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

B.24.001 In this Division,

expiration date

expiration date means, in respect of a formulated liquid diet, a food represented for use in a very low-energy diet, a meal replacement or a nutritional supplement, the date

• (a) after which the manufacturer does not recommend that it be consumed, and

• (b) up to which it maintains its microbiological and physical stability and the nutrient content declared on the label; (date limite d’utilisation)

food for special dietary use

food for special dietary use means food that has been specially processed or formulated to meet the particular requirements of a person

• (a) in whom a physical or physiological condition exists as a result of a disease, disorder or injury, or

• (b) for whom a particular effect, including but not limited to weight loss, is to be obtained by a controlled intake of foods; (aliment à usage diététique spécial)

formulated liquid diet

formulated liquid diet means a food that

• (a) is sold for consumption in liquid form, and

• (b) is sold or represented as a nutritionally complete diet for oral or tube feeding of a person described in paragraph (a) of the definition “food for special dietary use”; (préparation pour régime liquide)

hospital

hospital means a facility

• (a) that is licensed, approved or designated as a hospital by a province, in accordance with the laws of the province, to provide care or treatment to persons suffering from any form of disease or illness, or

• (b) that is owned or operated by the government of Canada or of a province and that provides health services; (hôpital)

major change

major change means, in respect of a food that is represented for use in a very low energy diet, any change in any of the following, where the manufacturer’s experience or generally accepted theory would predict an adverse effect on the levels or availability of nutrients in, the microbiological or chemical safety of or the safe use of the food:

• (a) an ingredient or the amount of an ingredient in the food,

• (b) the manufacturing process or the packaging of the food, or

• (c) the directions for the preparation and use of the food; (changement majeur)

meal replacement

meal replacement[Repealed, SOR/95-474, s. 3]

pharmacist

pharmacist means a person who is registered and entitled under the laws of a province to practise pharmacy and who is practising pharmacy under those laws in that province; (pharmacien)

physician

physician means a person who is registered and entitled under the laws of a province to practise medicine and who is practicing medicine under those laws in that province; (médecin)

prepackaged meal

prepackaged meal[Repealed, SOR/95-474, s. 3]

target body weight

target body weight means the anticipated body weight at the end of the weight reduction diet, as determined by the physician before the weight reduction diet begins; (poids corporel cible)

very low energy diet

very low energy diet means a diet for weight reduction that provides less than 900 kilocalories per day when followed as directed. (régime à très faible teneur en énergie)