Food and Drugs Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. F-27)

Marginal note:Deception, etc., regarding food

• 5 (1) No person shall label, package, treat, process, sell or advertise any food in a manner that is false, misleading or deceptive or is likely to create an erroneous impression regarding its character, value, quantity, composition, merit or safety.

• Marginal note:Food labelled or packaged in contravention of regulations

  (2) An article of food that is not labelled or packaged as required by, or is labelled or packaged contrary to, the regulations shall be deemed to be labelled or packaged contrary to subsection (1).