Safe Food for Canadians Regulations

Marginal note:Authorized application or use

• 308 (1) Subject to subsection (2), a licence holder is authorized to apply a grade name to, and use a grade name in connection with, a food that is identified in their licence if

  • (a) the food meets the requirements of paragraphs 8(1)(a) to (d);

  • (b) the food meets the requirements that are set out in the Compendium or the Grades Document in respect of the applicable grade of that food;

  • (c) the food complies with any standards that are set out in the Standards of Identity Document;

  • (d) in the case of a dairy product, an egg, fish, a processed fruit or vegetable product, honey or maple syrup, the food has been graded by a licence holder;

  • (e) in the case of a livestock carcass or poultry carcass that is dressed or partially dressed, the food has been graded by a grader; and

  • (f) the food is packaged and labelled in accordance with these Regulations.

• Marginal note:Livestock carcass or poultry carcass

  (2) In the case of a livestock carcass or a poultry carcass that is dressed or partially dressed, only the persons who are referred to in the Compendium or the Grades Document are authorized, under the circumstances set out in the Compendium or the Grades Document, to apply a grade name to, or use a grade name in connection with, a food in accordance with this Part.