Marketing Authorization for Vitamin D in Milk, Goat’s Milk and Margarine (SOR/2021-278)

The Minister of Health, pursuant to subsection 30.3(1)Footnote ^a of the Food and Drugs ActFootnote ^b, issues the annexed Marketing Authorization for Vitamin D in Milk, Goat’s Milk and Margarine.

• Return to footnote ^aS.C. 2012, c. 19, s. 416

• Return to footnote ^bR.S., c. F-27

Ottawa, December 17, 2021

Le ministre de la Santé, Jean-Yves Duclos Minister of Health

Interpretation

Marginal note:Same meaning

1 Words and expressions used in this Marketing Authorization have the same meaning as in the Food and Drug Regulations.

Exemptions

Marginal note:Milk

• 2 (1) The following foods are exempt from the application of paragraphs 4(1)(a) and (d) and sections 6 and 6.1 of the Food and Drugs Act and sections B.01.042 and D.01.011 of the Food and Drug Regulations, in respect of the vitamin D that is present in each of those foods, if the applicable condition set out in subsection (2) is met:

  • (a) milk or whole milk;

  • (b) skim milk;

  • (c) partly skimmed milk or partially skimmed milk;

  • (d) sterilized milk;

  • (e) (naming the flavour) milk;

  • (f) (naming the flavour) skim milk;

  • (g) (naming the flavour) partly (partially) skimmed milk;

  • (h) skim milk with added milk solids;

  • (i) partly skimmed milk with added milk solids or partially skimmed milk with added milk solids;

  • (j) (naming the flavour) skim milk with added milk solids;

  • (k) (naming the flavour) partly (partially) skimmed milk with added milk solids;

  • (l) evaporated milk;

  • (m) evaporated skim milk or concentrated skim milk;

  • (n) evaporated partly skimmed milk or concentrated partly skimmed milk;

  • (o) milk powder, whole milk powder, dry whole milk or powdered whole milk; and

  • (p) skim milk powder or dry skim milk.

• Marginal note:Condition

  (2) The food must contain the following amount of vitamin D:

  • (a) in the case of a food referred to in any of paragraphs (1)(a) to (k), 2 μg of vitamin D per 100 mL;

  • (b) in the case of a food referred to in any of paragraphs (1)(l) to (n), 2 μg of vitamin D per 100 mL when reconstituted to its original volume; and

  • (c) in the case of a food referred to in paragraph (1)(o) or (p), 2 μg of vitamin D per 100 mL when reconstituted and ready-to-serve.

Marginal note:Goat’s milk

• 3 (1) The following foods are exempt from the application of paragraphs 4(1)(a) and (d) of the Food and Drugs Act and sections B.08.029 and D.01.011 of the Food and Drug Regulations, in respect of the vitamin D that is present in each of those foods, if the applicable condition set out in subsection (2) is met:

  • (a) goat’s milk;

  • (b) partly skimmed goat’s milk or skimmed goat’s milk;

  • (c) evaporated goat’s milk;

  • (d) evaporated partly skimmed goat’s milk or evaporated skimmed goat’s milk;

  • (e) goat’s milk powder; and

  • (f) partly skimmed goat’s milk powder or skimmed goat’s milk powder.

• Marginal note:Condition

  (2) The food must contain the following amount of vitamin D:

  • (a) in the case of a food referred to in paragraph (1)(a) or (b), 2 μg of vitamin D per 100 mL;

  • (b) in the case of a food referred to in paragraph (1)(c) or (d), 2 μg of vitamin D per 100 mL when reconstituted according to directions for use; and

  • (c) in the case of a food referred to in paragraph (1)(e) or (f), 2 μg of vitamin D per 100 mL when reconstituted and ready-to-serve.

Marginal note:Margarine

• 4 (1) Margarine and calorie-reduced margarine are exempt from the application of paragraphs 4(1)(a) and (d) and sections 6 and 6.1 of the Food and Drugs Act and sections B.01.042 and D.01.011 of the Food and Drug Regulations, in respect of the vitamin D that is present in each of those foods, if the condition set out in subsection (2) is met.

• Marginal note:Condition

  (2) The food must contain 26 μg of vitamin D per 100 g.

Coming into Force

Marginal note:Registration

5 This Marketing Authorization comes into force on the day on which it is registered.