Food and Drug Regulations (C.R.C., c. 870)

B.08.004 Despite sections D.01.009 to D.01.011, no person shall sell milk powder for which a standard is set out in Volume 7 of the Food Compositional Standards Document unless it contains 2 μg of vitamin D per 100 mL when reconstituted according to directions for use.

• B.08.005 (1) No person shall sell a food referred to in subsection (2) unless it contains

  • (a) despite sections D.01.009 and D.01.010, vitamin A in such an amount that a reasonable daily intake of the food contains at least 1,200 I.U. and not more than 2,500 I.U. of vitamin A; and

  • (b) despite sections D.01.009 to D.01.011, 2 μg of vitamin D per 100 mL.

• (2) The foods to which subsection (1) applies are the following dairy products for which a standard is set out in Volume 7 of the Food Compositional Standards Document:

  • (a) skim milk;

  • (b) partly skimmed milk;

  • (c) (naming the flavour) skim milk;

  • (d) (naming the flavour) partly skimmed milk;

  • (e) skim milk with added milk solids;

  • (f) partly skimmed milk with added milk solids;

  • (g) (naming the flavour) skim milk with added milk solids; and

  • (h) (naming the flavour) partly skimmed milk with added milk solids.

B.08.006 No person shall sell skim milk powder for which a standard is set out in Volume 7 of the Food Compositional Standards Document unless it contains

• (a) despite sections D.01.009 and D.01.010, vitamin A in such an amount that a reasonable daily intake of the dairy product contains at least 1,200 I.U. and not more than 2,500 I.U. of vitamin A; and

• (b) despite sections D.01.009 to D.01.011, 2 μg of vitamin D per 100 mL when reconstituted according to directions for use.

B.08.007 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 49]

B.08.008 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 49]

B.08.009 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 49]

B.08.010 No person shall sell evaporated milk for which a standard is set out in Volume 7 of the Food Compositional Standards Document unless it contains

• (a) despite sections D.01.009 to D.01.011, vitamin C in such an amount that a reasonable daily intake of the dairy product contains at least 60 mg and not more than 75 mg of vitamin C; and

• (b) despite sections D.01.009 to D.01.011, 2 μg of vitamin D per 100 mL when reconstituted to its original volume.

B.08.011 No person shall sell evaporated skim milk or evaporated partly skimmed milk for which a standard is set out in Volume 7 of the Food Compositional Standards Document unless it contains

• (a) despite sections D.01.009 and D.01.010, vitamin A in such an amount that a reasonable daily intake of the dairy product contains at least 1,200 I.U. and not more than 2,500 I.U. of vitamin A;

• (b) despite sections D.01.009 to D.01.011, vitamin C in such an amount that a reasonable daily intake of the dairy product contains at least 60 mg and not more than 75 mg of vitamin C; and

• (c) despite sections D.01.009 to D.01.011, 2 μg of vitamin D per 100 mL when reconstituted to its original volume.

B.08.012 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 50]

B.08.013 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 50]

B.08.014 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 50]

B.08.014A [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 50]

• B.08.015 (1) No person shall sell a food referred to in subsection (2) in which the content of vitamin D has been increased by either addition or irradiation unless

  • (a) in the case of the addition of vitamin D, the menstruum containing the vitamin D contributes not more than 0.01 per cent fat foreign to milk; and

  • (b) in cases where the vitamin D content is increased by irradiation, the principal display panel carries the statement “Vitamin D Increased” immediately preceding or following the name of the food, without intervening written, printed or graphic matter.

• (2) The foods to which subsection (1) applies are the following dairy products for which a standard is set out in Volume 7 of the Food Compositional Standards Document:

  • (a) milk;

  • (b) skim milk;

  • (c) partly skimmed milk;

  • (d) skim milk with added milk solids;

  • (e) partly skimmed milk with added milk solids;

  • (f) (naming the flavour) milk;

  • (g) (naming the flavour) skim milk;

  • (h) (naming the flavour) partly skimmed milk;

  • (i) (naming the flavour) skim milk with added milk solids;

  • (j) (naming the flavour) partly skimmed milk with added milk solids;

  • (k) condensed milk;

  • (l) evaporated milk;

  • (m) evaporated skim milk;

  • (n) evaporated partly skimmed milk;

  • (o) milk powder; and

  • (p) skim milk powder.

B.08.016 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 52]

B.08.017 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 52]

B.08.018 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 52]

B.08.019 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 52]

B.08.020 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 52]

B.08.021 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 52]

B.08.022 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 52]

B.08.023 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 52]

B.08.024 No person shall sell milk for manufacture into dairy products unless the milk contains an amount of sediment equal to or less than that set out in column 3 of the Table of Chemical, Physical and Nutritional Characteristics of Food, as determined by the corresponding method set out in column 4.

B.08.025 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 53]

B.08.026 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 53]

B.08.027 Despite anything contained in these Regulations, the following dairy products for which a standard is set out in Volume 7 of the Food Compositional Standards Document are not required to contain added vitamins if they are used in or sold for the manufacture of other foods:

• (a) milk;

• (b) skim milk;

• (c) partly skimmed milk;

• (d) sterilized milk;

• (e) evaporated milk;

• (f) evaporated skim milk;

• (g) evaporated partly skimmed milk;

• (h) milk powder;

• (i) skim milk powder;

• (j) skim milk with added milk solids; and

• (k) partly skimmed milk with added milk solids.

B.08.028 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 53]

Goat’s Milk

B.08.028.1 A lacteal secretion obtained from themammary gland of any animal other than a cow, genus Bos, and a product or derivative of such secretion shall be labelled so as to identify that animal.

• B.08.029 (1) No person shall sell goat’s milk or goat’s milk powder to which vitamin D has been added unless 100 mL of that food, when ready-to-serve, contains 2 μg of vitamin D.

• (2) No person shall sell skimmed or partly skimmed goat’s milk or skimmed or partly skimmed goat’s milk powder to which vitamin A or D has been added unless 100 mL of that food, when ready-to-serve, contains both vitamin A and D in the following amounts:

  • (a) not less than 140 I.U. and not more than 300 I.U. of vitamin A; and

  • (b) 2 μg of vitamin D.

• (3) No person shall sell evaporated goat’s milk to which any of the following vitamins have been added unless 100 mL of that food, when reconstituted to its original volume, contains each of the following vitamins in the following amounts:

  • (a) not less than 7 mg and not more than 9 mg of vitamin C;

  • (b) 2 μg of vitamin D; and

  • (c) not less than 10 μg and not more than 20 μg of folic acid.

• (4) No person shall sell evaporated partly skimmed goat’s milk or evaporated skimmed goat’s milk to which any of the following vitamins have been added unless 100 mL of that food, when reconstituted to its original volume, contains each of the following vitamins in the following amounts:

  • (a) not less than 140 I.U. and not more than 300 I.U. of vitamin A;

  • (b) not less than 7 mg and not more than 9 mg of vitamin C;

  • (c) 2 μg of vitamin D; and

  • (d) not less than 10 μg and not more than 20 μg of folic acid.

Cheese

• B.08.030 (1) In this Division, when used with respect to cheese,

  pasteurized source

  pasteurized source means milk, skim milk, cream, reconstituted milk powder, reconstituted skim milk powder or any combination thereof that has been pasteurized by being held at a temperature of not less than 61.6°C for a period of not less than 30 minutes, or for a time and a temperature that is equivalent thereto in phosphatase destruction, as determined by official method MFO-3, Determination of Phosphatase Activity in Dairy Products, November 30, 1981; (matière première pasteurisée)

  pickles and relishes

  pickles and relishes[Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 54]

  stored

  stored means to have been kept or held at a temperature of 2°C or more for a period of 60 days or more from the date of the beginning of the manufacturing process; (entreposé)

  whole

  whole means of the original size and shape as manufactured. (entier)

• (2) [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 54]

B.08.031 A cheese made from milk that is the normal lacteal secretion of the mammary gland of animals other than the cow, genus Bos, must be labelled to show the source of the milk on the principal display panel.

• B.08.032 (1) Cheeses, other than cottage cheese and creamed cottage cheese, must be labelled to show on the principal display panel a statement of the percentage of milk fat in the food followed by the words “milk fat” or the abbreviation “B.F.” or “M.F.”, and the percentage of moisture in the food followed by the word “moisture” or “water”.

• (2) Subject to subsection B.01.301(1), no person shall make any direct or indirect reference on the label of a food referred to in subsection (1) to the milk fat content or moisture content of the food except as required by subsection (1).

B.08.033 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 55]