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Food and Drug Regulations

Version of section B.24.103 from 2022-09-27 to 2024-03-06:


 The label of a formulated liquid diet shall carry the following information:

  • (a) a statement that the food is intended to be consumed orally or by tube feeding;

  • (b) a statement of the energy value of the food, expressed in Calories

    • (i) per 100 grams or per 100 millilitres of the food as offered for sale, and

    • (ii) per unit of ready-to-serve food;

  • (c) a statement of the content in the food of protein or protein equivalent, fat, linoleic acid, available carbohydrate and, where present, crude fibre, expressed in grams

    • (i) per 100 grams or per 100 millilitres of the food as offered for sale, and

    • (ii) per unit of ready-to-serve food;

  • (d) a statement of the content of vitamins and mineral nutrients that are listed in the table to section B.24.102, expressed in International Units, milligrams or micrograms

    • (i) per 100 grams or per 100 millilitres of the food as offered for sale, and

    • (ii) per unit of ready-to-serve food;

  • (e) a statement of the content of any vitamin or mineral nutrient that is not listed in the table to section B.24.102, expressed in milligrams or micrograms

    • (i) per 100 grams or per 100 millilitres of the food as offered for sale, and

    • (ii) per unit of ready-to-serve food;

  • (f) complete directions for the preparation and use of the food and for its storage after the container has been opened; and

  • (g) the expiration date of the formulated liquid diet.

  • SOR/78-64, s. 7
  • SOR/88-559, s. 27
  • SOR/2022-197, s. 6

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