Feeds Regulations, 2024 (SOR/2024-132)

Packaging

Labelling

General Provisions

Marginal note:Location of label

• 44 (1) Any feed that is manufactured, sold or imported must have a label affixed to it or to a package containing it or, if the feed is shipped in bulk, attached to, included in or belonging to any document, including the invoice, shipping bill or statement of account accompanying the shipment.

• Marginal note:Feed shipped in bulk

  (2) If the feed referred to in subsection (1) is shipped in bulk, the label may be provided in electronic form.

• Marginal note:Exception

  (3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to a customer formula feed if the feed is manufactured by a feed manufacturer for feeding to their livestock.

Marginal note:Content of label

• 45 (1) Subject to subsection (4), the label referred to in subsections 44(1) and (2) must contain

  • (a) the name of the feed, in compliance with sections 50 and 51;

  • (b) the name and address of the person who manufactured the feed, or caused it to be manufactured, or, if any, the registrant;

  • (c) an identification code;

  • (d) the net amount of the feed

    • (i) expressed as the mass or volume in the package or shipment, or

    • (ii) in the case of a package of feed containing feed that is in the form of individual servings, expressed as the number of units in a package and the mass or volume for each unit;

  • (e) a statement of the guaranteed analysis made in accordance with subsection 52(1) and, if applicable, subsection 52(2);

  • (f) directions for use, including details to permit the safe and effective use of the feed for its intended purpose by users with no specialized knowledge of the purpose and use of the feed, and

    • (i) in the case of a feed whose sodium content is designed to limit or regulate the intake of that feed by beef cattle or sheep, an indication that adequate water must be provided to the animal, and

    • (ii) in the case of a custom medicated feed, the prescribed period of medication, as indicated on the veterinary prescription;

  • (g) if the feed is registered, the registration number;

  • (h) if the feed contains a product type set out in the Compendium of Non-Feed Products, the following information as set out in that Compendium in respect of each product type present in the feed:

    • (i) the approved brand for, and actual amount of, the product type,

    • (ii) the approved claim for the species of livestock for which the feed is intended, when the product type is used at the level indicated in the Compendium for that claim,

    • (iii) any warning statement applicable to the product type and, in the case of a feed that contains more than one product type with a warning statement that contains different withdrawal times, the warning statement containing the longest withdrawal time, immediately after the headings “Warning” and “Mise en garde” and clearly separated from other information shown on the label,

    • (iv) any caution statement applicable to the product type, immediately after the headings “Caution” and “Précaution” and clearly separated from other information shown on the label,

    • (v) any directions for use, and

    • (vi) any other information that must be added as a note; and

  • (i) if the feed contains prohibited material as defined in subsection 162(1) of the Health of Animals Regulations, the following statement, clearly separated from other information shown on the label:

    “Feeding this product to cattle, sheep, deer or other ruminants is illegal and is subject to fines or other punishment under the Health of Animals Act. / Il est interdit d’en nourrir les bœufs, moutons, cerfs et autres ruminants et des amendes ou autres peines sont prévues à cet égard par la Loi sur la santé des animaux.”.

• Marginal note:Additional information

  (2) The label referred to in subsections 44(1) and (2) must also contain

  • (a) in the case of a single ingredient feed, any statement, including any caution statement or warning statement, set out for that feed in the Canadian Feed Ingredients Table;

  • (b) in the case of a mixed feed,

    • (i) the name of each single ingredient feed used in the feed or, except in the case of a feed that is registered and is labelled with a claim that is not set out in the Tables of Permissible Claims for Feed Labels, the following statement:

      • (A) “A list of the ingredients used in this feed may be obtained from the manufacturer or the registrant.”, or

      • (B) “La liste des ingrédients de cet aliment peut être obtenue du fabricant ou du titulaire de l’enregistrement.”,

    • (ii) any caution statement or warning statement set out in the Canadian Feed Ingredients Table or on the label of a registered single ingredient feed in respect of each single ingredient feed used in the formulation of that feed, and

    • (iii) any caution statement or warning statement set out on the label of a registered mixed feed used in the formulation of that feed;

  • (c) in the case of a medicated feed, other than a custom medicated feed, the following information as set out in the Compendium of Medicating Ingredient Brochures for each medicating ingredient present in the feed:

    • (i) the name and actual amount of the medicating ingredient, immediately after the feed name,

    • (ii) the approved claim for the species of livestock for which the feed is intended, when the medicating ingredient is used at the level indicated in the Compendium for that claim,

    • (iii) any warning statement applicable to the medicating ingredient and, in the case of a feed that contains more than one medicating ingredient with a warning statement that contains different withdrawal times, the warning statement containing the longest withdrawal time, immediately after the headings “Warning” and “Mise en garde” and clearly separated from other information shown on the label,

    • (iv) any caution statement applicable to the medicating ingredient, immediately after the headings “Caution” and “Précaution” and clearly separated from other information shown on the label,

    • (v) any statement on the prudent use of the medicating ingredient,

    • (vi) any directions for use, and

    • (vii) any other information that must be added as a note; and

  • (d) in the case of a custom medicated feed,

    • (i) the name of the person for whom the feed was manufactured,

    • (ii) the name of the veterinarian who issued the veterinary prescription,

    • (iii) immediately after the feed name, the name and actual amount of each medicating ingredient present in the feed, and

    • (iv) any applicable caution statement or warning statement indicated on the veterinary prescription in respect of each medicating ingredient present in the feed, immediately after the headings “Warning” and “Mise en garde” or “Caution” and “Précaution”, as the case may be, and clearly separated from other information shown on the label.

• Marginal note:Feed manufactured in another country

  (3) If a feed that is manufactured in a foreign state bears a label that shows the name and principal place of business of the person in Canada for whom the feed was manufactured for resale, the name and principal place of business of that person must be preceded by the words “imported by” or “importé par” or by the words “imported for” or “importé pour”, unless the geographic origin of the product is stated on the label.

• Marginal note:Customer formula feed

  (4) In the case of a customer formula feed, the label referred to in subsections 44(1) and (2) must contain

  • (a) if the feed does not contain a medicating ingredient,

    • (i) the information referred to in paragraphs (1)(a), (c), (d), (f), (h) and (i) and subparagraphs (2)(b)(ii) and (iii),

    • (ii) the name and address of the person who manufactured the feed,

    • (iii) the name of the supplier of the formula; and

  • (b) if it contains a medicating ingredient,

    • (i) the information referred to in paragraphs (1)(a) to (d), (f), (h) and (i), subparagraphs (2)(b)(ii) and (iii) and paragraph (2)(c), and

    • (ii) the name of the supplier of the formula.

Marginal note:Request for list of ingredients

• 46 (1) If the name of each single ingredient feed used in a mixed feed is not contained on the label under subparagraph 45(2)(b)(i), any purchaser may, within two years after the day on which the mixed feed is manufactured, make a written request to the manufacturer or registrant to obtain the name of each single ingredient feed used in that feed.

• Marginal note:Provision of information

  (2) The manufacturer or registrant must provide in writing the information referred to in subsection (1) within five business days of the day on which the request is received.

Marginal note:Restrictions — information, guarantees and claims

47 A label must not contain

• (a) any information or guarantees which do not fully describe the usefulness of the feed;

• (b) any information or mark that would tend to deceive or mislead a purchaser, including any expression, word, figure, depiction or symbol that may reasonably be considered to imply that a feed contains any substance that it does not in fact contain or that it does not contain any substance that it does in fact contain; or

• (c) any claim about the feed, unless

  • (i) it is set out in column 2 of the Tables of Permissible Claims for Feed Labels and the conditions set out in columns 3 and 4 of those Tables are met for the types of claims set out in column 1 of those Tables, or

  • (ii) it has been evaluated for the purpose of approving or registering the feed and has, based on the evidence provided with the application, been found to be satisfactory.

Marginal note:Language of label — information required

• 48 (1) The information required to be shown on the label of a feed must be printed conspicuously, legibly and indelibly in English or French or both languages, except the following information, which must be shown in both English and French:

  • (a) in the case of a medicated feed, other than a custom medicated feed, the information referred to in paragraphs 45(1)(f) and (2)(c); and

  • (b) in the case of any other feed for which a caution statement or warning statement is required to be shown on the label, that caution statement or warning statement.

• The following provision is not in force.

  Marginal note:Language of label — optional information

  (2) Any optional information printed on the label that is provided to prevent any risk of harm to animal or human health or the environment, including any caution statement or warning statement that is useful to the purchaser of the feed or any information that is included in the preventive control plan under paragraph 59(1)(a), must be printed in both English and French.

Marginal note:Placement of information on label

• 49 (1) Subject to subsection (2), any information required to be shown on a label must appear on the principal display panel, except for the identification code which may appear anywhere on the label as long as it is clearly indicated.

• Marginal note:Exception

  (2) The directions for use, guaranteed analysis statement and list of ingredients may be provided on an insert that is enclosed in, or attached to, the package, if there is a reference on the principal display panel to where that information is located.

• Marginal note:Presentation of information on label

  (3) A label must not contain any variation in the character, size, colour or placement of the printing that obscures or emphasizes any part of the information required to be shown on the label unless such variation is to draw attention to the caution statements or warning statements required to be shown on the label.

Feed Names

Marginal note:Suitable name

50 The name of a feed required to be shown on the label of a feed must not tend to deceive or mislead a purchaser.

Marginal note:Purpose

• 51 (1) A mixed feed must have as part of its name the purpose for which it is intended.

• Marginal note:Type and class

  (2) A mixed feed must have as part of its name the type and class of livestock for which it is intended, unless the feed is formulated for all types or classes of livestock, in which case it may have as part of its name the word “livestock” or the words “animaux de ferme”.

• Marginal note:Identical names

  (3) If the name of a mixed feed is identical to that of another feed of the same manufacturer but is different in terms of its guaranteed level of protein, the brand of the feed must be different from the brand of the other feed or the percentage of protein content must form part of the name of each feed.

• Marginal note:Premix

  (4) If a feed is a premix, the word “premix” or “prémélange” must form part of the name of the feed.

• Marginal note:Supplement

  (5) If a feed is a supplement, the word “supplement” or “supplément” must form part of the name of the feed.

• Marginal note:Customer formula feed

  (6) If a feed is a customer formula feed, the words “customer formula” or “formule du client” must form part of the name of the feed.

• Marginal note:Single ingredient feed

  (7) If a feed is a single ingredient feed, the name of the feed must be one of the names approved and set out for that ingredient in the Canadian Feed Ingredients Table.

Guaranteed Analysis

Marginal note:Mandatory guarantee

• 52 (1) The guaranteed analysis statement required to be shown on the label of a feed must include

  • (a) in the case of a single ingredient feed, any guarantee that is set out in the Canadian Feed Ingredients Table for that feed; and

  • (b) in the case of a mixed feed, the guarantees that are set out in column 2 of Table 1 of the Tables of Nutrient Guarantees and Conditions for Feed Labels for that feed.

• Marginal note:Optional guarantee

  (2) In the case of a mixed feed, the guaranteed analysis statement may also include a guarantee, in addition to the guarantees referred to in paragraph (1)(b), if the guarantee

  • (a) is set out in column 1 of Table 2 of the Tables of Nutrient Guarantees and Conditions for Feed Labels in accordance with the particulars set out in columns 2 to 4 of that Table for that guarantee; or

  • (b) has been evaluated for the purpose of registering the feed and has, based on the evidence provided with the application, been found to be satisfactory in that it conveys useful information to the purchaser of the feed.