Safe Food for Canadians Regulations
Version of section 291 from 2022-06-21 to 2024-10-14:
Marginal note:Uncooked meat products
291 The label of a prepackaged edible meat product that is not a ready-to-eat product but could be mistaken for one must bear
(a) the expression “Must Be Cooked” or “doit être cuit” or “Raw Product” or “produit cru” or the word “Uncooked” or “non cuit”, or any equivalent word or expression, on the principal display panel, in close proximity to the common name, to indicate that the meat product requires cooking before consumption; and
(b) comprehensive cooking instructions — such as a combination of internal temperature and cooking time — that, if followed, will result in a ready-to-eat meat product.
- SOR/2022-144, s. 47
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