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Processed Products Regulations

Version of the schedule from 2006-03-22 to 2019-01-14:

SCHEDULE IV(ss. 26, 29 and 35)

Table I*

Minimum Net and Drained Weights

A. Canned Fruits

	Column I	10 fl. oz.		14 fl. oz.		19 fl. oz.		28 fl. oz.		100 fl. oz.
	Column I	Column II		Column III		Column IV		Column V		Column VI
	Products	211 × 400		300 × 407		307 × 409		401 × 411		603 × 700
		Ounces		Ounces		Ounces		Ounces		Ounces
		Net	Drained	Net	Drained	Net	Drained	Net	Drained	Net	Drained
1	Apples, Crab Apples
	(a) Solid Pack, Pie Fruit			15		20		27		97
	(b) Syrup Pack			15½	9	20½	12	29	17	110	63
2	Apple Sauce	10½		15½		21		29		110
3	Apricots
	(a) Syrup Pack	11	6	16	8	21	11	29	15	110	58
	(b) Heavy Pack, Pie Fruit			15½	10	20½	14	28	20	105	80
	(c) Water Pack	10½	6	15½	8	20½	11	28	15	105	58
4	Blackberries, Boysenberries
	(a) Syrup Pack	11	5½	15½	9	20½	12	29	17	110	63
	(b) Water Pack	10½	5½	15	9	20	12	28	17	105	63
5	Blueberries
	(a) Syrup Pack	11	6	15½	7½	20½	10	29	15	108	55
	(b) Heavy Pack, Pie Fruit			15	9	20	12	28	17	105	63
	(c) Water Pack	10	6	15	7½	20	10	28	15	105	55
6	Cherries, Red Sour Pitted
	(a) Syrup Pack	11	6½	15½	9	20½	12	29	17	110	63
	(b) Heavy Pack, Pie Fruit			15½	11	20½	15	28	20	105	72
	(c) Water Pack	10½	6½	15½	9	20	12	28	17	105	63
7	Cherries, Sweet Unpitted	11	6	15½	8	20½	12	29	16	110	60
	(a) Syrup Pack
	(b) Water Pack	10½	6	15	8	20	12	28	16	105	60
8	Cherries, Maraschino									115	80
9	Fruit Cocktail
	(a) Syrup Pack	11	6½	15½	8½	20½	12	29	17	110	63
	(b) Water Pack	10½	6½	15	8½	20	12	28	17	105	63
10	Fruits for Salad, Fruit Salad
	(a) Syrup Pack	11	6½	15½	8½	20½	12	29	17	110	63
	(b) Water Pack	10½	6½	15	8½	20	12	28	17	105	63
11	Gooseberries
	(a) Syrup Pack	11	6	16	8	21	12	29	17	110	63
	(b) Water Pack	10½	6	15	8	20	12	28	17	105	63
12	Grapefruit Sections	11	6½	15½	8½	20½	12			110	65
13	Grapefruit and Orange Sections	11	6½	15½	9	20½	12
14	Loganberries, Lawtonberries
	(a) Syrup Pack	11	5½	16	7½	21	11	29	16	112	60
	(b) Water Pack	10½	5½	15½	7½	20½	11	28	16	105	60
15	Peaches
	(a) Syrup Pack, Halves, Quarters, Slices	11	6	15½	8½	20½	12	29	17	110	63
	(b) Water Pack, Halves, Quarters, Slices	10½	6	15	8½	20½	12	28	17	105	63
	(c) Heavy Pack, Pie Fruit			15	10	20½	15	28	20	105	80
16	Pears
	(a) Syrup Pack,
	(i) Halves, Quarters, Slices	11	6	15½	8½	20½	12	29	17	110	63
	(ii) Whole							29	16	110	60
	(b) Water Pack,
	(i) Halves, Quarters, Slices	10½	6	15	8½	20	12	28	17	105	63
	(ii) Whole							28	16	105	60
17	[Repealed, SOR/80-762, s. 16]
18	Plums, Prune Plums
	(a) Syrup Pack	11	6	15½	8	20½	11	29	16	110	63
	(b) Heavy Pack, Pie Fruit			15	10	20	14	28	20	105	85
	(c) Water Pack	10	6	15	8	20	11	28	16	105	63
19	Raspberries
	(a) Syrup Pack	11	5	15½	7	20½	10	29	16
	(b) Water Pack	10	5	15	7	20	10	28	16
20	Rhubarb
	(a) Syrup Pack	11	7	16	9	21	12	29	16	110	63
	(b) Water Pack	10	7	15	9	20	12	28	16	105	63
	(c) Heavy Pack, Pie Fruit			15	12	20	15	28	20	105	80
21	Strawberries
	(a) Syrup Pack	11	4½	15½	6	20½	8½	29	15
	(b) Water Pack	10	4½	15	6	20	8½	28	15

Return to footnote ^*Weights indicated in this Table are minimum and the fill of a product must conform with section 27, Part III of the Regulations. The operator is responsible for a properly filled can and he should not “pack-down” to the weights outlined in this Table.

B. Canned Vegetables

	Column I	10 fl. oz.		14 fl. oz.		19 fl. oz.		28 fl. oz.		100 fl. oz.
	Column I	Column II		Column III		Column IV		Column V		Column VI
	Products	211 × 400		300 × 407		307 × 409		401 × 411		603 × 700
		Ounces		Ounces		Ounces		Ounces		Ounces
		Net	Drained	Net	Drained	Net	Drained	Net	Drained	Net	Drained
1	Beans, Green and Wax
	(a) Regular Cut, Short Cut	10	5.8	14.5	7.8	20	11.5	28	17	105	58
	(b) French Cut, French Style	10	5.5	14.5	7.5	20	11.0	28	17	105	58
	(c) Whole, Whole Vertical Pack	10	6.0	14.5	7.5	20	10.5	28	16	105	56
2	Beans, Lima	10½	7	15	9	20	13	28	17	105	68
3	Beans, Vegetarian Beans	10½		15		20½		28½		108
4	Beans With Pork	10½		15½		21		29		112
5	Bean Sprouts	10	5½	15	7¾	20	11	28	16	105	53
6	Beets
	(a) Diced	10	7	15	9	20	13	28	18	105	68
	(b) Sliced, Cut or Quartered	10	6½	15	8½	20	11	28	17	105	63
	(c) Whole	10	6	15	7½	20	10	28	15	105	58
	(d) Julienne	10	6	15	8	20	11	28	16	105	60
	(e) Crinkle Cut	10	6	15	8	20	11	28	16	105	60
	(f) Crinkle Cut Strips	10	6	15	7½	20	10	28	15	105	58
7	Carrots
	(a) Diced, Julienne	10	6½	15	9	20	12½	28	17	105	63
	(b) Sliced	10	6	15	8½	20	12	28	16	105	60
	(c) Whole			15	8	20	12	28	16	105	60
8	Corn
	(a) Cream Style	10		15		20½		29		105
	(b) Whole Kernel in Brine	10	7	15	10	20	13	28	18	105	68
	(c) Hominy			15	10	20	13	28	18	105	68
9	Leafy Greens (other than Spinach)	10	7	14	10	19	13	27	18	103	63
10	Macedoine, Mixed Vegetables	10	6	15	9	20	12	28	16	105	63
11	Mushrooms
	(a) Whole, Sliced	10	5½	15	8	20	12	28	15	105	58
	(b) Stems and Pieces	10	5½	15	7½	20	11½	28	14½	105	58
12	Onions, Whole					20	12	28	16	105	60
13	Peas	10	6½	15	9½	20	12½	28	17	105	63
14	Peas, Ripe Soaked	10½	7	15	10	21	14	29	18	108	70
15	Peas and Carrots	10	6	15	9	20	12	28	16	105	63
16	Potatoes, White
	(a) Diced, Julienne	10	7	15	9	20	13	28	17	105	68
	(b) Sliced	10	6½	15	8½	20	12	28	16	105	60
	(c) Whole	10	6	15	8	20	12	28	16	105	60
17	Pumpkin, Squash	10		15		20½		29		108
18	Sauerkraut	10	7½	15	10	20	14	28	20	105	70
19	[Repealed, SOR/85-775, s. 2]
20	Succotash	10½		15½		21		29		110
21	Stewed Tomatoes	10		15		20		28½		105
22	Tomatoes
	(a) Canada Fancy 65% drained solids			15	9¾	20	13	28½	18½	105	68
	(b) Canada Choice 60% drained solids			15	9	20	12	28½	17	105	63
	(c) Canada Standard 50% drained solids			15	7½	20	10	28½	14½	105	52½
23	Vegetables for Chop Suey	10	6	15	9	20	12	28	16	105	63

C. Other Canned Vegetables

	Column I	7 fl. oz.		12 fl. oz.		12 fl. oz.		19 fl. oz.		100 fl. oz.
	Column I	Column II		Column III		Column IV		Column V		Column VI
	Produce	211 × 304		211 × 409		307 × 306		307 × 409		603 × 700
		Ounces		Ounces		Ounces		Ounces		Ounces
		Net	Drained	Net	Drained	Net	Drained	Net	Drained	Net	Drained
1	Asparagus
	(a) Tips or Spears			12	7			20	12	105	63
	(b) Cuts or Cuttings			12	6½			20	11½	105	60
2	Corn Whole Kernel V.P.	7				12

D. Canned Sweet Potatoes

	Column I	8 fl. oz.		19 fl. oz.		21 fl. oz.		28 fl. oz.		48 fl. oz.		100 fl. oz.
	Column I	Column II		Column III		Column IV		Column V		Column VI		Column VII
	Produce	211 × 304		307 × 409		404 × 307		401 × 411		404 × 700		603 × 700
		Ounces		Ounces		Ounces		Ounces		Ounces		Ounces
		Net	Drained	Net	Drained	Net	Drained	Net	Drained	Net	Drained	Net	Drained
1	Potatoes, Sweet
	(a) Cut, in liquid packing media	8	5½	20	13			29	19	50	32	110	70
	(b) Whole, in liquid packing media					21	14½

Average Drained Weights and Minimum Drained Weights

E. Canned Pineapple

Product	Column I			Column II			Column III			Column IV			Column V			Column VI
	8 fl. oz.			10 fl. oz.			14 fl. oz.			19 fl. oz.			28 fl. oz.			100 fl. oz.
	307 × 201.25			211 × 400			307 × 309			307 × 409			401 × 411			603 × 700
	Ounces			Ounces			Ounces			Ounces			Ounces			Ounces
	W.W.Footnote for E. Canned Pineapple¹	A.D.W.Footnote for E. Canned Pineapple²	L.L.Footnote for E. Canned Pineapple³	W.W.Footnote for E. Canned Pineapple¹	A.D.W.Footnote for E. Canned Pineapple²	L.L.Footnote for E. Canned Pineapple³	W.W.Footnote for E. Canned Pineapple¹	A.D.W.Footnote for E. Canned Pineapple²	L.L.Footnote for E. Canned Pineapple³	W.W.Footnote for E. Canned Pineapple¹	A.D.W.Footnote for E. Canned Pineapple²	L.L.Footnote for E. Canned Pineapple³	W.W.Footnote for E. Canned Pineapple¹	A.D.W.Footnote for E. Canned Pineapple²	L.L.Footnote for E. Canned Pineapple³	W.W.Footnote for E. Canned Pineapple¹	A.D.W.Footnote for E. Canned Pineapple²	L.L.Footnote for E. Canned Pineapple³
Pineapple
(a) Syrup Pack, Sweetened Juice Pack
(i) All styles other than Crushed	8.49	4.92	4.70	9.59	5.56	5.31	15.64	9.38	9.02	20.50	12.91	11.90	29.50	17.70	17.14	109.45	65.67	63.98
(ii) Crushed	8.49	5.40	5.13	9.59	6.04		15.64	9.85		20.50	12.30		29.50	18.59		109.45	68.96
(b) Water Pack
(i) All styles other than Crushed	8.49	4.67	4.44	9.59	5.28	5.00	15.64	8.91	8.54	20.50	11.68	11.28	29.50	16.81	16.25	109.45	62.39	60.70
(ii) Crushed	8.49	4.67	4.44	9.59	5.44		15.64	8.87		20.50	11.62		29.50	16.73		109.45	62.06
(c) Juice Pack
(i) Crushed	8.49	5.40	5.13	9.59	5.75		15.64	9.39		20.50	12.30			17.70		109.45	65.68
(ii) Crushed, Heavy Pack				9.59	7.00		15.64	11.42		20.50	14.97		29.50	21.54		109.45	79.90
(iii) Crushed, Solid Pack				9.59	7.48		15.64	12.20		20.50	15.99		29.50	23.01		109.45	85.37

Return to footnote ^1.W.W. is the weight of distilled water at 20°C that the sealed container will hold when completely filled.
Return to footnote ^2.A.D.W. is the average drained weight of all sample units in the sample.
Return to footnote ^3.L.L. is the lower limit drained weight for individual containers.

Average Drained Weights and Minimum Drained Weights

F. Canned Vegetables

Product	Column I		Column II		Column III		Column IV		Column V		Column VI
	10 fl. oz.		14 fl. oz.		19 fl. oz.		28 fl. oz.		48 fl. oz.		100 fl. oz.
	211 × 400		300 × 407		307 × 409		401 × 411		404 × 700		603 × 700
	Ounces		Ounces		Ounces		Ounces		Ounces		Ounces
	ADWFootnote for F. Canned Vegetables¹	LLFootnote for F. Canned Vegetables²	ADWFootnote for F. Canned Vegetables¹	LLFootnote for F. Canned Vegetables²	ADWFootnote for F. Canned Vegetables¹	LLFootnote for F. Canned Vegetables²	ADWFootnote for F. Canned Vegetables¹	LLFootnote for F. Canned Vegetables²	ADWFootnote for F. Canned Vegetables¹	LLFootnote for F. Canned Vegetables²	ADWFootnote for F. Canned Vegetables¹	LLFootnote for F. Canned Vegetables²
Spinach	6.8	6.3	9.1	8.6	12.6	11.9	18.6	17.6			58.4	54.7

Return to footnote ¹ADW is the average drained weight of all sample units in the sample.
Return to footnote ²LL is the lower limit drained weight for individual containers.

SOR/80-762, ss. 14 to 20
SOR/85-775, s. 2
SOR/86-622, s. 3
SOR/92-644, s. 2

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Maximum Gross Headspace for Standard Metal Containers

Can Designation	Can Dimensions	Maximum Gross Headspace 1/16 inchFootnote for TABLE II Maximum Gross Headspace for Standard Metal Containers^*
4½ fluid ounces	202 × 213.5	6
211 × 200	6
5½ fluid ounces	202 × 308	6
6 fluid ounces	202 × 314	6
7½ fluid ounces	211 × 300	7
10 fluid ounces	211 × 400	7
207.5 × 410.5	7
12 fluid ounces	211 × 409	7
14 fluid ounces	300 × 407	8
307 × 309	8
19 fluid ounces	307 × 409	8
28 fluid ounces	401 × 411	8
48 fluid ounces	404 × 700	10
100 fluid ounces	603 × 700	12

Return to footnote ^*As measured in sixteenths of an inch from the surface of the contents of the can to the straight edge passing across the top of the double seam of the can.

TABLE III

Range of Cut-out Strength of Juice or Syrup for Canned or Frozen Fruit and Canned Sweet Potatoes Per Cent Soluble Solids

Item	Product	Identification Names of Syrup
	Column I	Column II	Column III	Column IV	Column V	Column VI
		Extra Heavy Syrup or Extra Heavy Fruit Juice Syrup	Heavy Syrup or Heavy Fruit Juice Syrup	Light Syrup or Light Fruit Juice Syrup	Slightly Sweetened Water or Slightly Sweetened Fruit Juice	Packed in (name of Fruit or Fruits) Juice or Packed in (name of Fruit or Fruits) Juice from Concentrate
1	(1) Apricots	Not more than 35% and not less than 25% soluble solids	Less than 25% but not less than 19% soluble solids	Less than 19% but not less than 15% soluble solids	Less than 15% but not less than 11% soluble solids	Not less than 5% soluble solids
	(2) Blackberries
	(3) Boysenberries
	(4) Cherries, sour pitted
	(5) Crabapples
	(6) Currants
	(7) Gooseberries
	(8) Lawtonberries
	(9) Loganberries
	(10) Rasberries red and purple
	(11) Rhubarb
	(12) Strawberries
	(13) Thimbleberries
	(14) Apples
	(15) Blueberries
	(16) Cherries, sweet
	(17) Plums, prune plums
	(18) Grapefruit
2	(1) Cantaloupe, melons	Not more than 35% and not less than 23% soluble solids	Less than 23% but not less than 18% soluble solids	Less than 18% but not less than 14% soluble solids	Less than 14% but not less than 10% soluble solids	Not less than 5% soluble solids
	(2) Fruit cocktail
	(3) Fruit salad, Tropical fruit salad
	(4) Fruits for salad
	(5) Peaches
	(6) Pears
	(7) Pineapple
	(8) Mandarin oranges
	(9) Sweet potatoes
3	(1) Maraschino Cherries	Not less than 40% soluble solids

SOR/78-170, s. 12

	Frozen Product	Per Cent Added
1	Cherries, Sour	30
2	Cherries, Sweet	20
3	Strawberries	20
4	Raspberries	20
5	Blueberries	20
6	Boysenberries	20
7	Loganberries	20
8	Blackberries	20
9	Rhubarb	20
10	Peaches	20
11	Cherries for pies, red sour pitted	10
12	Cherries in bulk, red sour pitted	10
13	Fruits for pies, various	10
14	Fruits for remanufacturing	10

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Processed Products Regulations

SCHEDULE IV(ss. 26, 29 and 35)

Table I*

Minimum Net and Drained Weights

Average Drained Weights and Minimum Drained Weights

Average Drained Weights and Minimum Drained Weights

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