L; and

  • (b) in respect of matters other than those referred to in paragraph (a), in accordance with the format that is specified in the applicable figure in Schedule L.

• (3) If information referred to in column 1 of the table to section B.01.402 is included in a nutrition facts table that is set out in a version consisting of a table in both English and French, that information shall be displayed

  • (a) in accordance with the order of presentation and the use of indents illustrated in Figure 34.1(B) of Schedule L; and

  • (b) in respect of matters other than those referred to in paragraph (a), in accordance with the format that is specified in the applicable figure in Schedule L.

• (4) Despite paragraph (2)(a), the use of indents illustrated in Figures 33.1(E) and (F) of Schedule L is not applicable if information referred to in column 1 of the table to section B.01.402 is set out in the linear format referred to in paragraph B.01.461(3)(c) or the simplified linear format referred to in paragraph B.01.462(3)(c).

Alternative Methods of Presentation

• B.01.466 (1) Despite section A.01.016, the nutrition facts table of a prepackaged product that meets the condition specified in subsection B.01.454(3) or B.01.455(3), paragraph B.01.457(2)(b), subsection B.01.461(3) or B.01.462(3) or paragraph B.01.463(2)(b) may be set out on

  • (a) a tag attached to the package;

  • (b) a package insert;

  • (c) the inner side of a label;

  • (d) a fold-out label; or

  • (e) an outer sleeve, overwrap or collar.

• (2) If the nutrition facts table is set out in a manner described in paragraph (1)(b) or (c), the outer side of the label of the package shall indicate in a type size of not less than 8 points where the nutrition facts table is located.

• (3) If the nutrition facts table is set out in a manner described in subsection (1), it shall be set out

  • (a) in the case of a product described in subsection B.01.454(3), in a version that is described in paragraph B.01.454(3)(a), (b) or (c) or that is listed in column 1 of the table to section B.01.454;

  • (b) in the case of a product described in subsection B.01.455(3), in a version that is described in paragraph B.01.455(3)(a), (b) or (c) or that is listed in column 1 of the table to section B.01.455;

  • (c) in the case of a product described in paragraph B.01.457(2)(b), in a version that is described in subparagraph B.01.457(2)(b)(i) or that is listed in column 1 of the table to section B.01.457;

  • (d) in the case of a product described in subsection B.01.461(3), in a version that is described in paragraph B.01.461(3)(a), (b) or (c) or that is listed in column 1 of the table to section B.01.461;

  • (e) in the case of a product described in subsection B.01.462(3), in a version that is described in paragraph B.01.462(3)(a), (b) or (c) or that is listed in column 1 of the table to section B.01.462; and

  • (f) in the case of a product described in paragraph B.01.463(2)(b), in a version that is described in subparagraph B.01.463(2)(b)(i) or that is listed in column 1 of the table to section B.01.463.

Small Packages

• B.01.467 (1) Despite section A.01.016 and subject to subsection (2), if the available display surface of a prepackaged product is less than 100 cm², the label of the product need not carry a nutrition facts table if the outer side of the label contains an indication of how a purchaser or consumer may obtain the nutrition information that would otherwise be required to be set out in a nutrition facts table on the label of the product.

• (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a prepackaged product that is

  • (a) described in paragraph B.01.401(3)(a), (b), (c) or (e); or

  • (b) contained in a package to which a label cannot be physically applied or on which information cannot be legibly set out and easily viewed by the purchaser or consumer under the customary conditions of purchase.

• (3) An indication referred to in subsection (1)

  • (a) shall be set out in a type size of not less than 8 points;

  • (b) shall include a postal address or a toll-free telephone number; and

  • (c) shall be

    • (i) in English and French, or

    • (ii) in one of those languages, if in accordance with subsection B.01.012(3) or (7) the information that is required by these Regulations to be shown on the label of the product may be shown in that language only and is shown on the label in that language.

• (4) The manufacturer of the prepackaged product shall provide the information referred to in subsection (1) to a purchaser or consumer on request

  • (a) without charge;

  • (b) in the following manner, namely,

    • (i) in the official language in which the information is requested or, if specified by the purchaser or consumer, in both official languages, or

    • (ii) in one of the official languages, if in accordance with subsection B.01.012(3) or (7) the information that is required by these Regulations to be shown on the label of the product may be shown in that language only and is shown on the label in that language; and

  • (c) in the form of a nutrition facts table that is set out

    • (i) in a format, other than a horizontal format, that is specified in any of sections B.01.454 to B.01.459 or B.01.461 to B.01.464 and that would otherwise be carried on the label of the product in accordance with these Regulations, and

    • (ii) in a version of that format that is listed in column 1 of item 1 of any Part of the table to the applicable section referred to in subparagraph (i).

• (5) In this section, official languages means the English language and the French language.

[B.01.468 to B.01.499 reserved]

Nutrient Content Claims

Interpretation

• B.01.500 (1) The following definitions apply in this section and in the table following section B.01.513.

  combination foods

  combination foods means the category of food to which belong foods that contain as ingredients foods from more than one food group, or foods from one or more food groups mixed with foods from the category of other foods, such as pizza or lasagna. (aliments composés)

  food group

  food group means one of the following categories of foods:

  • (a) milk products, and milk product alternatives such as fortified plant-based beverages;

  • (b) meat, poultry and fish, and alternatives such as legumes, eggs, tofu or peanut butter;

  • (c) bread and grain products; or

  • (d) vegetables and fruit. (groupe alimentaire)

  other foods

  other foods means the category of food to which belong foods that are not part of any food group, including

  • (a) foods that are mostly fats, such as butter, margarine, oil or lard;

  • (b) foods that are mostly sugars, such as jam, honey, syrup or confectionery;

  • (c) snack foods, such as potato chips or pretzels;

  • (d) beverages, such as water, tea, coffee or soft drinks; and

  • (e) herbs, spices and condiments, such as pickles, mustard or ketchup. (autres aliments)

  reference food of the same food group

  reference food of the same food group means a food that can be substituted in the diet for the food to which it is compared and that belongs to

  • (a) the same food group as the food to which it is compared, such as cheese as a reference food for milk, or chicken as a reference food for tofu;

  • (b) the category of other foods, if the food to which it is compared also belongs to that category, such as pretzels as a reference food for potato chips; or

  • (c) the category of combination foods, if the food to which it is compared also belongs to that category, such as pizza as a reference food for lasagna. (aliment de référence du même groupe alimentaire)

  similar reference food

  similar reference food means a food of the same type as the food to which it is compared and that has not been processed, formulated, reformulated or otherwise modified in a manner that increases or decreases the energy value or the amount of a nutrient that is the subject of the comparison, such as whole milk as a similar reference food for partly skimmed milk or regular chocolate chip cookies as a similar reference food for fat-reduced chocolate chip cookies. (aliment de référence similaire)

• (2) The similar reference food referred to in column 3 of item 45 of the table following section B.01.513, with respect to the subject “light in energy or fat” set out in column 1, shall have a nutrient value that is representative of foods of that type that have not been processed, formulated, reformulated or otherwise modified in a manner that increases the energy value or the amount of fat.

Languages

B.01.501 The representations provided for in sections B.01.503 to B.01.513 that appear on the label of a food shall be

• (a) in English and French; or

• (b) in one of those languages, if in accordance with subsection B.01.012(3) or (7) the information that is required by these Regulations to be shown on the label of the food may be shown in that language only and is shown on the label in that language.

Statements or Claims

• B.01.502 (1) No person shall, on the label of or in any advertisement for a food, make a representation, express or implied, that characterizes the energy value of the food or the amount of a nutrient contained in the food.

• (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to

  • (a) a representation otherwise provided for in these Regulations;

  • (b) a representation provided for by section 35 of the Processed Products Regulations;

  • (c) a representation provided for by subsection 94(4) of the Meat Inspection Regulations, 1990;

  • (d) a representation that characterizes the amount of lactose in a food;

  • (e) a representation that characterizes the addition of salt to a food, other than any statement or claim set out in column 4 of the table following section B.01.513;

  • (f) a representation that characterizes the addition of sugars to a food, other than any statement or claim set out in column 4 of the table following section B.01.513;

  • (g) a representation that characterizes the amount of starch in a food, if the food is intended solely for children under two years of age;

  • (h) the representations “defatted (naming the food)”, “demineralized (naming the food)” and “high (naming the monosaccharide or disaccharide) (naming the syrup)”;

  • (i) a representation that characterizes the amount of a fatty acid in a vegetable oil and forms part of its common name;

  • (j) a representation that characterizes the amount of alcohol in beverages that contain more than 0.5% alcohol;

  • (k) the representation “light salted” with respect to fish; or

  • (l) the English representation “lean” with respect to a prepackaged meal represented for use in a weight reduction diet or a weight maintenance diet.

• B.01.503 (1) A person may, on the label of or in any advertisement for a food, make a statement or claim set out in column 4 of the table following section B.01.513, with respect to a subject set out in column 1, if

  • (a) the food meets the applicable conditions set out in column 2;

  • (b) the label or advertisement meets the conditions, if any, set out in column 3, in accordance with sections B.01.504 to B.01.506; and

  • (c) in the case of a food that is not a prepackaged product, or a prepackaged product for which an advertisement is not made or placed by or on the direction of the manufacturer of the product, the label or advertisement includes, per serving of stated size, and in accordance with section B.01.505 or B.01.506 if applicable,

    • (i) the declaration of the energy value, if the energy value is the subject of the statement or claim, or

    • (ii) the amount of the nutrient, if a nutrient is the subject of the statement or claim.

• (2) Despite subsection (1), no person shall, on the label of or in any advertisement for a food that is intended solely for children under two years of age, make a statement or claim set out in column 4 of the table following section B.01.513, unless it is a statement or claim respecting one of the following subjects set out in column 1:

  • (a) “source of protein”, set out in item 8;

  • (b) “excellent source of protein”, set out in item 9;

  • (c) “more protein”, set out in item 10;

  • (d) “no added sodium or salt”, set out in item 35; or

  • (e) “no added sugars”, set out in item 40.

• (3) If a statement or claim set out in column 4 of the table following section B.01.513 is made on the label of or in any advertisement for a food, all the words, numbers, signs or symbols that constitute the statement or claim shall be of the same size and prominence.

• (4) In the English version of the statements or claims, the word “fibre” may be spelled as “fiber”.

B.01.504 If a statement or claim set out in column 4 of the table following section B.01.513 is made on the label of a food, the information required under the conditions set out in column 3 shall be

• (a) adjacent to, without any intervening printed, written or graphic material,

  • (i) the statement or claim, if the statement or claim is made only once, or

  • (ii) the most prominent statement or claim on the principal display panel or, if none appears there, the most prominent statement or claim elsewhere on the label, if the statement or claim is made more than once; and

• (b) shown in letters of at least the same size and prominence as

  • (i) those of the statement or claim, if the statement or claim is made only once, or

  • (ii) those of the most prominent statement or claim on the principal display panel or, if none appears there, the most prominent statement or claim elsewhere on the label, if the statement or claim is made more than once.

B.01.505 If a statement or claim set out in column 4 of the table following section B.01.513 is made in an advertisement for a food, other than a radio or television advertisement, the information required under the conditions set out in column 3 and, if applicable, the information required by paragraph B.01.503(1)(c), shall be

• (a) adjacent to, without any intervening printed, written or graphic material, the statement or claim, if the statement or claim is made only once, or the most prominent statement or claim, if the statement or claim is made more than once; and

• (b) shown in letters of at least the same size and prominence as those of the statement or claim, if the statement or claim is made only once, or the most prominent statement or claim, if the statement or claim is made more than once.

• B.01.506 (1) If a statement or claim set out in column 4 of the table following section B.01.513 is made in a radio or television advertisement, the information required under the conditions set out in column 3 and, if applicable, the information required by paragraph B.01.503(1)(c), shall be provided in the advertisement, except for the information required under the condition set out in paragraph (a) of column 3, in respect of the following subjects set out in column 1, which may be on the label:

  • (a) “reduced in energy”, set out in item 3;

  • (b) “reduced in fat”, set out in item 13;

  • (c) “reduced in saturated fatty acids”, set out in item 20;

  • (d) “reduced in trans fatty acids”, set out in item 23;

  • (e) “reduced in cholesterol”, set out in item 29;

  • (f) “reduced in sodium or salt”, set out in item 33;

  • (g) “lightly salted”, set out in item 36;

  • (h) “reduced in sugars”, set out in item 38; and

  • (i) “light in energy or fat”, set out in item 45.

• (2) Despite subsection (1), if the statement or claim is made in a radio or television advertisement that is not made or placed by or on the direction of the manufacturer of the food, the information required under the condition set out in paragraph (a) of column 3 of the table following section B.01.513, in respect of the subjects set out in paragraphs (1)(a) to (i), shall be provided in the advertisement.

• (3) If the information required under the conditions set out in column 3 of the table following section B.01.513 and the information required by paragraph B.01.503(1)(c) is provided in a radio advertisement or in the audio portion of a television advertisement, that information shall immediately precede or follow the statement or claim.

• (4) In the case of a television advertisement, the information required under the conditions set out in column 3 of the table following section B.01.513 and, if applicable, the information required by paragraph B.01.503(1)(c), shall be communicated

  • (a) in the audio mode, if the statement or claim is made only in the audio portion of the advertisement or in both the audio and visual portions; or

  • (b) in the audio or visual mode, if the statement or claim is made only in the visual portion of the advertisement.

• (5) If the information required under the conditions set out in column 3 of the table following section B.01.513 and the information required by paragraph B.01.503(1)(c) is communicated in the visual mode of a television advertisement, it shall

  • (a) appear concurrently with and for at least the same amount of time as the statement or claim;

  • (b) be adjacent to, without any intervening printed, written or graphic material, the statement or claim, if the statement or claim is made only once, or the most prominent statement or claim, if the statement or claim is made more than once; and

  • (c) be shown in letters of at least the same size and prominence as those of the statement or claim, if the statement or claim is made only once, or the most prominent statement or claim, if the statement or claim is made more than once.

B.01.507 A person may, on the label of or in any advertisement for a food, make a representation, express or implied, that the food is for use in an energy-reduced diet, if a statement or claim set out in column 4 of the table following section B.01.513, in respect of any of the following subjects set out in column 1, is made on the label of or in the advertisement for the food, in accordance with section B.01.503:

• (a) “free of energy”, set out in item 1;

• (b) “low in energy”, set out in item 2;

• (c) “reduced in energy”, set out in item 3;

• (d) “lower in energy”, set out in item 4; or

• (e) “free of sugars”, set out in item 37.

B.01.508 A person may, on the label of or in any advertisement for a food, make a representation, express or implied, that the food is for use in a sodium-restricted diet, if a statement or claim set out in column 4 of the table following section B.01.513, in respect of any of the following subjects set out in column 1, is made on the label of or in the advertisement for the food, in accordance with section B.01.503:

• (a) “free of sodium or salt”, set out in item 31;

• (b) “low in sodium or salt”, set out in item 32;

• (c) “reduced in sodium or salt”, set out in item 33; or

• (d) “lower in sodium or salt”, set out in item 34.

B.01.509 A person may, on the label of or in any advertisement for a food, make the statement or claim that the food is “unsweetened” if the food meets the conditions set out in column 2 of item 40 of the table following section B.01.513 for the subject “no added sugars” set out in column 1 and the food does not contain a sweetener set out in column I of Table IX to section B.16.100.

B.01.510 A statement or claim set out in column 4 of the table following section B.01.513, respecting the following subjects set out in column 1, that is made on the label of or in an advertisement for a breakfast cereal with milk, shall be accompanied by an indication that it refers to 30 g of the breakfast cereal combined with 125 mL of milk:

• (a) “source of protein”, set out in item 8;

• (b) “excellent source of protein”, set out in item 9; and

• (c) “more protein”, set out in item 10.

• B.01.511 (1) For greater certainty and subject to subsections (2) to (4), a statement or claim set out in column 4 of the table following section B.01.513 that is made on the label of or in any advertisement for a food may be preceded or followed by other words, numbers, signs or symbols, but none of those shall be interposed between the words, numbers, signs or symbols of the statement or claim.

• (2) The words “very”, “ultra” and “extra”, and all other words, numbers, signs or symbols that modify the nature of a statement or claim, shall not precede or follow the statement or claim.

• (3) A statement or claim that is made on the label of or in any advertisement for a food that has not been processed, formulated, reformulated or otherwise modified to meet the conditions set out in column 2 of the table following section B.01.513 shall not be accompanied by the brand name of the food.

• (4) Any words, numbers, signs or symbols preceding or following the statement or claim referred to in subsection (3) shall accompany the statement or claim in such a manner that the statement or claim characterizes all foods of that type, and not only the specific food.

B.01.512 If a food meets the conditions set out in column 2 of the table following section B.01.513 for more than one of the subjects set out in column 1, it is not necessary to repeat the common element of the statements or claims set out in column 4 that are used on the label of or in the advertisement for the food, and the remaining elements may be joined by means of a conjunction or punctuation, as appropriate.

Sensory Characteristic

• B.01.513 (1) No person shall, on the label of or in any advertisement for a food, make the statement or claim “light” or “léger” — including any phonetic rendering of that statement or claim — respecting a sensory characteristic of the food unless the following conditions are met:

  • (a) if the statement or claim “light” or “léger” is made on the label of a food, the sensory characteristic shall be

    • (i) adjacent to, without any intervening printed, written or graphic material,

      • (A) the statement or claim, if the statement or claim is made only once, or

      • (B) the most prominent statement or claim on the principal display panel or, if none appears there, the most prominent statement or claim elsewhere on the label, if the statement or claim is made more than once, and

    • (ii) shown in letters of at least the same size and prominence as

      • (A) those of the statement or claim, if the statement or claim is made only once, or

      • (B) those of the most prominent statement or claim on the principal display panel or, if none appears there, the most prominent statement or claim elsewhere on the label, if the statement or claim is made more than once;

  • (b) if the statement or claim “light” or “léger” is made in an advertisement for a food, other than a radio or television advertisement, the sensory characteristic shall be

    • (i) adjacent to, without any intervening printed, written or graphic material, the statement or claim, if the statement or claim is made only once, or the most prominent statement or claim, if the statement or claim is made more than once, and

    • (ii) shown in letters of at least the same size and prominence as those of the statement or claim, if the statement or claim is made only once, or the most prominent statement or claim, if the statement or claim is made more than once;

  • (c) if the statement or claim “light” or “léger” is made in a radio advertisement or in the audio portion of a television advertisement, the sensory characteristic shall immediately precede or follow the statement or claim; and

  • (d) if the statement or claim “light” or “léger” is made in the visual portion of a television advertisement, the sensory characteristic shall

    • (i) appear concurrently with and for the same amount of time as the statement or claim,

    • (ii) be adjacent to, without any intervening printed, written or graphic material, the statement or claim, if the statement or claim is made only once, or the most prominent statement or claim, if the statement or claim is made more than once, and

    • (iii) be shown in letters of at least the same size and prominence as those of the statement or claim, if the statement or claim is made only once, or the most prominent statement or claim, if the statement or claim is made more than once.

• (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to

  • (a) the English statement or claim “light” when used in accordance with subsection 12(1) of the Maple Products Regulations; or

  • (b) the statement or claim “light” or “léger” when used with respect to rum.

    Item	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
    	Subject	Conditions — Food	Conditions — Label or Advertisement	Statement or Claim
    1	Free of energy	The food provides less than 5 Calories or 21 kilojoules per reference amount and serving of stated size.		“energy-free”, “free of energy”, “no energy”, “0 energy”, “zero energy”, “without energy”, “contains no energy”, “Calorie-free”, “free of Calories”, “no Calories”, “0 Calories”, “zero Calories”, “without Calories” or “contains no Calories”
    2	Low in energy	The food provides (a) 40 Calories or 167 kilojoules or less per reference amount and serving of stated size and, in the case of a food other than a table-top sweetener, if the reference amount is 30 g or 30 mL or less, per 50 g; or (b) 120 Calories or 500 kilojoules or less per 100 g, if the food is a prepackaged meal.		“low energy”, “low in energy”, “low source of energy”, “little energy”, “low Calorie”, “low in Calories”, “low source of Calories”, “contains only (number) Calories per serving”, “contains less than (number) Calories per serving” or “few Calories”
    3	Reduced in energy	(1) The food is processed, formulated, reformulated or otherwise modified so that it provides at least 25% less energy (a) per reference amount of the food, than the reference amount of the similar reference food; or (b) per 100 g, than 100 g of the similar reference food, if the food is a prepackaged meal. (2) The similar reference food does not meet the conditions set out in column 2 of item 2 for the subject “low in energy” set out in column 1.	The following are identified: (a) the similar reference food; (b) the amounts of the food and the similar reference food being compared, if those amounts are not equal; and (c) the difference in energy value compared to the similar reference food, per serving of stated size, expressed as a percentage or fraction or in Calories.	“reduced energy”, “reduced in energy”, “energy-reduced”, “less energy”, “lower energy”, “lower in energy”, “reduced Calorie”, “reduced in Calories”, “Calorie-reduced”, “less Calories”, “lower Calories”, “lower in Calories” or “fewer Calories”
    4	Lower in energy	(1) The food provides at least 25% less energy (a) per reference amount of the food, than the reference amount of the reference food of the same food group; or (b) per 100 g, than 100 g of the reference food of the same food group, if the food is a prepackaged meal. (2) The reference food of the same food group does not meet the conditions set out in column 2 of item 2 for the subject “low in energy” set out in column 1.	The following are identified: (a) the reference food of the same food group; (b) the amounts of the food and the reference food of the same food group being compared, if those amounts are not equal; and (c) the difference in energy value compared to the reference food of the same food group, per serving of stated size, expressed as a percentage or fraction or in Calories.	“less energy”, “lower energy”, “lower in energy”, “less Calories”, “lower Calorie”, “lower in Calories” or “fewer Calories”
    5	Source of energy	The food provides at least 100 Calories or 420 kilojoules per reference amount and serving of stated size.		“source of energy”, “contains energy”, “provides energy”, “source of Calories”, “contains Calories” or “provides Calories”
    6	More energy	The food provides at least 25% more energy, totalling at least 100 more Calories or 420 more kilojoules (a) per reference amount of the food, than the reference amount of the reference food of the same food group or the similar reference food; or (b) per 100 g, than 100 g of the reference food of the same food group or the similar reference food, if the food is a prepackaged meal.	The following are identified: (a) the reference food of the same food group or the similar reference food; (b) the amounts of the food and the reference food of the same food group or the similar reference food being compared, if those amounts are not equal; and (c) the difference in energy value compared to the reference food of the same food group or the similar reference food, per serving of stated size, expressed as a percentage or fraction or in Calories.	“more Calories”, “contains more Calories”, “higher Calories” or “higher in Calories”
    7	Low in protein	The food contains no more than 1 g of protein per 100 g of the food.		“low protein”, “low in protein”, “low source of protein”, “contains only (number) g of protein per serving” or “contains less than (number) g of protein per serving”
    8	Source of protein	The food has a protein rating of 20 or more, as determined by official method FO-1, Determination of Protein Rating, October 15, 1981, (a) per reasonable daily intake; or (b) per 30 g combined with 125 mL of milk, if the food is a breakfast cereal.		“source of protein”, “contains protein”, “good source of protein”, “high protein”, “high in protein” or “provides protein”
    9	Excellent source of protein	The food has a protein rating of 40 or more, as determined by official method FO-1, Determination of Protein Rating, October 15, 1981, (a) per reasonable daily intake; or (b) per 30 g combined with 125 mL of milk, if the food is a breakfast cereal.		“excellent source of protein”, “very high protein”, “very high in protein” or “rich in protein”
    10	More protein	The food (a) has a protein rating of 20 or more, as determined by official method FO-1, Determination of Protein Rating, October 15, 1981, (i) per reasonable daily intake, or (ii) per 30 g combined with 125 mL of milk, if the food is a breakfast cereal; and (b) contains at least 25% more protein, totalling at least 7 g more, per reasonable daily intake than the reference food of the same food group or the similar reference food.	The following are identified: (a) the reference food of the same food group or the similar reference food; (b) the amounts of the food and the reference food of the same food group or the similar reference food being compared, if those amounts are not equal; and (c) the difference in protein compared to the reference food of the same food group or the similar reference food, per serving of stated size, expressed as a percentage or fraction or in grams.	“more protein”, “higher protein” or “higher in protein”
    11	Free of fat	The food contains (a) less than 0.5 g of fat per reference amount and serving of stated size; or (b) less than 0.5 g of fat per serving of stated size, if the food is a prepackaged meal.		“fat-free”, “free of fat”, “no fat”, “0 fat”, “zero fat”, “without fat”, “contains no fat” or “non-fat”
    12	Low in fat	The food contains (a) 3 g or less of fat per reference amount and serving of stated size and, if the reference amount is 30 g or 30 mL or less, per 50 g; or (b) 3 g or less of fat per 100 g with 30% or less of the energy from fat, if the food is a prepackaged meal.		“low fat”, “low in fat”, “low source of fat”, “little fat”, “contains only (number) g of fat per serving” or “contains less than (number) g of fat per serving”
    13	Reduced in fat	(1) The food is processed, formulated, reformulated or otherwise modified so that it contains at least 25% less fat (a) per reference amount of the food, than the reference amount of the similar reference food; or (b) per 100 g, than 100 g of the similar reference food, if the food is a prepackaged meal. (2) The similar reference food does not meet the conditions set out in column 2 of item 12 for the subject “low in fat” set out in column 1.	The following are identified: (a) the similar reference food; (b) the amounts of the food and the similar reference food being compared, if those amounts are not equal; and (c) the difference in fat compared to the similar reference food, per serving of stated size, expressed as a percentage or fraction or in grams.	“reduced fat”, “reduced in fat”, “fat-reduced”, “less fat”, “lower fat” or “lower in fat”
    14	Lower in fat	(1) The food contains at least 25% less fat (a) per reference amount of the food, than the reference amount of the reference food of the same food group; or (b) per 100 g, than 100 g of the reference food of the same food group, if the food is a prepackaged meal. (2) The reference food of the same food group does not meet the conditions set out in column 2 of item 12 for the subject “low in fat” set out in column 1.	The following are identified: (a) the reference food of the same food group; (b) the amounts of the food and the reference food of the same food group being compared, if those amounts are not equal; and (c) the difference in fat compared to the reference food of the same food group, per serving of stated size, expressed as a percentage or fraction or in grams.	“less fat”, “lower fat” or “lower in fat”
    15	100% fat-free	The food (a) contains less than 0.5 g of fat per 100 g; (b) contains no added fat; and (c) meets the conditions set out in column 2 of item 11 for the subject “free of fat” set out in column 1.		“100% fat-free” or “100% free of fat”
    16	(Percentage) fat-free	The food meets the conditions set out in column 2 of item 12 for the subject “low in fat” set out in column 1.	One of the following statements or claims is stated: “low fat” or “low in fat”.	“(percentage) fat-free” or “(percentage) free of fat”
    17	No added fat	(1) The food contains no added fats or oils set out in Division 9, or added butter or ghee, or ingredients that contain added fats or oils, or butter or ghee. (2) The similar reference food contains added fats or oils set out in Division 9, or added butter or ghee.		“no fat added”, “no added fat” or “without added fat”
    18	Free of saturated fatty acids	The food contains (a) less than 0.2 g saturated fatty acids and less than 0.2 g trans fatty acids per reference amount and serving of stated size; or (b) less than 0.2 g saturated fatty acids and less than 0.2 g trans fatty acids per serving of stated size, if the food is a prepackaged meal.		“saturated fatty acids-free”, “free of saturated fatty acids”, “no saturated fatty acids”, “0 saturated fatty acids”, “zero saturated fatty acids”, “without saturated fatty acids”, “saturated fat-free”, “free of saturated fat”, “no saturated fat”, “0 saturated fat”, “zero saturated fat”, “without saturated fat”, “saturates-free”, “free of saturates”, “no saturates”, “0 saturates”, “zero saturates” or “without saturates”
    19	Low in saturated fatty acids	(1) The food contains 2 g or less of saturated fatty acids and trans fatty acids combined (a) per reference amount and serving of stated size; or (b) per 100 g, if the food is a prepackaged meal. (2) The food provides 15% or less energy from the sum of saturated fatty acids and trans fatty acids.		“low saturated fatty acids”, “low in saturated fatty acids”, “low source of saturated fatty acids”, “little saturated fatty acids”, “contains only (number) g of saturated fatty acids per serving”, “contains less than (number) g of saturated fatty acids per serving”, “low saturated fat”, “low in saturated fat”, “low source of saturated fat”, “little saturated fat”, “contains only (number) g of saturated fat per serving”, “contains less than (number) g of saturated fat per serving”, “low saturates”, “low in saturates”, “low source of saturates”, “little saturates”, “contains only (number) g of saturates per serving” or “contains less than (number) g of saturates per serving”
    20	Reduced in saturated fatty acids	(1) The food is processed, formulated, reformulated or otherwise modified, without increasing the content of trans fatty acids, so that it contains at least 25% less saturated fatty acids (a) per reference amount of the food, than the reference amount of the similar reference food; or (b) per 100 g, than 100 g of the similar reference food, if the food is a prepackaged meal. (2) The similar reference food does not meet the conditions set out in column 2 of item 19 for the subject “low in saturated fatty acids” set out in column 1.	The following are identified: (a) the similar reference food; (b) the amounts of the food and the similar reference food being compared, if those amounts are not equal; and (c) the difference in saturated fatty acids compared to the similar reference food, per serving of stated size, expressed as a percentage or fraction or in grams.	“reduced saturated fatty acids”, “reduced in saturated fatty acids”, “saturated fatty acids-reduced”, “less saturated fatty acids”, “lower saturated fatty acids”, “lower in saturated fatty acids”, “fewer saturated fatty acids”, “reduced saturated fat”, “reduced in saturated fat”, “saturated fat-reduced”, “less saturated fat”, “lower saturated fat”, “lower in saturated fat”, “reduced saturates”, “reduced in saturates”, “saturates-reduced”, “less saturates”, “lower saturates”, “lower in saturates” or “fewer saturates”
    21	Lower in saturated fatty acids	(1) The food contains at least 25% less saturated fatty acids and the content of trans fatty acids is not higher (a) per reference amount of the food, than the reference amount of the reference food of the same food group; or (b) per 100 g, than 100 g of the reference food of the same food group, if the food is a prepackaged meal. (2) The reference food of the same food group does not meet the conditions set out in column 2 of item 19 for the subject “low in saturated fatty acids” set out in column 1.	The following are identified: (a) the reference food of the same food group; (b) the amounts of the food and the reference food of the same food group being compared, if those amounts are not equal; and (c) the difference in saturated fatty acids compared to the reference food of the same food group, per serving of stated size, expressed as a percentage or fraction or in grams.	“less saturated fatty acids”, “lower saturated fatty acids”, “lower in saturated fatty acids”, “fewer saturated fatty acids”, “less saturated fat”, “lower saturated fat”, “lower in saturated fat”, “less saturates”, “lower saturates”, “lower in saturates” or “fewer saturates”
    22	Free of trans fatty acids	The food (a) contains less than 0.2 g of trans fatty acids (i) per reference amount and serving of stated size, or (ii) per serving of stated size, if the food is a prepackaged meal; and (b) meets the conditions set out in column 2 of item 19 for the subject “low in saturated fatty acids” set out in column 1.		“trans fatty acids-free”, “free of trans fatty acids”, “no trans fatty acids”, “0 trans fatty acids”, “zero trans fatty acids”, “without trans fatty acids”, “contains no trans fatty acids”, “trans fat-free”, “free of trans fat”, “no trans fat”, “0 trans fat”, “zero trans fat”, “without trans fat”, “contains no trans fat”, “trans-free”, “free of trans”, “no trans”, “0 trans”, “zero trans” or “without trans”
    23	Reduced in trans fatty acids	(1) The food is processed, formulated, reformulated or otherwise modified, without increasing the content of saturated fatty acids, so that it contains at least 25% less trans fatty acids (a) per reference amount of the food, than the reference amount of the similar reference food; or (b) per 100 g, than 100 g of the similar reference food, if the food is a prepackaged meal. (2) The similar reference food does not meet the conditions set out in column 2 of item 19 for the subject “low in saturated fatty acids” set out in column 1.	The following are identified: (a) the similar reference food; (b) the amounts of the food and the similar reference food being compared, if those amounts are not equal; and (c) the difference in trans fatty acids compared to the similar reference food, per serving of stated size, expressed as a percentage or fraction or in grams.	“reduced trans”, “reduced in trans”, “trans-reduced”, “reduced trans fatty acids”, “reduced in trans fatty acids”, “trans fatty acids-reduced”, “less trans fatty acids”, “lower trans fatty acids”, “lower in trans fatty acids”, “fewer trans fatty acids”, “reduced trans fat”, “reduced in trans fat”, “trans fat-reduced”, “less trans fat”, “lower trans fat” or “lower in trans fat”
    24	Lower in trans fatty acids	(1) The food contains at least 25% less trans fatty acids and the content of saturated fatty acids is not higher (a) per reference amount of the food, than the reference amount of the reference food of the same food group; or (b) per 100 g, than 100 g of the reference food of the same food group, if the food is a prepackaged meal. (2) The reference food of the same food group does not meet the conditions set out in column 2 of item 19 for the subject “low in saturated fatty acids” set out in column 1.	The following are identified: (a) the reference food of the same food group; (b) the amounts of the food and the reference food of the same food group being compared, if those amounts are not equal; and (c) the difference in trans fatty acids compared to the reference food of the same food group, per serving of stated size, expressed as a percentage or fraction or in grams.	“less trans fatty acids”, “lower trans fatty acids”, “lower in trans fatty acids”, “fewer trans fatty acids”, “less trans fat”, “lower trans fat”, “lower in trans fat”, “less trans”, “lower trans” or “lower in trans”
    25	Source of omega-3 poly-unsaturated fatty acids	The food contains (a) 0.3 g or more of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids per reference amount and serving of stated size; or (b) 0.3 g or more of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids per 100 g, if the food is a prepackaged meal.		“source of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids”, “contains omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids”, “provides omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids”, “source of omega-3 polyunsaturated fat”, “contains omega-3 polyunsaturated fat”, “provides omega-3 polyunsaturated fat”, “source of omega-3 polyunsaturates”, “contains omega-3 polyunsaturates” or “provides omega-3 polyunsaturates”
    26	Source of omega-6 poly-unsaturated fatty acids	The food contains (a) 2 g or more of omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids per reference amount and serving of stated size; or (b) 2 g or more of omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids per 100 g, if the food is a prepackaged meal.		“source of omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids”, “contains omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids”, “provides omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids”, “source of omega-6 polyunsaturated fat”, “contains omega-6 polyunsaturated fat”, “provides omega-6 polyunsaturated fat”, “source of omega-6 polyunsaturates”, “contains omega-6 polyunsaturates” or “provides omega-6 polyunsaturates”
    27	Free of cholesterol	The food (a) contains less than 2 mg of cholesterol (i) per reference amount and serving of stated size, or (ii) per serving of stated size, if the food is a prepackaged meal; and (b) meets the conditions set out in column 2 of item 19 for the subject “low in saturated fatty acids” set out in column 1.		“cholesterol-free”, “free of cholesterol”, “no cholesterol”, “0 cholesterol”, “zero cholesterol”, “without cholesterol” or “contains no cholesterol”
    28	Low in cholesterol	The food (a) contains 20 mg or less of cholesterol per (i) reference amount and serving of stated size and, if the reference amount is 30 g or 30 mL or less, per 50 g, or (ii) per 100 g, if the food is a prepackaged meal; and (b) meets the conditions set out in column 2 of item 19 for the subject “low in saturated fatty acids” set out in column 1.		“low cholesterol”, “low in cholesterol”, “low source of cholesterol”, “little cholesterol”, “contains only (number) mg of cholesterol per serving” or “contains less than (number) mg of cholesterol per serving”
    29	Reduced in cholesterol	(1) The food is processed, formulated, reformulated or otherwise modified so that it contains at least 25% less cholesterol (a) per reference amount of the food, than the reference amount of the similar reference food; or (b) per 100 g, than 100 g of the similar reference food, if the food is a prepackaged meal. (2) The similar reference food does not meet the conditions set out in column 2 of item 28 for the subject “low in cholesterol” set out in column 1. (3) The food meets the conditions set out in column 2 of item 19 for the subject “low in saturated fatty acids” set out in column 1.	The following are identified: (a) the similar reference food; (b) the amounts of the food and the similar reference food being compared, if those amounts are not equal; and (c) the difference in cholesterol compared to the similar reference food, per serving of stated size, expressed as a percentage or fraction or in milligrams.	“reduced cholesterol”, “reduced in cholesterol”, “cholesterol-reduced”, “less cholesterol”, “lower cholesterol” or “lower in cholesterol”
    30	Lower in cholesterol	(1) The food contains at least 25% less cholesterol (a) per reference amount of the food, than the reference amount of the reference food of the same food group; or (b) per 100 g, than 100 g of the reference food of the same food group, if the food is a prepackaged meal. (2) The reference food of the same food group does not meet the conditions set out in column 2 of item 28 for the subject “low in cholesterol” set out in column 1. (3) The food meets the conditions set out in column 2 of item 19 for the subject “low in saturated fatty acids” set out in column 1.	The following are identified: (a) the reference food of the same food group; (b) the amounts of the food and the reference food of the same food group being compared, if those amounts are not equal; and (c) the difference in cholesterol compared to the reference food of the same food group, per serving of stated size, expressed as a percentage or fraction or in milligrams.	“less cholesterol”, “lower cholesterol” or “lower in cholesterol”
    31	Free of sodium or salt	The food contains (a) less than 5 mg of sodium per reference amount and serving of stated size; or (b) less than 5 mg of sodium per serving of stated size, if the food is a prepackaged meal.		“sodium-free”, “free of sodium”, “no sodium”, “0 sodium”, “zero sodium”, “without sodium”, “contains no sodium”, “salt-free”, “free of salt”, “no salt”, “0 salt”, “zero salt”, “without salt” or “contains no salt”
    32	Low in sodium or salt	The food contains (a) 140 mg or less of sodium per reference amount and serving of stated size and, if the reference amount is 30 g or 30 mL or less, per 50 g; or (b) 140 mg or less of sodium per 100 g, if the food is a prepackaged meal.		“low sodium”, “low in sodium”, “low source of sodium”, “little sodium”, “contains only (number) mg of sodium per serving”, “contains less than (number) mg of sodium per serving”, “low salt”, “low in salt”, “low source of salt”, “little salt”, “contains only (number) mg of salt per serving” or “contains less than (number) mg salt per serving”
    33	Reduced in sodium or salt	(1) The food is processed, formulated, reformulated or otherwise modified so that it contains at least 25% less sodium (a) per reference amount of the food, than the reference amount of the similar reference food; or (b) per 100 g, than 100 g of the similar reference food, if the food is a prepackaged meal. (2) The similar reference food does not meet the conditions set out in column 2 of item 32 for the subject “low in sodium or salt” set out in column 1.	The following are identified: (a) the similar reference food; (b) the amounts of the food and the similar reference food being compared, if those amounts are not equal; and (c) the difference in sodium content compared to the similar reference food, per serving of stated size, expressed as a percentage or fraction or in milligrams.	“reduced sodium”, “reduced in sodium”, “sodium-reduced”, “less sodium”, “lower sodium”, “lower in sodium”, “reduced salt”, “reduced in salt”, “salt-reduced”, “less salt”, “lower salt” or “lower in salt”
    34	Lower in sodium or salt	(1) The food contains at least 25% less sodium (a) per reference amount of the food, than the reference amount of the reference food of the same food group; or (b) per 100 g, than 100 g of the reference food of the same food group, if the food is a prepackaged meal. (2) The reference food of the same food group does not meet the conditions set out in column 2 of item 32 for the subject “low in sodium or salt” set out in column 1.	The following are identified: (a) the reference food of the same food group; (b) the amounts of the food and the reference food of the same food group being compared, if those amounts are not equal; and (c) the difference in sodium content compared to the reference food of the same food group, per serving of stated size, expressed as a percentage or fraction or in milligrams.	“less sodium”, “lower sodium”, “lower in sodium”, “less salt”, “lower salt” or “lower in salt”
    35	No added sodium or salt	(1) The food contains no added salt, other sodium salts or ingredients that contain sodium that functionally substitute for added salt. (2) The similar reference food does not meet the conditions set out in column 2 of item 32 for the subject “low in sodium or salt” set out in column 1 and contains added salt or other sodium salts.		“unsalted”, “without added salt”, “no salt added”, “no added salt”, “without added sodium”, “no sodium added” or “no added sodium”
    36	Lightly salted	(1) The food contains at least 50% less added sodium than the sodium added to the similar reference food. (2) The similar reference food does not meet the conditions set out in column 2 of item 32 for the subject “low in sodium or salt” set out in column 1.	The following are identified: (a) the similar reference food; (b) the amounts of the food and the similar reference food being compared, if those amounts are not equal; and (c) the difference in sodium content compared to the similar reference food, per serving of stated size, expressed as a percentage or fraction or in milligrams.	“lightly salted” or “salted lightly”
    37	Free of sugars	The food (a) contains less than 0.5 g of sugars per reference amount and serving of stated size; and (b) with the exception of chewing gum, meets the conditions set out in column 2 of item 1 for the subject “free of energy” set out in column 1.		“sugar-free”, “free of sugar”, “no sugar”, “0 sugar”, “zero sugar”, “without sugar”, “contains no sugar” or “sugarless”
    38	Reduced in sugars	The food is processed, formulated, reformulated or otherwise modified so that it contains at least 25% less sugars, totalling at least 5 g less, (a) per reference amount of the food, than the reference amount of the similar reference food; or (b) per 100 g, than 100 g of the similar reference food, if the food is a prepackaged meal.	The following are identified: (a) the similar reference food; (b) the amounts of the food and the similar reference food being compared, if those amounts are not equal; and (c) the difference in sugars compared to the similar reference food, per serving of stated size, expressed as a percentage or fraction or in grams.	“reduced sugar”, “reduced in sugar”, “sugar-reduced”, “less sugar”, “lower sugar” or “lower in sugar”
    39	Lower in sugars	The food contains at least 25% less sugars, totalling at least 5 g less, (a) per reference amount of the food, than the reference amount of the reference food of the same food group; or (b) per 100 g, than 100 g of the reference food of the same food group, if the food is a prepackaged meal.	The following are identified: (a) the reference food of the same food group; (b) the amounts of the food and the reference food of the same food group being compared, if those amounts are not equal; and (c) the difference in sugars compared to the reference food of the same food group, per serving of stated size, expressed as a percentage or fraction or in grams.	“lower sugar”, “lower in sugar” or “less sugar”
    40	No added sugars	(1) The food contains no added sugars, no ingredients containing added sugars or ingredients that contain sugars that functionally substitute for added sugars. (2) The sugars content is not increased through some other means except if the functional effect is not to increase the sugars content of the food. (3) The similar reference food contains added sugars.		“no sugar added”, “no added sugar” or “without added sugar”
    41	Source of fibre	(1) The food contains 2 g or more (a) of fibre per reference amount and serving of stated size, if no fibre or fibre source is identified in the statement or claim; or (b) of each identified fibre or fibre from an identified fibre source per reference amount and serving of stated size, if a fibre or fibre source is identified in the statement or claim. (2) The food contains at least one ingredient that meets one of the conditions set out in subsection (1), if the food is a prepackaged meal.		“source of fibre”, “contains fibre”, “provides fibre”, “made with fibre”, “source of (naming the fibre)”, “contains (naming the fibre)”, “provides (naming the fibre)”, “made with (naming the fibre)”, “source of (naming the fibre source)”, “contains (naming the fibre source)”, “provides (naming the fibre source)”, “made with (naming the fibre source)”, “source of dietary fibre”, “contains dietary fibre”, “provides dietary fibre” or “made with dietary fibre”
    42	High source of fibre	(1) The food contains 4 g or more (a) of fibre per reference amount and serving of stated size, if no fibre or fibre source is identified in the statement or claim; or (b) of each identified fibre or fibre from an identified fibre source per reference amount and serving of stated size, if a fibre or fibre source is identified in the statement or claim. (2) The food contains at least one ingredient that meets one of the conditions set out in subsection (1), if the food is a prepackaged meal.		“high source of fibre”, “high fibre”, “high in fibre”, “high source of (naming the fibre)”, “high (naming the fibre)”, “high in (naming the fibre)”, “high source of (naming the fibre source)”, “high (naming the fibre source)”, “high in (naming the fibre source)”, “high source of dietary fibre”, “high dietary fibre” or “high in dietary fibre”
    43	Very high source of fibre	(1) The food contains 6 g or more (a) of fibre per reference amount and serving of stated size, if no fibre or fibre source is identified in the statement or claim; or (b) of each identified fibre or fibre from an identified fibre source per reference amount and serving of stated size, if a fibre or fibre source is identified in the statement or claim. (2) The food contains at least one ingredient that meets one of the conditions set out in subsection (1), if the food is a prepackaged meal.		“very high source of fibre”, “very high fibre”, “very high in fibre”, “fibre rich”, “rich in fibre”, “very high source of (naming the fibre)”, “very high (naming the fibre)”, “very high in (naming the fibre)”, “(naming the fibre) rich”, “rich in (naming the fibre)”, “very high source of (naming the fibre source)”, “very high (naming the fibre source)”, “very high in (naming the fibre source)”, “(naming the fibre source) rich”, “rich in (naming the fibre source)”, “very high source of dietary fibre”, “very high dietary fibre”, “very high in dietary fibre”, “dietary fibre rich” or “rich in dietary fibre”
    44	More fibre	(1) The food contains at least 25% more fibre, totalling at least 1 g more, if no fibre or fibre source is identified in the statement or claim, or at least 25% more of an identified fibre or fibre from an identified fibre source, totalling at least 1 g more, if a fibre or fibre source is identified in the statement or claim (a) per reference amount of the food, than the reference amount of the reference food of the same food group or the similar reference food; or (b) per 100 g, than 100 g of the reference food of the same food group or the similar reference food, if the food is a prepackaged meal. (2) The food contains (a) at least 2 g of fibre per reference amount and serving of stated size if no fibre or fibre source is identified in the statement or claim, or at least 2 g of identified fibre or fibre from an identified fibre source per reference amount and serving of stated size if a fibre or fibre source is identified in the statement or claim; or (b) at least one ingredient that meets the conditions set out in column 2 of item 41 for the subject “source of fibre” set out in column 1, if the food is a prepackaged meal.	The following are identified: (a) the reference food of the same food group or the similar reference food; (b) the amounts of the food and the reference food of the same food group or the similar reference food being compared, if those amounts are not equal; and (c) the difference in fibre compared to the reference food of the same food group or the similar reference food, per serving of stated size, expressed as a percentage or fraction or in grams.	“more fibre”, “higher fibre”, “higher in fibre”, “more (naming the fibre)”, “higher (naming the fibre)”, “higher in (naming the fibre)”, “more (naming the fibre source)”, “higher (naming the fibre source)”, “higher in (naming the fibre source)”, “more dietary fibre”, “higher dietary fibre” or “higher in dietary fibre”
    45	Light in energy or fat	The food meets the conditions set out in column 2 (a) of item 3 for the subject “reduced in energy” set out in column 1; or (b) of item 13 for the subject “reduced in fat” set out in column 1.	The following are identified: (a) the similar reference food; (b) the amounts of the food and the similar reference food being compared, if those amounts are not equal; and (c) the difference in energy or fat value compared to the similar reference food, per serving of stated size, expressed as a percentage or fraction or in Calories or grams.	“light” or “lite”
    46	Lean	The food (a) is meat or poultry that has not been ground, a marine or fresh water animal or a product of any of these; and (b) contains 10% or less fat.		“lean”
    47	Extra lean	The food (a) is meat or poultry that has not been ground, a marine or fresh water animal or a product of any of these; and (b) contains 7.5% or less fat.		“extra lean”