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

B.01.357 (1) If both a nutrition symbol and a health-related representation appear on the principal display panel of a prepackaged product and the representation relates to a nutrient that is referred to in the nutrition symbol,

• (a) the height of the upper case letters in the representation must not exceed the height of the upper case letters, excluding any accents, in the nutrition symbol, other than in the words “Health Canada” and “Santé Canada”; and

• (b) the height of the tallest ascender of the lower case letters in the representation must not exceed the height of the tallest ascender of the lower case letters in the nutrition symbol, other than in the words “Health Canada” and “Santé Canada”.

(2) If both a nutrition symbol and a health-related representation appear on the principal display panel of a prepackaged product and the representation does not relate to a nutrient that is referred to in the nutrition symbol,

• (a) the height of the upper case letters in the representation must not exceed two times the height of the upper case letters, excluding any accents, in the nutrition symbol, other than in the words “Health Canada” and “Santé Canada”; and

• (b) the height of the tallest ascender of the lower case letters in the representation must not exceed two times the height of the tallest ascender of the lower case letters in the nutrition symbol, other than in the words “Health Canada” and “Santé Canada”.

(3) In this section, health-related representation means

• (a) a declaration referred to in subsection B.01.301(1) or (2);

• (b) a statement or claim referred to in subsection B.01.311(2) or (3);

• (c) a representation referred to in any of sections B.01.503 to B.01.513;

• (d) a statement or claim referred to in subsection B.01.601(1); or

• (e) any other health-related statement, logo, symbol, seal of approval or mark, other than

  • (i) the brand name or product name of a prepackaged product, or

  • (ii) a statement or claim referred to in any of sections D.01.004 to D.01.007 and D.02.002 to D.02.005.