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

PART AAdministration

General

A.01.001 These Regulations may be cited as the Food and Drug Regulations.

A.01.002 These Regulations, where applicable, prescribe the standards of composition, strength, potency, purity, quality or other property of the article of food or drug to which they refer.

A.01.003 [Repealed, SOR/94-289, s. 1]

Interpretation

A.01.010 In these Regulations,

acceptable method

acceptable method means a method of analysis or examination designated by the Minister as acceptable for use in the administration of the Act and these Regulations; (méthode acceptable)

Act

Act means the Food and Drugs Act, except in Parts G and J; (Loi)

common-law partner

common-law partner has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Criminal Code; (conjoint de fait)

cubic centimetre

cubic centimetre and its abbreviation cc. shall be deemed to be interchangeable with the term millilitre and its abbreviation ml.; (centimètre cube)

Director

Director[Repealed, SOR/2018-69, s. 1]

inner label

inner label means the label on or affixed to an immediate container of a food or drug; (étiquette intérieure)

Lot number

Lot number means any combination of letters, figures, or both, by which any food or drug can be traced in manufacture and identified in distribution; (numéro de lot)

manufacturer

manufacturer[Repealed, SOR/97-12, s. 1]

manufacturer

manufacturer or distributor means a person, including an association or partnership, who under their own name, or under a trade-, design or word mark, trade name or other name, word or mark controlled by them, sells a food or drug; (fabricant or distributeur)

official method

official method means a method of analysis or examination designated as such by Minister for use in the administration of the Act and these Regulations; (méthode officielle)

outer label

outer label means the label on or affixed to the outside of a package of a food or drug; (étiquette extérieure)

prescription drug

prescription drug means a drug that is set out in the Prescription Drug List, as amended from time to time, or a drug that is part of a class of drugs that is set out in it; (drogue sur ordonnance)

Prescription Drug List

Prescription Drug List means the list established by the Minister under section 29.1 of the Act; (Liste des drogues sur ordonnance)

principal display panel

principal display panel has the same meaning as in the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Regulations; (espace principal)

security package

security package means a package having a security feature that provides reasonable assurance to consumers that the package has not been opened prior to purchase. (emballage de sécurité)

A.01.011 The Minister shall, upon request, furnish copies of official methods.

A.01.012 The Minister shall, upon request, indicate that a method is acceptable or otherwise upon its submission to him for a ruling.

A.01.013 Where a food, drug, vitamin or cosmetic has more than one name, whether proper or common, a reference in these Regulations to the food, drug, vitamin or cosmetic by any of its names is deemed to be a reference to the food, drug or vitamin by all of its names.

A.01.014 When a lot number is required by these Regulations to appear on any article, container, package or label it shall be preceded by one of the following designations:

• (a) “Lot number”;

• (b) “Lot No.”;

• (c) “Lot”; or

• (d) “(L)”.

• A.01.015 (1) Subject to subsection (2), any statement, information or declaration that is required by these Regulations to appear on the label of any drug shall be in either the French or the English language in addition to any other language.

• (2) The adequate directions for use required to be shown on the inner and outer labels of a drug pursuant to subparagraph C.01.004(1)(c)(iii) shall be in both the French and English languages if the drug is available for sale without prescription in an open self-selection area.

A.01.016 All information that is required by these Regulations to appear on a label of a food or a drug, other than a drug for human use in dosage form, shall be

• (a) clearly and prominently displayed on the label; and

• (b) readily discernible to the purchaser or consumer under the customary conditions of purchase and use.

A.01.017 Every label of a drug for human use in dosage form shall meet the following conditions:

• (a) the information that is required by these Regulations to appear on the label shall be

  • (i) prominently displayed on it,

  • (ii) readily discernible to the purchaser or consumer under the customary conditions of purchase and use, and

  • (iii) expressed in plain language; and

• (b) the format of the label, including the manner in which its text and any graphics are displayed on it, shall not impede comprehension of the information referred to in paragraph (a).

Analysts; Inspectors

A.01.020 and A.01.021 [Repealed, SOR/81-935, s. 1]

A.01.022 An inspector shall perform the functions and duties and carry out the responsibilities in respect of foods and drugs prescribed by the Act, and these Regulations.

A.01.023 The authority of an inspector extends to and includes the whole of Canada.

A.01.024 The certificate of designation required pursuant to subsection 22(2) of the Act shall

• (a) certify that the person named therein is an inspector for the purpose of the Act; and

• (b) be signed by

  • (i) the Minister and the person named in the certificate, in the case of an inspector on the staff of the Department.

  • (ii) [Repealed, SOR/2000-184, s. 60]

A.01.025 If authorized by a regulation made pursuant to the Broadcasting Act, inspectors shall act as representatives of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of regulations made by the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission concerning the advertising of any article to which the Food and Drugs Act applies, or concerning recommendations for the prevention, treatment or cure of a disease or ailment.

A.01.026 An inspector may, for the proper administration of the Act or these Regulations, take photographs of

• (a) any article that is referred to in subsection 23(2) of the Act;

• (b) any place where, on reasonable grounds, he believes any article referred to in paragraph (a) is manufactured, prepared, preserved, packaged or stored; and

• (c) anything that, on reasonable grounds, he believes is used or capable of being used for the manufacture, preparation, preservation, packaging or storing of any article referred to in paragraph (a).

Importations

A.01.040 Subject to section A.01.044, no person shall import into Canada for sale a food or drug the sale of which in Canada would constitute a violation of the Act or these Regulations.

A.01.041 An inspector may examine and take samples of any food or drug sought to be imported into Canada.

A.01.042 If an inspector examines or takes a sample of a food or drug under section A.01.041, the inspector may submit it to an analyst for analysis or examination.

A.01.043 If an inspector, on examination of a sample of a food or drug or on receipt of a report of an analyst of the result of an analysis or examination of the sample, is of the opinion that the sale of the food or drug in Canada would constitute a violation of the Act or these Regulations, the inspector shall so notify in writing the collector of customs concerned and the importer.

• A.01.044 (1) Where a person seeks to import a food or drug into Canada for sale and the sale would constitute a violation of the Act or these Regulations, that person may, if the sale of the food or drug would be in conformity with the Act and these Regulations after its relabelling or modification, import it into Canada on condition that

  • (a) the person gives to an inspector notice of the proposed importation; and

  • (b) the food or drug will be relabelled or modified as may be necessary to enable its sale to be lawful in Canada.

• (2) No person shall sell a food or drug that has been imported into Canada under subsection (1) unless the food or drug has been relabelled or modified within three months after the importation or within such longer period as may be specified by

  • (a) in the case of a drug, the Minister; or

  • (b) in the case of food, the Minister or the President of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

Exports

A.01.045 A certificate referred to in section 37 of the Act shall be signed and issued by the exporter in the form set out in Appendix III.

A.01.046 An exporter that issues a certificate referred to in paragraph 37(1)(c) of the Act in respect of a drug shall retain a copy of the certificate for five years after the day on which the drug is exported.

• A.01.047 (1) For the purposes of paragraph 37(1)(d) of the Act, a drug that, by virtue of paragraph A.01.048(a), is required to be fabricated, packaged/labelled, tested, distributed or wholesaled in accordance with an establishment licence must be fabricated, packaged/labelled, tested, distributed or wholesaled by the holder of such a licence that has paid fees in connection with the licence in accordance with the Fees in Respect of Drugs and Medical Devices Order.

• (2) Words and expressions used in this section have the same meaning as in subsection C.01A.001(1).

A.01.048 For the purposes of subsection 37(1.2) of the Act, the following provisions are prescribed in relation to drugs:

• (a) the provisions of Division 1A of Part C;

• (b) the provisions of Division 2 of Part C, except section C.02.003.2 and paragraphs C.02.009(5)(b), C.02.016(3)(b) and C.02.018(3)(c);

• (c) sections C.03.001 to C.03.013; and

• (d) the provisions of Division 4 of Part C, except

  • (i) sections C.04.003, C.04.019, C.04.020, C.04.054, C.04.055, C.04.080, C.04.082 to C.04.085 and C.04.091,

  • (ii) sections C.04.101 and C.04.102, paragraph C.04.117(c), sections C.04.118 to C.04.120, C.04.126 and C.04.127, paragraph C.04.128(a) and sections C.04.137, C.04.138, C.04.146, C.04.147, C.04.169, C.04.170, C.04.187 and C.04.190,

  • (iii) sections C.04.218 to C.04.220 and C.04.239 to C.04.241,

  • (iv) sections C.04.555, C.04.556, C.04.561, C.04.562, C.04.567, C.04.568, C.04.573, C.04.574, C.04.578, C.04.580, C.04.581, C.04.588, C.04.589, C.04.593, C.04.595 and C.04.596, and

  • (v) sections C.04.601, C.04.602, C.04.650 to C.04.656, C.04.676, C.04.677 and C.04.680 to C.04.683.

Transhipments

A.01.049 For the purposes of paragraph 38(c) of the Act, all drugs must be in bond.

Sampling

A.01.050 When taking a sample of an article under paragraph 23(2)(i) of the Act, an inspector shall inform the owner of the article or the person from whom the sample is being obtained of the inspector’s intention to submit the sample or a part of it to an analyst for analysis or examination, and

• (a) where, in the opinion of the inspector, division of the procured quantity would not interfere with analysis or examination

  • (i) divide the quantity into three parts,

  • (ii) identify the three parts as the owner’s portion, the sample, and the duplicate sample and where only one part bears the label, that part shall be identified as the sample,

  • (iii) seal each part in such a manner that it cannot be opened without breaking the seal, and

  • (iv) deliver the part identified as the owner’s portion to the owner or the person from whom the sample was obtained and forward the sample and the duplicate sample to an analyst for analysis or examination; or

• (b) where, in the opinion of the inspector, division of the procured quantity would interfere with analysis or examination

  • (i) identify the entire quantity as the sample,

  • (ii) seal the sample in such a manner that it cannot be opened without breaking the seal, and

  • (iii) forward the sample to an analyst for analysis or examination.

A.01.051 Where the owner or the person from whom the sample was obtained objects to the procedure followed by an inspector under section A.01.050 at the time the sample was obtained, the inspector shall follow both procedures set out in that section if the owner or the person from whom the sample was obtained supplies him with a sufficient quantity of the article.

Tariff of Fees

A.01.060 The cost of analysing a sample other than for the purpose of the Act, for a department of the Government of Canada for the purpose of legal action is $15.

Labelling of Food and Drugs in Pressurized Containers

A.01.060.1 In sections A.01.061 and A.01.062,

flame projection

flame projection means the ability of the pressurized contents of an aerosol container to ignite and the length of that ignition, when tested in accordance with official method DO-30, Determination of Flame Projection, dated October 15, 1981; (projection de flamme)

flashback

flashback means that part of the flame projection that extends from its point of ignition back to the aerosol container when tested in accordance with official method DO-30, Determination of Flame Projection, dated October 15, 1981; (retour de flamme)

principal display panel

principal display panel[Repealed, SOR/2000-353, s. 2]

• A.01.061 (1) Subject to section A.01.063, in the case of a food or a drug packaged in a disposable metal container designed to release pressurized contents by use of a manually operated valve that forms an integral part of the container, the principal display panel of the inner and outer labels of the food or drug shall display, in accordance with sections 15 to 18 of the Consumer Chemicals and Containers Regulations, as they read on September 30, 2001, the following information:

  • (a) the hazard symbol set out in Column II of item 10 of Schedule II to those Regulations, accompanied by the signal word “CAUTION / ATTENTION”; and

  • (b) the primary hazard statement “CONTAINER MAY EXPLODE IF HEATED. / CE CONTENANT PEUT EXPLOSER S’IL EST CHAUFFÉ.”.

• (2) Subject to section A.01.063, one panel of the inner and outer labels of a food or drug referred to in subsection (1) shall display, in the size required by paragraph 19(1)(b) of the Consumer Chemicals and Containers Regulations, as they read on September 30, 2001, the following additional hazard statement:

  “Contents under pressure. Do not place in hot water or near radiators, stoves or other sources of heat. Do not puncture or incinerate container or store at temperatures over 50°C.

  Contenu sous pression. Ne pas mettre dans l’eau chaude ni près des radiateurs, poêles ou autres sources de chaleur. Ne pas percer le contenant, ni le jeter au feu, ni le conserver à des températures dépassant 50 °C.”

• (3) The requirements of subsections (1) and (2) do not apply in relation to a drug or food if the Minister determines that the design of the container, the materials used in its construction or the incorporation of a safety device eliminate its potential hazard.

• A.01.062 (1) Subject to section A.01.063, if a food or drug is packaged in a container described in subsection A.01.061(1) and has a flame projection of a length set out in column I of any of items 1 to 3 of the table to this subsection or a flashback as set out in column I of item 4 of that table, as determined by official method DO-30, Determination of Flame Projection, dated October 15, 1981, the principal display panel of the inner and outer labels of the food or drug shall display, in accordance with sections 15 to 18 of the Consumer Chemicals and Containers Regulations, as they read on September 30, 2001, the following information:

  • (a) the hazard symbol set out in Column II of the same item;

  • (b) in both official languages, the signal word set out in Column III of the same item; and

  • (c) in both official languages, the primary hazard statement set out in Column IV of the same item.

  TABLE IS NOT DISPLAYED, SEE SOR/81-616, S. 2; SOR/92-15, S. 3

• (2) In addition to the requirements of subsection (1), one panel of the inner label and outer labels of a food or drug referred to in that subsection shall display, in the size required by paragraph 19(1)(b) of the Consumer Chemicals and Containers Regulations, as they read on September 30, 2001, the following additional hazard statement:

  “Do not use in presence of open flame or spark.

  Ne pas utiliser en présence d’une flamme nue ou d’étincelles.”

• A.01.063 (1) Where the labelled net contents of a container of a food or drug described in subsection A.01.061(1) or A.01.062(1) does not exceed 60 millilitres or 60 grams, the inner label may show only the information described in paragraph A.01.061(1)(a) or paragraphs A.01.062(1)(a) and (b), as the case may be.

• (2) Where the labelled net contents of a container of a food or drug described in subsection A.01.061(1) or A.01.062(1) exceeds 60 millilitres or 60 grams but does not exceed 120 millilitres or 120 grams, the inner label may show only the information described in subsection A.01.061(1) or subsection A.01.062(1), as the case may be.

• (3) Where the labelled net quantity, in a container, of a food or drug referred to in subsection A.01.061(1) or A.01.062(1) is less than 30 mL or 30 g, the hazard symbol shall be of such size as to be capable of being circumscribed by a circle with a diameter of at least 6 mm.

• (4) Where a container of a food or drug, described in subsection (1) or (2) is sold in a package, the outer label may show only the information described in subsection A.01.061(2) and, where applicable, subsection A.01.062(2).

A.01.064 [Repealed, SOR/93-243, s. 2]

Security Packaging

• A.01.065 (1) In this section, drug for human use means a drug that is intended for human use, whether the drug is

  • (a) a mouthwash;

  • (b) to be inhaled, ingested or inserted into the body; or

  • (c) for ophthalmic use.

• (2) Subject to subsection (3), no person shall sell or import a drug for human use that is packaged and available to the general public in a self-service display, unless the drug is contained in a security package.

• (3) Subsection (2) does not apply to lozenges.

• (4) Subject to subsection (5), a statement or illustration that draws attention to the security feature of the security package referred to in subsection (2) shall be carried

  • (a) on the inner label of the package; and

  • (b) if the security feature is a part of the outer package, on the outer label.

• (5) Subsection (4) does not apply if the security feature of a security package is self-evident and is an integral part of the immediate product container.

Exemptions

Application

A.01.066 Sections A.01.067 and A.01.068 do not apply to

• (a) a drug included in Schedule I, II, III, IV or V to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act; or

• (b) a prescription drug.

Advertising

A.01.067 A drug is exempt from subsection 3(1) of the Act with respect to its advertisement to the general public as a preventative, but not as a treatment or cure, for any of the diseases, disorders or abnormal physical states referred to in Schedule A.1 to the Act.

Sale

A.01.068 A drug is exempt from subsection 3(2) of the Act with respect to its sale by a person where the drug is represented by label or is advertised by that person to the general public as a preventative, but not as a treatment or cure, for any of the diseases, disorders or abnormal physical states referred to in Schedule A.1 to the Act.

PART BFoods

DIVISION 1

General

• B.01.001 (1) In this Part,

  agricultural chemical

  agricultural chemical means any substance that is used, or represented for use, in or on a food during its production, storage or transport, and whose use results, or may reasonably be expected to result, in a residue, component or derivative of that substance in or on a food and includes any pest control product as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Pest Control Products Act, plant growth regulator, fertilizer or any adjuvant or carrier used with that substance. This definition does not include any

  • (a) food additive that is listed in, and used in accordance with, the tables to section B.16.100,

  • (b) nutritive substance that is used, recognized or commonly sold as food or as an ingredient of food,

  • (c) vitamin, mineral nutrient or amino acid,

  • (c.1) supplemental ingredient,

  • (d) essential oil, flavouring preparation, natural extractive, oleoresin, seasoning or spice,

  • (e) food packaging material or any substance of which that material is composed, or

  • (f) drug recommended for administration to animals that may be consumed as food; (produit chimique agricole)

  available display surface

  available display surface, in respect of a prepackaged product, means

  • (a) the bottom of an ornamental container or the total surface area of both sides of a tag attached to the ornamental container, whichever is greater,

  • (b) the total surface area of both sides of a tag attached to a package to which a label cannot be physically applied or on which information cannot be legibly set out and easily viewed by the purchaser or consumer under the customary conditions of purchase, and

  • (c) the total surface area of any other package, excluding the bottom if the contents of the package leak out or are damaged when the package is turned over,

  but does not include

  • (d) any area of a package on which a label cannot be physically applied or on which information cannot be legibly set out and easily viewed by the purchaser or consumer under the customary conditions of purchase,

  • (e) any part of a package that is intended to be destroyed when it is opened, other than a package of a food that is intended to be consumed by one person at a single eating occasion, or

  • (f) the area occupied by the universal product code; (surface exposée disponible)

  close proximity

  close proximity, in respect of information that is shown on a label or a sign, means immediately adjacent to the information and without any intervening printed, written or graphic material; (à proximité)

  common name

  common name means, with reference to a food,

  • (a) the name of the food printed in boldface type, but not in italics, in a provision of these Regulations,

  • (b) the name prescribed by any other regulation, or

  • (c) if the name of the food is not so printed or prescribed, the name by which the food is generally known or a name that is not generic and that describes the food; (nom usuel)

  Common Names for Ingredients and Components Document

  Common Names for Ingredients and Components Document means the document entitled Common Names for Ingredients and Components, prepared by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and published on its website, as amended from time to time; (document sur les noms usuels d’ingrédients et de constituants)

  component

  component means an individual unit of food that is combined as an individual unit of food with one or more other individual units of food to form an ingredient; (constituant)

  daily value

  daily value means, in respect of a nutrient, the quantity applicable to the nutrient according to subsection B.01.001.1(2); (valeur quotidienne)

  Directory of NFT Formats

  Directory of NFT Formats means the document entitled Nutrition Labelling – Directory of Nutrition Facts Table Formats published by the Government of Canada on its website, as amended from time to time; (Répertoire des modèles de TVN)

  Directory of Nutrition Symbol Specifications

  Directory of Nutrition Symbol Specifications means the document entitled Nutrition Labelling — Directory of Nutrition Symbol Specifications, published by the Government of Canada on its website, as amended from time to time; (Répertoire des spécifications des symboles nutritionnels)

  durable life

  durable life means the period, commencing on the day on which a prepackaged product is packaged for retail sale, during which the product, when it is stored under conditions appropriate to that product, will retain, without any appreciable deterioration, its normal wholesomeness, palatability, nutritional value and any other qualities claimed for it by the manufacturer; (durée de conservation)

  durable life date

  durable life date means the date on which the durable life of a prepackaged product ends; (date limite de conservation)

  energy value

  energy value means, in respect of a food, the amount of energy made available to a person’s body when the chemical constituents of the food, including protein, fat, carbohydrate and alcohol, are metabolized following ingestion of the food by the person; (valeur énergétique)

  extended meat product

  extended meat product means a meat product to which a meat product extender has been added; (produit de viande avec allongeur)

  extended poultry product

  extended poultry product means a poultry product to which a poultry product extender has been added; (produit de volaille avec allongeur)

  fish product

  fish product means fish or prepared fish; (produit de poisson)

  flavouring preparation

  flavouring preparation includes any food for which a standard is provided in Division 10; (préparation aromatisante)

  food additive

  food additive means any substance the use of which results, or may reasonably be expected to result, in it or its by-products becoming a part of or affecting the characteristics of a food, but does not include

  • (a) any nutritive material that is used, recognized or commonly sold as an article or ingredient of food;

  • (b) vitamins, mineral nutrients and amino acids, other than those listed in the tables to Division 16,

  • (b.1) supplemental ingredients;

  • (c) spices, seasonings, flavouring preparations, essential oils, oleoresins and natural extractives;

  • (d) agricultural chemicals, other than those listed in the tables to Division 16,

  • (e) food packaging materials and components thereof; and

  • (f) drugs recommended for administration to animals that may be consumed as food; (additif alimentaire)

  food colour

  food colour means any colouring agent that is referred to in section 2 of the Marketing Authorization for Food Additives That May Be Used as Colouring Agents; (colorant alimentaire)

  fully hydrogenated

  fully hydrogenated, in respect of a fat or oil, means a fat or oil that is hydrogenated and has an iodine value of 4 or less; (entièrement hydrogénée)

  functional substitute for a sweetening agent

  functional substitute for a sweetening agent means, in respect of a prepackaged product, a food — other than any sweetener or sweetening agent, including any sugars — that replaces a sweetening agent and that has one or more of the functions of the sweetening agent including, sweetening, thickening, texturing or caramelizing; (substitut fonctionnel d’un agent édulcorant)

  gelling agent

  gelling agent means gelatin, agar and carrageenan; (agent gélatinisant)

  ingredient

  ingredient means an individual unit of food that is combined as an individual unit of food with one or more other individual units of food to form an integral unit of food that is sold as a prepackaged product; (ingrédient)

  list of cautionary statements

  list of cautionary statements means the list shown on the label of a supplemented food in accordance with subsection B.29.020(1); (liste des mises en garde)

  List of Contaminants and Other Adulterating Substances in Foods

  List of Contaminants and Other Adulterating Substances in Foods means the List of Contaminants and Other Adulterating Substances in Foods, published by the Department of Health on its website, as amended from time to time; (Liste de contaminants et d’autres substances adultérantes dans les aliments)

  List of Permitted Supplemental Ingredients

  List of Permitted Supplemental Ingredients means the document entitled List of Permitted Supplemental Ingredients, published by the Government of Canada on its website, as amended from time to time; (Liste des ingrédients supplémentaires autorisés)

  List of Permitted Supplemented Food Categories

  List of Permitted Supplemented Food Categories means the document entitled List of Permitted Supplemented Food Categories, published by the Government of Canada on its website, as amended from time to time; (Liste des catégories autorisées d’aliments supplémentés)

  main dish

  main dish means a combination dish, as set out in the Table of Reference Amounts, that does not require the addition of ingredients, other than water, for its preparation and that contains food from at least two of the following categories:

  • (a) dairy products and their alternatives, except butter, cream, sour cream, ice cream, ice milk, sherbet and alternatives for those foods;

  • (b) meat products, poultry products, marine and fresh water animal products referred to in Division 21, and their alternatives such as eggs, tofu, legumes, nuts, seeds, nut or seed butters and spreads made from legumes;

  • (c) fruits and vegetables except pickles, relishes, olives and garnishes; and

  • (d) breads, breakfast cereals, rice and other grains, and alimentary pastes; (plat principal)

  marketing authorization

  marketing authorization means a marketing authorization issued by the Minister under subsection 30.3(1) of the Act; (autorisation de mise en marché)

  meal replacement

  meal replacement means a formulated food that, by itself, can replace one or more daily meals; (substitut de repas)

  meat product

  meat product means meat, meat by-product, prepared meat or prepared meat by-product; (produit de viande)

  meat product extender

  meat product extender means a food that is a source of protein and that is represented as being for the purpose of extending meat products; (allongeur de produit de viande)

  mechanically tenderized beef

  mechanically tenderized beef means uncooked solid cut beef that is prepared in either of the following ways:

  • (a) the integrity of the surface of the beef is compromised by being pierced by blades, needles or other similar instruments; or

  • (b) the beef is injected with a marinade or other tenderizing solution; (boeuf attendri mécaniquement)

  monounsaturated fatty acids

  monounsaturated fatty acids, monounsaturated fat, monounsaturates or monounsaturated means cis-monounsaturated fatty acids; (acides gras monoinsaturés, graisses monoinsaturées, gras monoinsaturés, lipides monoinsaturés ou monoinsaturés)

  mutiple-serving prepackaged product

  mutiple-serving prepackaged product means a prepackaged product other than a single-serving prepackaged product; (produit préemballé à portions multiples)

  nutritional supplement

  nutritional supplement means a food sold or represented as a supplement to a diet that may be inadequate in energy and essential nutrients. It does not include a human milk fortifier; (supplément nutritif)

  nutrition facts table

  nutrition facts table means the nutrition facts table that is required by subsection B.01.401(1) to be carried on the label of a prepackaged product; (tableau de la valeur nutritive)

  nutrition symbol

  nutrition symbol means a symbol that is carried on the principal display panel of a prepackaged product under subsection B.01.350(1); (symbole nutritionnel)

  omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids

  omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, omega-3 polyunsaturated fat, omega-3 polyunsaturates, omega-3 polyunsaturated or omega-3 means

  • (a) 9-cis, 12-cis, 15-cis octadecatrienoic acid or α-linolenic acid,

  • (b) 8-cis, 11-cis, 14-cis, 17-cis eicosatetraenoic acid,

  • (c) 5-cis, 8-cis, 11-cis, 14-cis, 17-cis eicosapentaenoic acid or EPA,

  • (d) 7-cis, 10-cis, 13-cis, 16-cis, 19-cis docosapentaenoic acid, or

  • (e) 4-cis, 7-cis, 10-cis, 13-cis, 16-cis, 19-cis docosahexaenoic acid or DHA; (acides gras polyinsaturés oméga-3, graisses polyinsaturées oméga-3, gras polyinsaturés oméga-3, lipides polyinsaturés oméga-3, polyinsaturés oméga-3 ou oméga-3)

  omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids

  omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids, omega-6 polyunsaturated fat, omega-6 polyunsaturates, omega-6 polyunsaturated or omega-6 means

  • (a) 9-cis, 12-cis octadecadienoic acid or linoleic acid,

  • (b) 6-cis, 9-cis, 12-cis octadecatrienoic acid,

  • (c) 8-cis, 11-cis, 14-cis eicosatrienoic acid or di-homo-γ-linolenic acid,

  • (d) 5-cis, 8-cis, 11-cis, 14-cis eicosatetraenoic acid or arachidonic acid,

  • (e) 7-cis, 10-cis, 13-cis, 16-cis docosatetraenoic acid, or

  • (f) 4-cis, 7-cis, 10-cis, 13-cis, 16-cis docosapentaenoic acid; (acides gras polyinsaturés oméga-6, graisses polyinsaturées oméga-6, gras polyinsaturés oméga-6, lipides polyinsaturés oméga-6, polyinsaturés oméga-6 ou oméga-6)

  ornamental container

  ornamental container means a container that, except on the bottom, does not have any promotional or advertising material thereon, other than a trademark or common name and that, because of any design appearing on its surface or because of its shape or texture, appears to be a decorative ornament and is sold as a decorative ornament in addition to being sold as the container of a product; (emballage décoratif)

  overage

  overage means the amount of a vitamin or mineral nutrient that is, within the limits of good manufacturing practice, added to a food in excess of the amount declared on the label, in order to ensure that the amount of the vitamin or mineral nutrient declared on the label is maintained throughout the durable life of the food; (surtitrage)

  parts per million

  parts per million[Repealed, SOR/2010-94, s. 1]

  parts per million

  parts per million or p.p.m. means parts per million by weight unless otherwise stated; (parties par million ou p.p.m.)

  per cent

  per cent or % means per cent by weight, unless otherwise stated; (pour cent ou %)

  point

  point means the unit of measurement for type size that is known as a PostScript point and is equal to 0.3527777778 mm; (point)

  polyunsaturated fatty acids

  polyunsaturated fatty acids, polyunsaturated fat, polyunsaturates or polyunsaturated means cis-methylene interrupted polyunsaturated fatty acids; (acides gras polyinsaturés, graisses polyinsaturées, gras polyinsaturés, lipides polyinsaturés ou polyinsaturés)

  poultry product

  poultry product means poultry meat, prepared poultry meat, poultry meat by-product or prepared poultry meat by-product; (produit de volaille)

  poultry product extender

  poultry product extender means a food that is a source of protein and that is represented as being for the purpose of extending poultry products; (allongeur de produit de volaille)

  prepackaged meal

  prepackaged meal means a prepackaged selection of foods for one individual that requires no preparation other than heating and that contains at least one serving, as described in Canada’s Food Guide to Healthy Eating, published in 1992 by the Department of Supply and Services by authority of the Minister of National Health and Welfare, of

  • (a) meat, fish, poultry, legumes, nuts, seeds, eggs or milk or milk products other than butter, cream, sour cream, ice-cream, ice milk and sherbet; and

  • (b) vegetables, fruit or grain products; (repas préemballé)

  prepackaged product

  prepackaged product means any food that is contained in a package in the manner in which it is ordinarily sold to or used or purchased by a person; (produit préemballé)

  principal display panel

  principal display panel means, despite the meaning assigned to that term in section A.01.010,

  • (a) in the case of a label that is applied to a consumer prepackaged food within the meaning of section 1 of the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations, the principal display panel as described in paragraphs (a) to (c) of the definition of that term in that section,

  • (b) in the case of a label that is applied to a prepackaged product other than a consumer prepackaged food subject to the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations, the part of the label that is applied to all or part of any side or surface of the container that is displayed or visible under normal or customary conditions of sale or use and, if the container does not have such a side or surface, the part of the label that is applied to any part of the container except on the bottom, or

  • (c) in the case of a label that is applied to a food that is not a prepackaged product, the part of the label that is applied to all or part of the side or surface of the food that is displayed or visible under normal or customary conditions of sale or use; (espace principal)

  principal display surface

  principal display surface, in respect of a prepackaged product, means

  • (a) if the package has a surface that is displayed or visible under customary conditions of sale or use, the total area of that surface, excluding any surface that is the top of the package,

  • (b) if the package has a lid that is the part of the package that is displayed or visible under customary conditions of sale or use, the total area of the top surface of the lid,

  • (c) if the package does not have a particular surface that is displayed or visible under customary conditions of sale or use, 40% of the total surface area of the package, excluding any surface area that is its top and bottom, if it is possible for that proportion of the total surface area to be displayed or visible under customary conditions of sale or use,

  • (d) if the package is a bag with surfaces of equal dimensions, the total area of one of the surfaces,

  • (e) if the package is a bag with surfaces of different dimensions, the total area of one of the largest surfaces,

  • (f) despite paragraphs (a) to (e), if the package does not have a surface that is displayed or visible under customary conditions of sale or use to which a label can be applied, the total area of one side of a tag that is attached to the package,

  • (g) despite paragraphs (a) to (e), if the package contains wine that is exposed for sale, any part of the surface of the package, excluding its top and bottom, that can be seen without having to turn the package, and

  • (h) if the package is a wrapper or confining band that is so narrow in relation to the size of the food that it cannot reasonably be considered to have any surface that is displayed or visible under customary conditions of sale or use, the total area of one side of a tag that is attached to the package; (principale surface exposée)

  reasonable daily intake

  reasonable daily intake, in respect of a food set out in Column I of an item of Schedule K, means the amount of that food set out in Column II of that item; (ration quotidienne raisonnable)

  recommended daily intake

  recommended daily intake[Repealed, SOR/2016-305, s. 1]

  reference amount

  reference amount means, in respect of a food set out in column 1 of the Table of Reference Amounts, the amount of that food set out in column 2; (quantité de référence)

  reference standard

  reference standard[Repealed, SOR/2016-305, s. 1]

  saturated fatty acids

  saturated fatty acids, saturated fat, saturates or saturated means all fatty acids that contain no double bonds; (acides gras saturés, graisses saturées, gras saturés, lipides saturés ou saturés)

  simulated meat product

  simulated meat product means any food that does not contain any meat product, poultry product or fish product but that has the appearance of a meat product; (simili-produit de viande)

  simulated poultry product

  simulated poultry product means any food that does not contain any poultry product, meat product or fish product but that has the appearance of a poultry product; (simili-produit de volaille)

  single-serving prepackaged product

  single-serving prepackaged product means a prepackaged product in respect of which the net quantity of food in the package is the serving of stated size for the food as set out in paragraph B.01.002A(1)(b); (produit préemballé à portion individuelle)

  sugars

  sugars means all monosaccharides and disaccharides; (sucres)

  sugars-based ingredient

  sugars-based ingredient means, in respect of a prepackaged product,

  • (a) an ingredient that is a monosaccharide or disaccharide or a combination of these;

  • (b) an ingredient that is a sweetening agent other than one referred to in paragraph (a); and

  • (c) any other ingredient that contains one or more sugars and that is added to the product as a functional substitute for a sweetening agent; (ingrédient à base de sucres)

  supplemental ingredient

  supplemental ingredient means a nutrient — including a vitamin, mineral nutrient or amino acid — or any other substance listed in column 1 of the List of Permitted Supplemental Ingredients and added as an ingredient to a food in accordance with the applicable conditions of use set out in columns 2 to 5; (ingrédient supplémentaire)

  supplemented food

  supplemented food means a prepackaged product that belongs to a food category set out in column 1 of the List of Permitted Supplemented Food Categories and to which a supplemental ingredient has been added, but does not include 

  • (a) a food for special dietary use as defined in section B.24.001 and referred to in any of paragraphs B.24.003(1)(f) to (f.2) and (h) to (j), even if the food for special dietary use is also a gluten-free food referred to in paragraph B.24.003(1)(g);

  • (b) a food that is labelled or advertised for consumption by

    • (i) infants as defined in section B.25.001,

    • (ii) children one year of age or older but less than four years of age, or

    • (iii) women who are pregnant or breastfeeding;

  • (c) any of the following foods set out in column I of the Table to section D.03.002:

    • (i) a food referred to in any of items 1, 2.1, 2.2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9.1, 10 to 13, 15, 17 to 19, 21 to 25 and 27, and

    • (ii) prepackaged ice;

  • (d) a food that has not been processed or that has been minimally processed; or

  • (e) a beverage with an alcohol content of more than 0.5%; (aliment supplémenté)

  supplemented food caution identifier

  supplemented food caution identifier means the identifier carried on the principal display panel of a supplemented food under subsection B.29.021(1); (identifiant des aliments supplémentés avec mise en garde)

  supplemented food facts table

  supplemented food facts table means the supplemented food facts table required by subsection B.29.002(1) to be carried on the label of a supplemented food; (tableau des renseignements sur les aliments supplémentés)

  sweetener

  sweetener means any sweetener that is referred to in section 2 of the Marketing Authorization for Food Additives That May Be Used as Sweeteners; (édulcorant)

  sweetening agent

  sweetening agent includes any food for which a standard is provided in Division 18, but does not include those food additives listed in the tables to Division 16; (agent édulcorant)

  Table of Daily Values

  Table of Daily Values means the document entitled Nutrition Labelling – Table of Daily Values published by the Government of Canada on its website, as amended from time to time; (Tableau des valeurs quotidiennes)

  Table of Permitted Nutrient Content Statements and Claims

  Table of Permitted Nutrient Content Statements and Claims means the document entitled Nutrition Labelling — Table of Permitted Nutrient Content Statements and Claims, published by the Government of Canada on its website, as amended from time to time; (Tableau des mentions et des allégations autorisées concernant la teneur nutritive)

  Table of Reference Amounts

  Table of Reference Amounts means the document entitled Nutrition Labelling – Table of Reference Amounts for Food published by the Government of Canada on its website, as amended from time to time; (Tableau des quantités de référence)

  trans fatty acids

  trans fatty acids, trans fat or trans means unsaturated fatty acids that contain one or more isolated or non-conjugated double bonds in a trans-configuration; (acides gras trans, graisses trans, gras trans, lipides trans ou trans)

  unstandardized food

  unstandardized food means any food for which a standard is not prescribed in this Part; (aliment non normalisé)

  weighted recommended nutrient intake

  weighted recommended nutrient intake, in respect of a vitamin or mineral nutrient set out in column I of Table II to Division 1 of Part D or in column I of Table II to Division 2 of Part D, means the amount set out in column III; (apport nutritionnel recommandé pondéré)

  yolk-replaced egg

  yolk-replaced egg means a food that

  • (a) does not contain egg yolk but contains fluid, dried or frozen egg albumen or mixtures thereof,

  • (b) is intended as a substitute for whole egg, and

  • (c) meets the requirements of section B.22.032; (oeuf à jaune substitué)

• (2) The definitions in this subsection apply for the purposes of the Act.

  agricultural chemical

  agricultural chemical has the same meaning as in subsection (1). (produit chimique agricole)

  food additive

  food additive has the same meaning as in subsection (1). (additif alimentaire)

• (3) The following definitions apply in this Division.

  human milk fortifier

  human milk fortifier has the same meaning as in section B.25.001. (fortifiant pour lait humain)

  human milk substitute

  human milk substitute has the same meaning as in section B.25.001. (succédané de lait humain)

• (4) For the purposes of the definitions supplemental ingredient and supplemented food in subsection (1), if a supplemented food is used as an ingredient in the manufacture of a second supplemented food, a supplemental ingredient in the first supplemented food is deemed to also have been added as a supplemental ingredient to — and not to be a component of an ingredient of — the second supplemented food if it is contained in the second supplemented food in accordance with the applicable conditions of use set out in columns 2 to 5 of the List of Permitted Supplemental Ingredients.

• B.01.001.1 (1) For the purpose of subsection (2), the term fat used in the Table of Daily Values means all fatty acids expressed as triglycerides.

• (2) The daily value for a nutrient in a food is

  • (a) in the case of a nutrient set out in column 1 of Part 1 of the Table of Daily Values, the quantity

    • (i) set out in column 2, if the food is intended solely for children one year of age or older but less than four years of age, and

    • (ii) set out in column 3, if the food is intended for children one year of age or older but less than four years of age or for children four years of age or older and adults; and

  • (b) in the case of a vitamin or mineral nutrient set out in column 1 of Part 2 of the Table of Daily Values, the quantity

    • (i) set out in column 2, if the food is intended solely for infants six months of age or older but less than one year of age,

    • (ii) set out in column 3, if the food is intended for infants six months of age or older but less than one year of age or for children one year of age or older but less than four years of age, and

    • (iii) set out in column 4, in any other case.

• (3) Subsection (2) does not apply if the food is

  • (a) a human milk fortifier; or

  • (b) a human milk substitute intended solely for infants less than six months of age.

B.01.002 Each provision in this Part in which the symbol [S] appears between the provision number and the name of the food described in that provision prescribes the standard of composition, strength, potency, purity, quality or other property of that food and a provision in which the symbol does not appear does not prescribe a standard for a food.

• B.01.002A (1) For the purposes of this Part, a serving of stated size of a food shall be

  • (a) based on the food as offered for sale;

  • (b) in either of the following cases, the net quantity of the food in the package:

    • (i) if the quantity of food in the package can reasonably be consumed by one person at a single eating occasion, or

    • (ii) if the package contains less than 200% of the reference amount for the food; and

  • (c) in all other cases, the amount indicated for the food according to the criteria set out in column 3A of the Table of Reference Amounts.

• (2) A serving of stated size of a food shall be expressed as follows:

  • (a) in the case of a single-serving prepackaged product to which paragraph (1)(b) applies, per package and using the following units:

    • (i) in grams, if the net quantity of the food is shown on the label by weight or by count, and

    • (ii) in millilitres, if the net quantity of the food is shown on the label by volume; and

  • (b) in the case of a multiple-serving prepackaged product to which paragraph (1)(c) applies, according to the following units set out in column 3B of the Table of Reference Amounts and according to the manner set out in that column:

    • (i) the household measure that applies to the product, and

    • (ii) the metric measure that applies to the product.

• B.01.003 (1) The following foods shall carry a label when offered for sale:

  • (a) all prepackaged products other than

    • (i) prepackaged confections, commonly known as one bite confections, that are sold individually, and

    • (ii) prepackaged products consisting of fresh fruits or fresh vegetables that are packaged in a wrapper or confining band of less than 1/2 inch in width;

  • (b) meat and meat by-products that are barbecued, roasted or broiled on the retail premises;

  • (c) poultry, poultry meat or poultry meat by-products that are barbecued, roasted or broiled on the retail premises;

  • (d) horse-meat or horse-meat by-product;

  • (e) any substance or mixture of substances for use as a food additive or food additive preparation; and

  • (f) flour and whole wheat flour that has been treated with gamma radiation from Cobalt 60 Source.

• (2) [Repealed, SOR/79-23, s. 2]

• B.01.004 (1) All or part of the label referred to in section B.01.003 shall be applied

  • (a) in the case of a prepackaged product, to the container in which the prepackaged product is sold; and

  • (b) in the case of a food that is not a prepackaged product, to the food itself.

• (2) The label shall be applied in such a manner that the container of the prepackaged product or the food, as the case may be, will bear the label at the time it is sold.

• B.01.005 (1) Subject to subsections (2) to (5), the information required to be shown on a label shall not be shown on that part of the label, if any, that is applied to the bottom of a food or container.

• (2) The information required to be shown on a label may be shown on that part of the label, if any, that is applied to the bottom of a food or to the bottom of a container if such information is also shown in those parts of the label that are not applied to the bottom of the food or container.

• (3) Despite subsection (2), if the container of a prepackaged product is an ornamental container and the label is applied to the bottom of the container, the information required to be shown may be shown on the label that is applied to the bottom of the container.

• (4) Despite subsection (2), the information required by subparagraph B.01.007(1.1)(b)(i) and paragraphs B.24.103(g), B.24.202(d), B.24.304(h), B.25.020(1)(h) and B.25.057(1)(f) and (2)(f) may be shown on that part of the label that is applied to the bottom of the package if a reference to where that information is located on the label appears elsewhere on the label.

• (4.1) Despite subsection (2), the information required by paragraph B.27.005(a) may be shown on that part of the label that is applied to the bottom of the package.

• (5) Despite subsection (2), the nutrition facts table, supplemented food facts table and list of cautionary statements may be shown on that part of the label that is applied to the bottom of the food or container if the available display surface includes the bottom.

• B.01.006 (1) The common name of the food shall be shown on the principal display panel.

• (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the common name of a fresh fruit or fresh vegetable that is prepackaged in such a manner that the fruit or vegetable is visible and identifiable in the package is not required to be shown on the label.

B.01.006.1 Except as otherwise provided in these Regulations or in the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations, if a prepackaged product is likely to be mistaken for another food, words describing the true nature of the prepackaged product so as to distinguish it from the other food shall appear on the principal display panel and may be in regard to

• (a) its type of liquid packaging medium, including brine, vegetable oil or syrup;

• (b) its style or form, including firm, extra firm, whole, sliced or diced; and

• (c) its condition, including dried, concentrated, reconstituted, carbonated or smoked, which, if shown, shall form part of the common name.

• B.01.007 (1) In this section, packaging date means

  • (a) the date on which a food is placed for the first time in a package in which it will be offered for sale to a consumer; or

  • (b) the date on which a prepackaged product is weighed by a retailer in a package in which it will be offered for sale for the first time to a consumer.

• (1.1) The following information shall be shown on any part of the label:

  • (a) the identity and principal place of business of the person by or for whom the food was manufactured or produced;

  • (b) where a prepackaged product having a durable life of 90 days or less is packaged at a place other than the retail premises from which it is to be sold,

    • (i) the durable life date, and

    • (ii) instructions for the proper storage of the prepackaged product if it requires storage conditions that differ from normal room temperature; and

  • (c) where a prepackaged product having a durable life of 90 days or less is packaged on the retail premises from which it is to be sold,

    • (i) the packaging date, and

    • (ii) the durable life of the food, except when the durable life appears on a poster next to the food.

• (1.2) The packaging date referred to in paragraph (1.1)(c) shall be shown in the form and manner prescribed for the durable life date by subsections (4) and (5) and the terms “best before” and “meilleur avant” on the label shall be replaced by the terms “packaged on” and “empaqueté le”.

• (2) Paragraph (1.1)(a) does not apply to fresh fruits or fresh vegetables that are prepackaged on retail premises in such a manner that the fruits or vegetables are visible and identifiable in the package.

• (3) Paragraphs (1.1)(b) and (c) do not apply to

  • (a) prepackaged products consisting of fresh fruits or fresh vegetables;

  • (b) prepackaged individual portions of food that are served by a restaurant or other commercial enterprise with meals or snacks;

  • (c) prepackaged individual servings of food that are prepared by a commissary and sold by automatic vending machines or mobile canteens; or

  • (d) prepackaged donuts.

• (4) The durable life date shall be shown in the following manner:

  • (a) the words “best before” and “meilleur avant” shall be shown grouped together with the durable life date unless a clear explanation of the significance of the durable life date appears elsewhere on the label;

  • (b) where, for the sake of clarity, it is necessary to show the year in which the durable life date occurs, the year shall be shown first and shall be expressed by at least the last two numbers of the year;

  • (c) the month shall be shown in words after the year, if the year is shown, and may be abbreviated as prescribed by subsection (5); and

  • (d) the day of the month shall be shown after the month and shall be expressed in numbers.

• (5) The month of the durable life date, when abbreviated, shall be abbreviated as follows and only one such abbreviation shall be used for the English language and the French language:

  • JA 

    for JANUARY
  • FE 

    for FEBRUARY
  • MR 

    for MARCH
  • AL 

    for APRIL
  • MA 

    for MAY
  • JN 

    for JUNE
  • JL 

    for JULY
  • AU 

    for AUGUST
  • SE 

    for SEPTEMBER
  • OC 

    for OCTOBER
  • NO 

    for NOVEMBER
  • DE 

    for DECEMBER

• (6) Except as otherwise provided in these Regulations, no person shall use a durable life date marking system on the label of a prepackaged product or in advertising a prepackaged product other than the marking system set out in this section.

• (7) Paragraph (1.1)(b) does not apply to prepackaged fresh yeast, if

  • (a) the date on which it is estimated that the product has lost its effectiveness is shown on the label in the form and manner prescribed for the durable life date by subsections (4) and (5); and

  • (b) the terms “best before” and “meilleur avant” are replaced by the terms “use by” and “employez avant”.

• B.01.008 (1) The following information shall be shown grouped together on any part of the label:

  • (a) any information required by these Regulations, other than

    • (i) the information required to appear on the principal display panel, nutrition facts table or supplemented food facts table,

    • (ii) the information required by subsection B.01.005(4), sections B.01.007, B.01.301, B.01.305, B.01.311, B.01.503, B.01.513 and B.01.601, paragraphs B.24.103(g), B.24.202(d), B.24.304(h), B.25.020(1)(e), (f) and (h), B.25.057(1)(f) and (2)(f), B.27.005(a) and sections B.29.020 and B.29.026, and

    • (iii) any statement required to be shown on the label of a supplemented food in accordance with column 5 of the List of Permitted Supplemental Ingredients; and

  • (b) where a prepackaged product consists of more than one ingredient, a list of all ingredients, including, subject to section B.01.009, components, if any.

• (2) Paragraph (1)(b) does not apply to

  • (a) prepackaged products packaged from bulk on retail premises, except prepackaged products that are a mixture of nuts;

  • (b) prepackaged individual portions of food that are intended solely to be served by a restaurant or other commercial enterprise with meals or snacks;

  • (c) prepackaged individual servings of food that are prepared by a commissary and sold by automatic vending machines or mobile canteens;

  • (d) prepackaged meat and meat by-products that are barbecued, roasted or broiled on the retail premises;

  • (e) prepackaged poultry, poultry meat or poultry meat by-products that are barbecued, roasted or broiled on the retail premises;

  • (f) Bourbon whisky and prepackaged products subject to compositional standards in Division 2; or

  • (g) prepackaged products subject to compositional standards in Division 19.

• (3) Despite paragraph (1)(b), the following items are not required to be shown on the label of a prepackaged product:

  • (a) wax coating compounds and their components, used as an ingredient or component of prepackaged fresh fruit or vegetables;

  • (b) sausage casings, used as an ingredient or component of prepackaged sausages;

  • (c) hydrogen, used as an ingredient or component of a prepackaged product if used for hydrogenation purposes;

  • (d) components of ingredients of a sandwich, if the sandwich is made with bread; and

  • (e) added water used as an ingredient that has been removed during the manufacture of the prepackaged product.

• (4) to (10) [Repealed, SOR/2016-305, s. 4]

• B.01.008.1 (1) Information appearing on the label of a prepackaged product according to sections B.01.008.2 to B.01.010.4, B.01.014 and B.29.020 shall be shown

  • (a) in a single colour of type that is a visual equivalent of 100% solid black type on a white background or a uniform neutral background with a maximum 5% tint of colour;

  • (b) in a single standard sans serif font that is not decorative and in a manner that the characters never touch each other or any differentiating feature under subsection B.01.008.2(2);

  • (c) in type of normal or condensed width that is not scaled down so that the characters take up less space horizontally and, if a nutrition facts table or supplemented food facts table appears on the label, the width of type must be the same as that required for the type used to show the nutrients that appear in the nutrition facts table or the supplemental ingredients that appear in the supplemented food facts table, as the case may be;

  • (d) in regular type, except as otherwise provided in those sections; and

  • (e) in type that is the same height that is not less than 1.1 mm with identical leading of not less than 2.5 mm, except as otherwise provided in this section or those sections.

• (2) Despite paragraph (1)(a), a list of ingredients appearing on the label of the following prepackaged products is not required to be shown on a white background or a uniform neutral background with a maximum 5% tint of colour:

  • (a) a prepackaged product that is intended solely for use as an ingredient in the manufacture of other prepackaged products intended for sale to a consumer at the retail level or as an ingredient in the preparation of food by a commercial or industrial enterprise or an institution; and

  • (b) a prepackaged product that is a ready-to-serve multiple-serving prepackaged product intended solely to be served in a commercial or industrial enterprise or an institution.

• (3) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (4) and sections B.01.008.2 to B.01.010.4, if a nutrition facts table or supplemented food facts table appears on the label of a prepackaged product and the type size of the nutrients shown in the nutrition facts table or the supplemental ingredients shown in the supplemented food facts table is not less than 8 points, the information referred to in subsection (1) must be shown in type that is

  • (a) the same height as the type in which the nutrients are shown in the nutrition facts table or the supplemental ingredients are shown in the supplemented food facts table, as the case may be; and

  • (b) of a height that is not less than 1.4 mm with identical leading of not less than 3.2 mm.

• (4) A title that introduces a list of ingredients, a food allergen source, gluten source and added sulphites statement as defined in subsection B.01.010.1(1), a declaration referred to in subsection B.01.010.4(1) or a list of cautionary statements may be shown in type that is of a greater height than the type used to show the information in either of the lists, the statement or the declaration, as the case may be.

• (5) If more than one of the titles referred to in subsection (4) appears on a label, the characters of each title must be of the same height.

• (6) For the purpose of this section, the height of type means the height of the lower case letter “x”.

• B.01.008.2 (1) A list of ingredients shall be introduced by a title that shall

  • (a) consist of the term

    • (i) “Ingredients”, “Ingredients:” or “Ingredients :” in the English version of the list, and

    • (ii) “Ingrédients”, “Ingrédients:” or “Ingrédients:” in the French version of the list;

  • (b) be shown in bold type; and

  • (c) be shown without any intervening printed, written or graphic material appearing between the title and the first ingredient shown in the list.

• (2) A list of ingredients shall be shown in a manner that clearly differentiates it on the label, by means of one or both of

  • (a) graphics in the form of a solid-line border around the list or one or more solid lines appearing immediately above, below or at the sides of the list that are the same colour as that of the type used to show the information referred to in subsection B.01.008.1(1); and

  • (b) a background colour that creates a contrast between the background colour of the list and the background colour used on the adjacent surface of the label, other than the surface used to display

    • (i) a food allergen source, gluten source and added sulphites statement as defined in subsection B.01.010.1(1),

    • (ii) a declaration referred to in subsection B.01.010.4(1),

    • (iii) any statement referred to in subsection B.01.014(1),

    • (iv) a nutrition facts table,

    • (v) a supplemented food facts table, or

    • (vi) a list of cautionary statements.

• (3) In a list of ingredients, ingredients shall be shown

  • (a) in descending order of their proportion by weight of the prepackaged product, determined before they are combined to form the prepackaged product;

  • (b) in lower case letters, except that upper case letters shall be used to show

    • (i) the first letter of each ingredient or, in the case of a food additive or supplemental ingredient shown in whole or in part by an acronym, the entire acronym, and

    • (ii) the alpha-descriptor that forms a part of the common name for a food additive, vitamin, supplemental ingredient or microorganism; and

  • (c) separated by a bullet point or a comma.

• (4) Despite paragraph (3)(a), the following ingredients may be shown at the end of the list of ingredients, in any order:

  • (a) spices, herbs and other seasonings, other than salt added separately, if the total weight of those other seasonings is no more than two per cent of the total weight of ingredients used in the manufacture of the prepackaged product excluding added water used as an ingredient that has been removed during its manufacture;

  • (b) natural flavours and artificial flavours;

  • (c) flavour enhancers;

  • (d) food additives, except ingredients of food additive preparations or mixtures of substances for use as a food additive;

  • (e) vitamins;

  • (f) salts or derivatives of vitamins;

  • (g) mineral nutrients;

  • (h) salts of mineral nutrients; and

  • (i) supplemental ingredients.

• (5) In a list of ingredients, the components of an ingredient shall be shown

  • (a) in parentheses, immediately after the ingredient, unless the source of a food allergen or gluten is shown immediately after the ingredient, in which case components of the ingredient shall be shown immediately after that source;

  • (b) in descending order of their proportion by weight of the ingredient, determined before the components are combined to form the ingredient;

  • (c) in lower case letters, except that upper case letters shall be used to show

    • (i) in the case of a food additive or supplemental ingredient shown in whole or in part by an acronym, the entire acronym, and

    • (ii) the alpha-descriptor that forms a part of the common name for a food additive, vitamin, supplemental ingredient or microorganism; and

  • (d) separated by a comma.

• (6) Despite paragraph B.01.008(1)(b) and paragraphs (5)(a) and (b), but subject to section B.01.009, if one or more components of an ingredient are required by these Regulations to be shown in a list of ingredients, the ingredient is not required to be shown in the list if all components of the ingredient are shown in the list by their common names and in accordance with subsection (3) as if they were ingredients.

• (7) In a list of ingredients, the source of a food allergen or gluten shall be shown

  • (a) immediately after the ingredient or component to which it applies in accordance with subsections B.01.010.1(8) and (10);

  • (b) entirely in lower case letters; and

  • (c) separated by a comma from any other source of a food allergen or gluten that is shown for the same ingredient or component.

• (8) If the English and French versions of a list of ingredients appear on the label, they shall be displayed on a continuous surface of the available display surface, but need not be on the same continuous surface of the available display surface.

• (9) If the English and French versions of a list of ingredients appear on the same continuous surface of the label, the version that follows the other version shall not begin on the same line as that on which the other version ends, except in the case of a prepackaged product that has an available display surface of less than 100 cm².

• B.01.008.3 (1) If a prepackaged product contains one or more sugars-based ingredients, despite the order of presentation referred to in paragraph B.01.008.2(3)(a), the sugars-based ingredient or ingredients shall be shown in the list of ingredients, in parentheses, immediately following the term

  • (a) “Sugars” in the English version of the list; and

  • (b) “Sucres” in the French version of the list.

• (2) The term “Sugars” referred to in subsection (1) shall be shown in the list of ingredients

  • (a) in descending order of the proportion by weight of all the sugars-based ingredients in the prepackaged product, before they are combined to form the product; and

  • (b) separated from other ingredients by a bullet point or a comma.

• (3) Each sugars-based ingredient mentioned immediately following the term “Sugars” shall be shown,

  • (a) despite paragraph B.01.008.2(3)(b), entirely in lower case letters; and

  • (b) in the case of more than one sugars-based ingredient,

    • (i) in descending order of its proportion by weight of the prepackaged product as prescribed by subsection B.01.008.2(3), and

    • (ii) separated by a comma.

• (4) Subsections (1) to (3) do not apply to the following prepackaged products:

  • (a) a sweetening agent;

  • (b) fruit or vegetable juice or vegetable drink that does not contain any sweetening agent, as well as any mixture of those juices and drinks, including any of those juices and drinks

    • (i) to which fruit or vegetable purée or any mixture of those purées has been added,

    • (ii) that are reconstituted, or

    • (iii) that are a concentrate intended for dilution and consumption as juice or drink;

  • (c) fruit or vegetable purée that does not contain any sweetening agent as well as any mixture of those purées;

  • (d) prepackaged products that contain only one sugars-based ingredient that contains the word “sugar” in its common name;

  • (e) formulated liquid diets, human milk fortifiers and human milk substitutes; and

  • (f) prepackaged products that contain less than 0.5 g of sugars per serving of stated size.

• B.01.009 (1) Components of ingredients or of classes of ingredients set out in the following table are not required to be shown on a label:

  Item	Ingredient
  1	butter
  2	margarine
  3	shortening
  4	lard
  5	leaf lard
  6	monoglycerides
  7	diglycerides
  8	rice
  9	starches or modified starches
  10	breads subject to compositional standards in sections B.13.021 to B.13.029
  11	flour
  12	soy flour
  13	graham flour
  14	whole wheat flour
  15	baking powder
  16	milks subject to compositional standards in sections B.08.003 to B.08.027
  17	chewing gumbase
  18	sweetening agents subject to compositional standards in sections B.18.001 to B.18.018
  19	cocoa, low-fat cocoa
  20	salt
  21	vinegars subject to compositional standards in sections B.19.003 to B.19.007
  22	Bourbon whisky and alcoholic beverages subject to compositional standards in sections B.02.001 to B.02.134
  23	cheese for which a standard is prescribed in Division 8, if the total amount of cheese in a prepackaged product is less than 10 per cent of that packaged product
  24	jams, marmalades and jellies subject to compositional standards in sections B.11.201 to B.11.241 when the total amount of those ingredients is less than 5 per cent of a prepackaged product
  25	olives, pickles, relish and horse-radish when the total amount of those ingredients is less than 10 per cent of a prepackaged product
  26	vegetable or animal fats or oils for which a standard is prescribed in Division 9, and modified, interesterified or fully hydrogenated vegetable or animal fats or oils, if the total quantity of those fats and oils that are contained in a prepackaged product is less than 15 per cent of the prepackaged product
  27	prepared or preserved meat, fish, poultry meat, meat by-product or poultry by-product when the total amount of those ingredients is less than 10 per cent of a prepackaged product that consists of an unstandardized food
  28	alimentary paste that does not contain egg in any form or any flour other than wheat flour
  29	bacterial culture
  30	hydrolyzed plant protein
  31	carbonated water
  32	whey, whey powder, concentrated whey, whey butter and whey butter oil
  33	mould culture
  34	chlorinated water and fluorinated water
  35	gelatin
  36	toasted wheat crumbs used in or as a binder, filler or breading in or on a food product

• (2) Subject to subsection (3), where a preparation or mixture set out in the table to this subsection is added to a food, the ingredients and components of the preparation or mixture are not required to be shown on the label of that food.

  Item	Preparation/Mixture
  1	food colour preparations
  2	flavouring preparations
  3	artificial flavouring preparations
  4	spice or herb mixtures
  5	seasoning mixtures, other than those set out in item 4 and salt added separately, if the total weight of those seasoning ingredients is no more than 2% of the total weight of ingredients used in the manufacture of the prepackaged product excluding added water used as an ingredient that has been removed during its manufacture
  6	vitamin preparations
  7	mineral preparations
  8	food additive preparations
  9	rennet preparations
  10	food flavour-enhancer preparations
  11	compressed, dry, active or instant yeast preparations

• (3) Where a preparation or mixture set out in the table to subsection (2) is added to a food, and the preparation or mixture contains one or more of the following ingredients or components, those ingredients or components shall be shown by their common names in the list of the ingredients of the food to which they are added as if they were ingredients of that food:

  • (a) salt;

  • (b) glutamic acid or its salts;

  • (c) hydrolyzed plant protein;

  • (d) aspartame;

  • (e) potassium chloride;

  • (f) any ingredient or component that performs a function in, or has any effect on, that food; and

  • (g) any supplemental ingredient.

• (4) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), where any of the following components is contained in an ingredient set out in the tables to those subsections, that component shall be shown in the list of ingredients:

  • (a) peanut oil;

  • (b) fully hydrogenated peanut oil; and

  • (c) modified peanut oil.

• (5) [Repealed, SOR/2011-28, s. 2]

• B.01.010 (1) In this section, common name includes a name set out in the Common Names for Ingredients and Components Document.

• (2) An ingredient or component shall be shown in the list of ingredients by its common name.

• (3) For the purposes of subsection (2),

  • (a) the ingredient or component set out in the Common Names for Ingredients and Components Document shall be shown in the list of ingredients by the common name of that ingredient or component that is set out in that Document; and

  • (b) the ingredient or component set out in the Common Names for Ingredients and Components Document may be shown in the list of ingredients by the common name of that ingredient or component that is set out in that Document.

• (4) Despite subsection (2) and subsection B.01.008.2(5), if a food contains ingredients of the same class, those ingredients may be shown by a class name if

  • (a) they consist of more than one component and are not listed in the table to subsection B.01.009(1); and

  • (b) their components are shown

    • (i) immediately after the class name of the ingredients of which they are components, in such a manner as to indicate that they are components of the ingredients, and

    • (ii) in descending order of their collective proportion by weight of those ingredients.

• B.01.010.1 (1) The following definitions apply in this section and in sections B.01.010.2 to B.01.010.4.

  food allergen

  food allergen means any protein from any of the following foods, or any modified protein, including any protein fraction, that is derived from any of the following foods:

  • (a) almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, macadamia nuts, pecans, pine nuts, pistachios or walnuts;

  • (b) peanuts;

  • (c) sesame seeds;

  • (d) wheat or triticale;

  • (e) eggs;

  • (f) milk;

  • (g) soybeans;

  • (h) crustaceans;

  • (i) molluscs;

  • (j) fish; or

  • (k) mustard seeds. (allergène alimentaire)

  food allergen source, gluten source and added sulphites statement

  food allergen source, gluten source and added sulphites statement means a statement appearing on the label of a prepackaged product that indicates the source of a food allergen or gluten that is present in the product or the presence in the product of added sulphites in a total amount of 10 p.p.m. or more. (mention des sources d’allergènes alimentaires ou de gluten et des sulfites ajoutés)

  gluten

  gluten means

  • (a) any gluten protein from the grain of any of the following cereals or from the grain of a hybridized strain that is created from at least one of the following cereals:

    • (i) barley,

    • (ii) oats,

    • (iii) rye,

    • (iv) triticale,

    • (v) wheat; or

  • (b) any modified gluten protein, including any gluten protein fraction, that is derived from the grain of any of the cereals referred to in paragraph (a) or from the grain of a hybridized strain referred to in that paragraph. (gluten)

  height

  height, in respect of type, means the height of the lower case letter “x”. (hauteur)

• (2) If a food allergen or gluten is present in a prepackaged product, the source of the food allergen or gluten, as the case may be, must be shown on the label of the product in

  • (a) the list of ingredients; or

  • (b) in a food allergen source, gluten source and added sulphites statement.

• (3) Subsection (2) does not apply to a food allergen or gluten that is present in a prepackaged product as a result of cross-contamination.

• (4) Subsection (2) does not apply to a to a food allergen or gluten that is present in a prepackaged product referred to in paragraphs B.01.008(2)(a) to (e) unless a list of ingredients is shown on the product’s label.

• (5) [Repealed, SOR/2019-98, s. 1]

• (6) The source of a food allergen required to be shown under subsection (2) must be shown

  • (a) for a food allergen from a food referred to in one of paragraphs (a), (b) and (e) of the definition food allergen in subsection (1) or derived from that food, by the name of the food as shown in the applicable paragraph, expressed in the singular or plural;

  • (b) for a food allergen from the food referred to in paragraph (c) of the definition food allergen in subsection (1) or derived from that food, by the name “sesame”, “sesame seed” or “sesame seeds”;

  • (c) for a food allergen from a food referred to in one of paragraphs (d) and (f) of the definition food allergen in subsection (1) or derived from that food, by the name of the food as shown in the applicable paragraph;

  • (d) for a food allergen from the food referred to in paragraph (g) of the definition food allergen in subsection (1) or derived from that food, by the name “soy”, “soya”, “soybean” or “soybeans”;

  • (e) for a food allergen from a food referred to in one of paragraphs (h) to (j) of the definition food allergen in subsection (1) or derived from that food, by the common name of the food that is set out in the Common Names for Ingredients and Components Document; and

  • (f) for a food allergen from the food referred to in paragraph (k) of the definition food allergen in subsection (1) or derived from that food, by the name “mustard”, “mustard seed” or “mustard seeds”.

• (7) The source of gluten required to be shown under subsection (2) must be shown

  • (a) for gluten from the grain of a cereal referred to in one of subparagraphs (a)(i) to (v) of the definition gluten in subsection (1) or derived from that grain, by the name of the cereal as shown in the applicable subparagraph; and

  • (b) for gluten from the grain of a hybridized strain created from one or more of the cereals referred to in subparagraphs (a)(i) to (v) of the definition gluten in subsection (1) or derived from that grain, by the names of the cereals as shown in the applicable subparagraphs.

• (8) For the purpose of paragraph (2)(a), the source of the food allergen or gluten must be shown in the list of ingredients, in parentheses, as follows:

  • (a) immediately after the ingredient that is shown in that list, if the food allergen or gluten

    • (i) is that ingredient,

    • (ii) is present in that ingredient, but is not a component of or present in a component of that ingredient, or

    • (iii) is, or is present in, a component of that ingredient and the component is not shown in the list of ingredients; or

  • (b) immediately after the component that is shown in the list of ingredients, if the food allergen or gluten is that component or is present in that component.

• (9) Despite subsection (2), the source of the food allergen or gluten must be shown on the label of the product in the food allergen source, gluten source and added sulphites statement if the food allergen or gluten

  • (a) is, or is present in, an ingredient that is not shown in the list of ingredients, but is not a component of that ingredient or present in a component of that ingredient; or

  • (b) is, or is present in, a component and neither the component nor the ingredient in which it is present is shown in the list of ingredients.

• (10) Despite subsection (8), the source of the food allergen or gluten is not required to be shown in parentheses immediately after the ingredient or component, as the case may be, if the source of the food allergen or gluten appears

  • (a) in the list of ingredients

    • (i) as part of the common name of the ingredient or component, or

    • (ii) in parentheses, under subsection (8), immediately after another ingredient or component; or

  • (b) in the food allergen source, gluten source and added sulphites statement.

• (11) For greater certainty, nothing in subsection (8) affects how an ingredient or component may be shown in the list of ingredients under paragraph B.01.010(3)(b).

• B.01.010.2 (1) In this section and in section B.01.010.3, sulphites means the food additives that are set out in the Common Names for Ingredients and Components Document and are present in a prepackaged product.

• (2) For greater certainty, the definition sulphites in subsection (1) includes only sulphites that are present in the prepackaged product as a result of being added.

• (3) If sulphites are present in a prepackaged product in a total amount of 10 parts per million or more and none are required to be shown in the list of ingredients under section B.01.008 or B.01.009, the sulphites must be shown on the label of the product in

  • (a) the list of ingredients; or

  • (b) the food allergen source, gluten source and added sulphites statement that complies with the requirements of subsection B.01.010.3(1).

• (4) Subsection (3) does not apply to sulphites present in the prepackaged products referred to in paragraphs B.01.008(2)(a) to (e) unless a list of ingredients is shown on the product’s label.

• (5) [Repealed, SOR/2019-98, s. 2]

• (6) Sulphites that are shown on a label of the product under subsection (3) must be shown as follows:

  • (a) if the sulphites are shown in the list of ingredients,

    • (i) by one of the common names “sulfites”, “sulfiting agents”, “sulphites” or “sulphiting agents”, or

    • (ii) individually by the name of the food additive that is set out in the Common Names for Ingredients and Components Document, except that the name “sodium dithionite”, “sulphur dioxide” or “sulphurous acid” must be followed, in parentheses, by one of the common names “sulfites”, “sulfiting agents”, “sulphites” or “sulphiting agents”; or

  • (b) if the sulphites are shown in a food allergen source, gluten source and added sulphites statement, by one of the common names “sulfites”, “sulfiting agents”, “sulphites” or “sulphiting agents”.

• (7) Sulphites that are shown in the list of ingredients under paragraph (6)(a) must be shown as follows:

  • (a) sulphites that are a component of an ingredient that is shown in the list of ingredients must be shown either in parentheses immediately after the ingredient or at the end of that list where they may be shown in any order with the other ingredients that are shown at the end of that list in accordance with subsection B.01.008.2(4); and

  • (b) in all other cases, the sulphites must be shown at the end of the list of ingredients where they may be shown in any order with the other ingredients that are shown at the end of that list in accordance with subsection B.01.008.2(4).

• (8) If sulphites are present in a prepackaged product in a total amount of 10 parts per million or more and any of them are required to be shown in the list of ingredients under section B.01.008 or B.01.009, in the case of sulphites shown individually by the name “sodium dithionite”, “sulphur dioxide” or “sulphurous acid”, that name must be followed, in parentheses, by one of the common names “sulfites”, “sulfiting agents”, “sulphites” or “sulphiting agents”.

• (9) If the total amount of sulphites present in the prepackaged product is 10 parts per million or more, sulphites that are required to be shown in a list of ingredients under section B.01.008 or B.01.009 may also be shown on the label of the product in a food allergen source, gluten source and added sulphites statement that complies with the requirements of subsection B.01.010.3(1).

• (10) Despite subparagraph (6)(a)(ii) and subsection (8), if sulphites are shown individually in a list of ingredients, by the name “sodium dithionite”, “sulphur dioxide” or “sulphurous acid”, that name is not required to be followed, in parentheses, by one of the common names “sulfites”, “sulfiting agents”, “sulphites” or “sulphiting agents” if

  • (a) in the list of ingredients,

    • (i) the term “sulfite” or “sulphite” appears in the common name of another sulphite, or

    • (ii) one of the common names “sulfites”, “sulfiting agents”, “sulphites” or “sulphiting agents” is shown in parentheses following another sulphite; or

  • (b) one of the common names “sulfites”, “sulfiting agents”, “sulphites” or “sulphiting agents” is shown in a food allergen source, gluten source and added sulphites statement on the label of the product.

• B.01.010.3 (1) A food allergen source, gluten source and added sulphites statement must

  • a) be introduced by a title that

    • (i) consists of the terms

      • (A) “Contains”, “Contains:” or “Contains :” in the English version of the statement, and

      • (B) “Contient”, “Contient :” or “Contient :” in the French version of the statement,

    • (ii) is shown in bold type,

    • (iii) is shown without any intervening printed, written or graphic material appearing between it and the rest of the statement, and

    • (iv) if the statement is preceded by a statement referred to in subsection B.01.014(1) and begins on the line on which that statement ends, is shown in a type that is of a height that is at least 0.2 mm greater than the height of the type used in that statement;

  • (a.1) appear, in respect of each linguistic version, immediately after any statement referred to in subsection B.01.014(1) appearing in the same language or, if there is no such statement, immediately after the list of ingredients appearing in the same language and, in either case, without any intervening printed, written or graphic material;

  • (a.2) appear on the same continuous surface as the statement or list that immediately precedes it and be shown in the same manner as the list of ingredients is shown under subsection B.01.008.2(2);

  • (b) include all of the following information, even if all or part of that information is also shown in the list of ingredients:

    • (i) the source for each food allergen that is present in the prepackaged product,

    • (ii) each source for the gluten that is present in the product, and

    • (iii) one of the common names “sulfites”, “sulfiting agents”, “sulphites” or “sulphiting agents”, if the total amount of sulphites present in the product is 10 parts per million or more; and

  • (c) show information entries in regular or bold type, using lower case letters except for the first letter of each entry, which shall be an upper case letter, and shall use a bullet point or comma to separate each entry.

• (2) Despite paragraph (1)(b), the following information is not required to be shown in the statement more than once:

  • (a) the same source of a food allergen;

  • (b) the same source of gluten; and

  • (c) one of the common names “sulfites”, “sulfiting agents”, “sulphites” or “sulphiting agents”.

• (3) If the English and French versions of the statement appear on the same continuous surface of the label, the version that follows the other version shall not begin on the same line as that on which the other version ends, except in the case of a prepackaged product that has an available display surface of less than 100 cm².

• B.01.010.4 (1) If the label of a prepackaged product includes a declaration alerting consumers that, due to a risk of cross-contamination, the product may contain the source of a food allergen or gluten,

  • (a) the declaration must appear immediately after

    • (i) the food allergen source, gluten source and added sulphites statement, if there is one,

    • (ii) any statement referred to in subsection B.01.014(1), if no food allergen source, gluten source and added sulphites statement appears on the label, or

    • (iii) the list of ingredients, if neither of the statements referred to in subparagraph (ii) appears on the label;

  • (b) the declaration must appear in both English and French if the statement or list immediately preceding it appears in both languages;

  • (c) the declaration must appear on the same continuous surface as the statement or list that immediately precedes it and be shown in the same manner as the list of ingredients is shown under subsection B.01.008.2(2);

  • (d) the declaration must appear without any intervening printed, written or graphic material between it and the statement or list that immediately precedes it, except that a solid line may appear before the declaration if the declaration begins on a different line than the line on which the statement or list ends;

  • (e) the declaration must be shown in bold type if it begins on the line on which the statement or list that immediately precedes it ends and if it is not introduced by a title;

  • (f) any title that introduces the declaration must be shown in bold type if the declaration begins on the line on which the statement or list that immediately precedes it ends; and

  • (g) if the declaration is preceded by a statement referred to in subsection B.01.014(1) and begins on the line on which the statement ends, the title of the declaration — or the declaration itself, if no title appears — must be shown in a type that is of a height that is at least 0.2 mm greater than the height of the type used in the statement.

• (2) If the English and French versions of the declaration appear on the same continuous surface of the label, the version that follows the other version must not begin on the line on which the other version ends unless the prepackaged product has an available display surface of less than 100 cm².

• B.01.011 (1) Where it is an acceptable manufacturing practice for a manufacturer to

  • (a) omit from his prepackaged product any food that is ordinarily an ingredient or component, or

  • (b) substitute in whole or in part in his prepackaged product any other food for a food that is ordinarily an ingredient or component,

  the list of ingredients for the 12-month period commencing from the time the label is applied to the prepackaged product may show as ingredients or components the foods that may be omitted and the foods that may be used as substitutes if

  • (c) all the foods that may be used as ingredients or components throughout the 12-month period are shown in the list of ingredients;

  • (d) it is clearly stated as part of the list of ingredients that the food shown as an ingredient or component may not be present or that another food may be substituted for a food shown as an ingredient or component; and

  • (e) the foods that may be omitted or substituted are grouped with the same class of foods that are used as ingredients or components and the foods within each such group are listed in descending order of the proportion by weight in which they will probably be used during the 12-month period.

• (2) Where it is an acceptable manufacturing practice for a manufacturer to vary the proportions of ingredients or components of his prepackaged product, the list of ingredients for the 12-month period commencing from the time the label is applied to the prepackaged product may show the ingredients or components in the same proportions throughout the 12-month period if

  • (a) it is clearly stated as part of the list of ingredients that the proportions indicated are subject to change; and

  • (b) the ingredients or components are listed in descending order of the proportion by weight in which they will probably be used during the 12-month period.

• B.01.012 (1) In this section,

  local government unit

  local government unit means a city, metropolitan government area, town, village, municipality or other area of local government but does not include any local government unit situated within a bilingual district established under the Official Languages Act; (collectivité locale)

  local food

  local food means a food that is manufactured, processed, produced or packaged in a local government unit and sold only in

  • (a) the local government unit in which it is manufactured, processed or packaged,

  • (b) one or more local government units that are immediately adjacent to the one in which it is manufactured, processed, produced or packaged, or

  • (c) the local government unit in which it is manufactured, processed, produced or packaged and in one or more local government units that are immediately adjacent to the one in which it is manufactured, processed, produced or packaged; (produit alimentaire local)

  mother tongue

  mother tongue means the language first learned in childhood by persons in any area of Canada and still understood by them as ascertained by the decennial census taken immediately preceding the date on which the food referred to in subsection (3) is sold to the consumer; (langue maternelle)

  official languages

  official languages means the English language and the French language; (langues officielles)

  specialty food

  specialty food means a food — other than a human milk fortifier or supplemented food — that

  • (a) has special religious significance and is used in religious ceremonies; or

  • (b) is an imported food

    • (i) that is not widely used by the population as a whole in Canada, and

    • (ii) for which there is no readily available substitute that is manufactured, processed, produced or packaged in Canada and that is generally accepted as being a comparable substitute; (aliment spécial)

  test market food

  test market food means a food that, prior to the date of the notice of intention respecting that food referred to in subsection (5), was not sold in Canada in that form and that differs substantially from any other food sold in Canada with respect to its composition, function, state or packaging form and includes a food referred to in section B.01.054. (produit alimentaire d’essai)

• (2) Subject to subsections (9), (10) and (11), all information required by these Regulations to be shown on the label of a food shall be shown in both official languages.

• (3) Subject to subsections (4) to (6), subsection (2) does not apply to a local food or test market food if

  • (a) it is sold in a local government unit in which one of the official languages is the mother tongue of less than 10 per cent of the total number of persons residing in the local government unit; and

  • (b) the information required by these Regulations to be shown on the label of a food is shown in the official language that is the mother tongue of at least 10 per cent of the total number of persons residing in the local government unit.

• (4) Where one of the official languages is the mother tongue of less than 10 per cent of the total number of persons residing in a local government unit and the other official language is the mother tongue of less than 10 per cent of the total number of persons residing in the same local government unit, subsection (3) does not apply.

• (5) Subsection (3) does not apply to a test market food unless the person who intends to conduct the test marketing of the food has, six weeks prior to conducting the test marketing, filed with the President of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency a notice of intention in a form acceptable to the President.

• (6) A test market food shall, for the purposes of subsection (3), cease to be a test market food upon the expiration of 12 cumulative months after the date on which it was first offered for sale as a test market food but any test market food that was acquired for resale by a person, other than the person who filed the notice of intention referred to in subsection (5), before the expiration of those 12 cumulative months, shall continue to be a test market food for the purposes of subsection (3) until it is sold.

• (7) Subsection (2) does not apply to a specialty food if the information required by these Regulations to be shown on the label thereon is shown in one of the official languages.

• (8) Where there are one or more surfaces on the label of a food that are of at least the same size and prominence as the principal display panel, the information required by these Regulations to be shown on the principal display panel may be shown in one official language if such information is shown in the other official language on one of those other surfaces.

• (9) Subsection (2) does not apply to the identity and principal place of business of the person by or for whom the food was manufactured, processed, produced or packaged for resale if this information is shown in one of the official languages.

• (10) Subsection (2) does not apply to the following common names if the common name appears on the principal display panel in the following manner:

  • Scotch Whisky
  • Irish Whisky
  • Highland Whisky
  • Dry Gin
  • Bourbon
  • Tennessee Whisky
  • Tequila
  • Mezcal
  • Rye Whisky
  • Crème de Menthe
  • Crème de Cacao
  • Crème de Cassis
  • Crème de Banane
  • Triple Sec
  • Anisette
  • Crème de Noyau
  • Brandy
  • Sake or Saki
  • Advocaat or Advokaat
  • Kirsch
  • Slivovitz
  • Ouzo
  • Cherry Brandy Liqueur
  • Kummel
  • Akvavit
  • Aquavit
  • Armagnac
  • Marc
  • Grappa
  • Calvados
  • Poire William
  • Crème de Bleuets
  • Curaçao Orange
  • Liqueur de Fraise
  • Mandarinette
  • Prunelle de Bourgogne
  • Chartreuse
  • Pastis
  • Fior d’Alpe
  • Strega
  • Campari
  • Americano
  • Apricot Brandy Liqueur
  • Peach Brandy Liqueur
  • Sloe Gin
  • Manhattan
  • Martini

• (11) Subsection (2) does not apply to the label of a shipping container destined to a commercial or industrial enterprise or an institution, if

  • (a) the shipping container and its contents are not resold as a one unit prepackaged product to a consumer at the retail level; and

  • (b) all information required by these Regulations to be shown on a label of a food is shown in one of the official languages.

• B.01.013 (1) Unless specifically required by the Act or these Regulations, no reference, direct or indirect, to the Act or to these Regulations shall be made on any label of, or in any advertisement for, a food.

• (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), where a food complies with a standard established by these Regulations and the manufacturer of the food has substantiated, by means of the results of tests carried out before the statement is made or by other evidence that exists before the statement is made, that the food so complies, a statement that the food “complies with the standard for (naming the common name of the food in respect of which the claim is made) in the Food and Drug Regulations” may be made on the label of, or in an advertisement for, the food.

• B.01.014 (1) The label of a food that contains aspartame must carry a statement warning individuals with phenylketonuria that the food contains phenylalanine or a statement to the effect that aspartame contains phenylalanine.

• (2) The statement must

  • (a) be shown in bold type;

  • (b) appear, in respect of each linguistic version, immediately after the list of ingredients appearing in the same language, either on the same line as the last ingredient in the list or on the following line, without any intervening printed, written or graphic material; and

  • (c) appear on the same continuous surface as the list of ingredients and be shown in the same manner as that list is shown under subsection B.01.008.2(2).

B.01.015 [Repealed, SOR/2022-168, s. 9]

B.01.016 [Repealed, SOR/2022-168, s. 9]

B.01.017 [Repealed, SOR/2022-168, s. 9]

B.01.018 The label of a food that contains polydextrose shall indicate the amount of polydextrose expressed in grams per serving of stated size.

B.01.019 [Repealed, SOR/2022-168, s. 10]

B.01.020 [Repealed, SOR/2022-168, s. 10]

• B.01.021 (1) The label of a food that contains erythritol shall carry a statement indicating the amount of erythritol expressed in grams per serving of stated size unless the label carries a nutrition facts table or supplemented food facts table.

• (2) The statement of the amount of erythritol shall be grouped together with the statement of the amount of any other sugar alcohols and the amount of polydextrose.

B.01.022 [Repealed, SOR/2022-168, s. 11]

B.01.023 The label of a food that is a table-top sweetener that contains aspartame, sucralose, acesulfame-potassium or neotame must carry a statement of the sweetness per serving expressed in terms of the amount of sugar required to produce an equivalent degree of sweetness.

• B.01.033 (1) Except in the case of a formulated liquid diet, human milk fortifier or human milk substitute, it is prohibited to sell a food represented in any manner as containing hydrolyzed or partially hydrolyzed collagen, hydrolyzed or partially hydrolyzed gelatin or hydrolyzed or partially hydrolyzed casein unless the label carries the following statement on the principal display panel in the same size type used for the common name:

  “CAUTION, DO NOT USE AS SOLE SOURCE OF NUTRITION”.

• (2) In this section, formulated liquid diet means a food that meets the requirements of sections B.24.101 to B.24.103.

B.01.034 [Repealed, SOR/88-559, s. 7]

• B.01.035 (1) Subject to subsection (8), where an irradiated food referred to in column 1 of the table to Division 26 is offered for sale as a prepackaged product, the principal display panel of the label applied to the package shall carry the symbol described in subsection (5).

• (2) Where an irradiated food referred to in column 1 of the table to Division 26 is not a prepackaged product and is offered for sale, a sign that carries the symbol described in subsection (5) shall be displayed immediately next to the food.

• (3) The symbol required pursuant to subsection (1) or (2) shall appear in close proximity on the principal display panel referred to in subsection (1) or on the sign referred to in subsection (2) to one of the following statements or a written statement that has the same meaning:

  • (a) “treated with radiation”;

  • (b) “treated by irradiation”; or

  • (c) “irradiated”.

• (4) No person shall sell a food referred to in column 1 of the table to Division 26 that has been irradiated in the manner set out in subsection B.26.003(2) unless the requirements of subsections (1) to (3) are met.

• (5) For the purposes of subsections (1) to (3), the symbol that indicates the irradiated food shall

  • (a) have an outer diameter

    • (i) in the case referred to in subsection (1), equal to or greater than the height of the numerical quantity prescribed by paragraph 229(1)(a) and subsections 229(2) and (3) of the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations for the declaration of net quantity of the package, and

    • (ii) in the case referred to in subsection (2), not less than 5 cm; and

  • (b) be in the following form:

    

• (6) Notwithstanding subsection B.01.009(1), any food referred to in column 1 of the table to Division 26 that is an ingredient or component of a prepackaged product and that has been irradiated shall, if the food constitutes 10 per cent or more of the prepackaged product, be included in the list of ingredients and preceded by the statement “irradiated”.

• (7) The label attached to a shipping container that contains a food set out in column 1 of the table to Division 26 that has been subjected to the maximum absorbed dose set out in column 5 shall carry the statement that is required by subsection (3) and the statement “Do not irradiate again.”.

• (8) Where a shipping container constitutes the package of the prepackaged product, the label attached to the shipping container shall carry the statement required by subsection (7) but need not carry the symbol required by subsection (5).

• (9) Any advertising of an irradiated food referred to in column 1 of the table to Division 26 shall identify the food as having been irradiated.

• (10) The statements referred to in subsections (3) and (6) to (8) shall be in both official languages in accordance with subsection B.01.012(2).

B.01.037 [Repealed, SOR/88-559, s. 8]

B.01.040 [Repealed, SOR/88-559, s. 9]

B.01.042 Where a standard for a food is prescribed in this Part,

• (a) the food shall contain only the ingredients included in the standard for the food;

• (b) each ingredient shall be incorporated in the food in a quantity within any limits prescribed for that ingredient; and

• (c) if the standard includes an ingredient to be used as a food additive for a specified purpose, that ingredient shall be a food additive set out in one of the tables to section B.16.100 for use as an additive to that food for that purpose.

B.01.043 Subject to section B.25.062, where a standard for a food is not prescribed in this Part,

• (a) the food shall not contain any food additives except food additives set out in a table to section B.16.100 for use as additives to that food for the purpose set out in that table; and

• (b) each such food additive shall be incorporated in the food in a quantity within any limits prescribed for that food and food additive in that table.

B.01.044 Where the limit prescribed for a food additive in a table to section B.16.100 is stated to be “Good Manufacturing Practice”, the amount of the food additive added to a food in manufacturing and processing shall not exceed the amount required to accomplish the purpose for which that additive is permitted to be added to that food.

B.01.045 A food additive shall,

• (a) where specifications are set out in this Part for that additive, meet those specifications;

• (b) where no specifications are set out in this Part for the additive, meet the specifications for it, if any, set out in

  • (i) the Food Chemicals Codex, tenth edition, 2016, published by the United States Pharmacopeial Convention, Rockville, MD, United States of America, as that or any subsequent edition, including their supplements, may be amended from time to time; or

  • (ii) the Combined Compendium of Food Additive Specifications, prepared by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives and published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, on the website of the Organization, as amended from time to time; and

• (c) in the case of a food colour for which no specifications exist under paragraph (a) or (b), contain no more than

  • (i) 3 parts per million of arsenic, and

  • (ii) 10 parts per million of lead.

• (d) [Repealed, SOR/2010-142, s. 1]

• (e) [Repealed, SOR/97-512, s. 2]

• (f) [Repealed, SOR/2016-305, s. 12]

• (g) [Repealed, SOR/97-512, s. 2]

B.01.046 [Repealed, SOR/2016-74, s. 2]

B.01.047 [Repealed, SOR/2016-74, s. 2]

• B.01.047.1 (1) The following definitions apply in this section.

  BSE

  BSE means Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy. (ESB)

  specified risk material

  specified risk material means

  • (a) the skull, brain, trigeminal ganglia, eyes, tonsils, spinal cord and dorsal root ganglia of cattle aged 30 months or older; and

  • (b) the distal ileum of cattle of all ages. (matériel à risque spécifié)

• (2) No person shall sell or import for sale food that contains specified risk material.

• (3) Subsection (2) does not apply in respect of food that originates from a country that is designated as being free from BSE in accordance with section 7 of the Health of Animals Regulations.

• (4) Subsection (2) does not apply in respect of food that is packaged for sale or imported for sale before the day on which this subsection comes into force.

• B.01.048 (1) No person shall sell

  • (a) any animal intended for consumption as food if any product containing any drug listed in subsection (2) has been administered to the animal;

  • (b) any food that is derived from an animal if any product containing a drug listed in subsection (2) has been administered to the animal; or

  • (c) any food that is derived from an animal if the food contains any residue of a drug listed in subsection (2).

• (2) The drugs referred to in subsection (1) are

  • (a) chloramphenicol and its salts and derivatives;

  • (b) a 5-nitrofuran compound;

  • (c) clenbuterol and its salts and derivatives;

  • (d) a 5-nitroimidazole compound; and

  • (e) diethylstilbestrol and other stilbene compounds.

B.01.049 No person shall use, in labelling, packaging, advertising or selling a food that does not meet the requirements of the kashruth applicable to it, the word “kosher” or any letters of the Hebrew alphabet or any other word, expression, depiction, sign, symbol, mark, device or other representation that indicates or that is likely to create an impression that the food is kosher.

B.01.050 A person must not use, in labelling, packaging, advertising or selling a food, the word “halal” — or any letters of the Arabic alphabet or any other word, expression, depiction, sign, symbol, mark, device or other representation that indicates or that is likely to create an impression that the food is halal — unless the name of the person or body that certified the food as halal is indicated on the label or package or in the advertisement or sale.

B.01.053 No person shall sell a product represented as a ready breakfast or instant breakfast or by any similar designation unless each serving of stated size of the product contains

• (a) not less than 4.0 mg. iron;

• (b) Vitamin A, thiamine, riboflavin, niacin or niacinamide and Vitamin C;

• (c) a good dietary source of protein; and

• (d) where consumed as directed, not less than 300 calories.

• B.01.054 (1) In order to generate information in support of an amendment to the Regulations, the Minister may issue to the manufacturer or distributor of a food, where the food or the packaging, labelling or advertising of the food does not comply with the requirements of these Regulations, a Temporary Marketing Authorization Letter that authorizes the sale of the food described therein or the packaging, labelling or advertising of the food described therein for a specified period of time, within a designated area and in a specified quantity, in the manner specified in the Letter if

  • (a) the manufacturer or distributor of the food has supplied to the Minister the following information:

    • (i) the purpose for which the temporary marketing authorization of the food is required,

    • (ii) a description of the food including a sample and proposed label,

    • (iii) a description of any proposed variation from the requirements of these Regulations,

    • (iv) adequate data to show that the use of the food will not be detrimental to the health of the purchaser or user,

    • (v) the proposed quantity of the food to be sold,

    • (vi) the proposed period of time required for such sale,

    • (vii) the proposed area designated for such sale, and

    • (viii) such other data as the Minister may require; and

  • (b) the manufacturer or distributor of the food has agreed to

    • (i) describe the food on a label or in an advertisement in a manner that is not false, misleading or deceptive,

    • (ii) use such marks or statements on the label or in any advertisement as the Minister may require,

    • (iii) on request, submit to the Minister results of the temporary marketing, and

    • (iv) on request, withdraw the product from sale where the Minister is of the opinion that it is in the public interest to do so.

• (2) The Minister shall, in any Temporary Marketing Authorization Letter issued pursuant to subsection (1), set out

  • (a) the common name and description of the food to be sold;

  • (b) the name and address of the manufacturer or distributor of the food;

  • (c) the purpose for which the temporary marketing of the food is authorized;

  • (d) the quantity of the food that is authorized for sale;

  • (d.1) the type of packaging, labelling or advertising authorized in respect of the food where the Letter is intended to authorize a variation from a requirement of any provision of the Regulations respecting packaging, labelling or advertising;

  • (e) the period of time during which the food may be sold; and

  • (f) the designated area within which the food may be sold.

• B.01.055 (1) A manufacturer or distributor named in a Temporary Marketing Authorization Letter issued pursuant to subsection B.01.054(1) may, for the purpose set out in the Letter, sell the food in the manner authorized in the Letter and package, label or advertise that food in the manner authorized in the Letter for the period of time, within the designated area and in the quantity set out in the Letter.

• (2) No provision of these Regulations made pursuant to paragraph 30(1)(b) of the Act applies in respect of a food or the packaging, labelling or advertising of a food for which a Temporary Marketing Authorization Letter has been issued pursuant to subsection B.01.054(1) to the extent that the food, or the packaging, labelling or advertising of the food, as authorized in the Letter, does not comply with that provision.

B.01.056 [Repealed, SOR/2016-74, s. 4]

B.01.060 to B.01.066 [Repealed, SOR/88-559, s. 10]

B.01.070 [S]. Mixed nuts or a mixture of nuts shall consist of a mixture of nuts in which not less than five per cent by weight of each type of nuts is present in the mixture.

B.01.071 Where a prepackaged product is a mixture of nuts, the percentage and common name of the nut that is present in the product in the greatest amount by weight shall be applied to the principal display panel of the package in close proximity to the common name of the product.

B.01.072 Notwithstanding any requirement prescribed in Part B, a food product that has been subjected to heat in the presence of a vaporized liquid solution of smoke derived from hardwood, hardwood sawdust or corn cobs may be described as “smoked”.

• B.01.080 (1) In this section, frozen means preserved by freezing temperature and does not include any surface freezing that may occur during holding and transportation.

• (2) Where meat, meat by-products, poultry meat, poultry by-products or fish, or meat of any marine or fresh water animal, that has been frozen is thawed prior to sale, the words “previously frozen” shall be shown

  • (a) on the principal display panel in close proximity to the common name of the food and in letters at least as legible and conspicuous as those used in the common name;

  • (b) anywhere on the principal display panel in letters of not less than 1/4 of an inch (6.4 millimetres) in height; or

  • (c) on a sign displayed adjacent to the food in letters that are easily visible and legible to a prospective purchaser.

• (3) Where part of a food referred to in subsection (2) has been frozen and thawed prior to sale, the words “Made from fresh and frozen portions” or “Made from fresh and frozen (naming the food)” shall be shown in the manner described in paragraph (2)(a), (b) or (c).

• B.01.090 (1) No person shall offer for sale at retail any solid cut meat or solid cut poultry meat to which phosphate salts or water has been added, unless that meat or poultry meat is contained in a package and carries a label.

• (2) The label referred to in subsection (1) shall contain a statement of the minimum percentage of meat protein as part of the common name of the product on the principal display panel of the package in type that is as legible and conspicuous as any other type on that display panel, and in letters that are at least one half of the size of the letters used in the common name of the product but that are not less than 1.6 mm in height.

B.01.091 The label of any solid cut meat or solid cut poultry meat that has had phosphate salts or water added to it, that is not cured and that is prepackaged at retail shall contain a statement of the ingredients contained in the food in accordance with subsections B.01.008.2(1) to (5) and (7).

B.01.092 Sections B.01.090 and B.01.091 do not apply in respect of side bacon, Wiltshire bacon, pork jowls, salt pork or salt beef.

• B.01.100 (1) The common name of a simulated meat product or simulated poultry product shall be the common name of the meat product or poultry product that is simulated, modified by the word “simulated”.

• (2) The word “simulated” in the common name of a simulated meat product or simulated poultry product shall be shown in letters of at least the same size and prominence as those used in the remainder of the common name of that product.

• (3) Where a simulated meat product or a simulated poultry product is not a prepackaged product, the common name of the product and the other information required by this section to be shown on the label of a simulated meat product or simulated poultry product shall be shown on a sign displayed on or adjacent to the product in letters that are legible and conspicuous to a prospective purchaser.

• (4) The words

  • (a) “contains no meat”, in the case of a simulated meat product, and

  • (b) “contains no poultry”, in the case of a simulated poultry product,

  shall be shown on the principal display panel of the label of a simulated meat product or simulated poultry product in close proximity to the common name and in letters of at least the same size and prominence as those shown in the common name.

• (5) to (7) [Repealed, SOR/88-559, s. 11]

• B.01.101 (1) For the purposes of this section and section B.01.102, source of protein means any food that contains protein, but does not include spices, seasonings, flavours, artificial flavours, flavour enhancers, food additives and similar foods that contain only small amounts of protein.

• (2) The common name of a meat product extender shall be the common name of each food in the meat product extender that is a source of protein, plus

  • (a) the word “meat”, or the common name of the meat product that is to be extended, plus the word “extender”; or

  • (b) the words “extender for” plus the common name of the meat product that is to be extended.

• (3) The common name of a poultry product extender shall be the common name of each food in the poultry product extender that is a source of protein, plus

  • (a) the word “poultry”, or the common name of the poultry product that is to be extended plus the word “extender”; or

  • (b) the words “extender for” plus the common name of the poultry product that is to be extended.

• (4) Foods that are a source of protein in the meat product extender or poultry product extender shall be shown by their common names in the common name of that meat product extender or poultry product extender

  • (a) in descending order of their proportion by weight of the meat product extender or poultry product extender; and

  • (b) in letters of at least the same size and prominence as those used in the remainder of the common name of the meat product extender or poultry product extender.

• (5) and (6) [Repealed, SOR/88-559, s. 12]

• B.01.102 (1) The common name of an extended meat product or an extended poultry product shall be the common name of the meat product or poultry product that is extended, modified by the common name of each of the foods that are sources of protein in the extended meat product or extended poultry product.

• (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1),

  • (a) the word or words “meat”, “meat product”, “poultry”, “poultry meat” or “poultry meat by-product” as the case may be, may be used in the common name of an extended meat product or extended poultry product as the common name of the food therein that is a source of protein derived from a meat product or poultry product; and

  • (b) where it is an acceptable manufacturing practice for a manufacturer to omit from his meat product extender or poultry product extender any source of protein derived from a plant that is ordinarily an ingredient of that meat product extender or poultry product extender, or to substitute in whole or in part in his meat product extender or poultry product extender any source of protein derived from a plant for a source of protein that is ordinarily an ingredient of that meat product extender or poultry product extender, the word “plant” may be used in the common name of an extended meat product or extended poultry product as the common name of the food therein that is a source of protein derived from a plant.

• (3) Foods that are a source of protein in an extended meat product or extended poultry product shall be shown by their common names in the common name of that product

  • (a) in descending order of their proportion by weight of that product; and

  • (b) in letters of at least the same size and prominence as those used in the remainder of the common name of that product.

• (4) Where an extended meat product or extended poultry product is not a prepackaged product, the common name of that product and the information required by this section to be shown on the label of an extended meat product or extended poultry product shall be shown on a sign displayed on or adjacent to that product in letters that are legible and conspicuous to a prospective purchaser.

• (5) to (7) [Repealed, SOR/88-559, s. 13]

• B.01.103 (1) [Repealed, SOR/2022-143, s. 16]

• (2) to (4) [Repealed, SOR/88-559, s. 14]

B.01.300 [Repealed, SOR/2003-11, s. 15]

• B.01.301 (1) No person shall, on the label of or in any advertisement for a food, other than in the nutrition facts table or supplemented food facts table, if any, include a declaration of the food’s energy value or the amount of a nutrient or supplemental ingredient contained in the food unless it is declared in the following manner, per serving of stated size:

  • (a) in the case of the energy value, in Calories;

  • (b) in the case of a vitamin referred to in subsection D.01.002(1) that is not one of the following vitamins, in the applicable unit set out in subsection D.01.003(1):

    • (i) beta-carotene as a form of vitamin A or retinol, including its derivatives, as a form of vitamin A, or both, if either is a supplemental ingredient, and

    • (ii) niacin, if it is a supplemental ingredient;

  • (b.01) in the case of the following vitamins, in the applicable unit set out in column 3 of the List of Permitted Supplemental Ingredients:

    • (i) beta-carotene as a form of vitamin A or retinol, including its derivatives, as a form of vitamin A, or both, if either is a supplemental ingredient, and

    • (ii) niacin, if it is a supplemental ingredient;

  • (b.1) in the case of the following mineral nutrients:

    • (i) for sodium, potassium, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, zinc, chloride, copper and manganese, in milligrams, and

    • (ii) for iodide, chromium, selenium and molybdenum, in micrograms;

  • (c) in the case of cholesterol, in milligrams;

  • (d) in the case of the mineral ion content of prepackaged water or ice, in parts per million;

  • (d.1) in the case of a supplemental ingredient other than a vitamin or mineral nutrient referred to in this subsection, in the applicable unit referred to in column 3 of the List of Permitted Supplemental Ingredients; and

  • (e) in any other case, in grams.

• (1.1) Despite subsection D.01.003(1) and for the purposes of this section, the amount in metric units of the vitamins referred to in paragraph (1)(b.01) must be determined in terms of their amount in the supplemented food in accordance with column 5 of the List of Permitted Supplemental Ingredients, as applicable.

• (2) Despite subsection (1), a person may, on the label of or in any advertisement for a food, other than in the nutrition facts table or supplemented food facts table, if any, include a declaration of the percentage of the daily value of a nutrient contained in the food if

  • (a) in the case of a food that is not a supplemented food, the nutrient is listed in column 1 of the table to section B.01.401 or the table to section B.01.402 and the percentage of the daily value of the nutrient is required or permitted to be declared in the nutrition facts table;

  • (b) in the case of a supplemented food, the nutrient is listed in column 1 of the table to section B.29.002 or the table to section B.29.003, or referred to in column 2 of item 18 of the table to section B.29.002, and the percentage of the daily value of the nutrient is required or permitted to be declared in the supplemented food facts table; and

  • (c) the percentage of the daily value of the nutrient is declared per serving of stated size.

• (3) A declaration referred to in subsection (1) or (2) that appears on the label of a food shall be

  • (a) in English and French; or

  • (b) in one of those languages, if in accordance with subsection B.01.012(3) or (7) the information that is required by these Regulations to be shown on the label of the food may be shown in that language only and is shown on the label in that language.

B.01.302 If the label of a multiple-serving prepackaged product indicates that the product contains or, if prepared as directed in or on the package, provides a specified number of servings or portions, that information must be based on the serving of stated size set out in the nutrition facts table or supplemented food facts table, as the case may be.

B.01.303 and B.01.304 [Repealed, SOR/2003-11, s. 17]

• B.01.305 (1) No person shall, on the label of or in any advertisement for a food, make a representation, express or implied, respecting a protein unless the food meets the conditions set out in column 2 of item 8 of the Table of Permitted Nutrient Content Statements and Claims for the subject “source of protein” set out in column 1.

• (2) No person shall, on the label of or in any advertisement for a food, other than a supplemented food, make a representation, express or implied, respecting an amino acid unless

  • (a) the food meets the conditions set out in column 2 of item 8 of the Table of Permitted Nutrient Content Statements and Claims for the subject “source of protein” set out in column 1; and

  • (b) the label or advertisement includes a declaration of the amount of histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan and valine contained in the food, expressed in grams per serving of stated size.

• (3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply in respect of

  • (a) a formulated liquid diet, human milk fortifier, human milk substitute or food represented as containing a human milk substitute;

  • (b) foods represented for use in gluten-free diets, protein restricted diets, low (naming the amino acid) diets and (naming the amino acid) free diets;

  • (c) the word “protein” when used as part of the common name of an ingredient in the list of ingredients;

  • (d) the declaration of amino acids in the list of ingredients;

  • (e) the common names that are set out in the Common Names for Ingredients and Components Document, if shown in the list of ingredients in accordance with paragraph B.01.010(3)(a);

  • (f) the common name of a single amino acid preparation that may be sold as a food;

  • (g) any statement referred to in subsection B.01.014(1);

  • (h) a statement or claim set out in column 4 of item 7 of the Table of Permitted Nutrient Content Statements and Claims respecting the subject “low in protein” set out in column 1;

  • (i) a declaration of the amount of protein in the nutrition facts table or supplemented food facts table, as the case may be;

  • (j) a statement of the protein content of a food as required by paragraph B.24.103(c), subparagraph B.24.202(a)(ii), paragraph B.24.304(b) or B.25.057(1)(a) or subparagraph B.25.057(2)(c)(i) or (d)(i); or

  • (k) a statement that a food is not a source of protein.

• (4) A representation referred to in subsection (1) or (2) that appears on the label of a food shall be

  • (a) in English and French; or

  • (b) in one of those languages, if in accordance with subsection B.01.012(3) or (7) the information that is required by these Regulations to be shown on the label of the food may be shown in that language only and is shown on the label in that language.

B.01.306 to B.01.310 [Repealed, SOR/2003-11, s. 19]

• B.01.311 (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), no person shall, on the label of or in any advertisement for a food, make a representation, express or implied, concerning the action or effect of the food’s energy value or of a nutrient contained in the food.

• (2) The label of or advertisement for a food may carry a statement or claim set out in column 1 of the table following section B.01.603.

• (3) Subject to section B.01.312, the label of or advertisement for a food may carry a statement or claim to the effect that the food’s energy value or a nutrient contained in the food is generally recognized as an aid in maintaining the functions of the body necessary to the maintenance of good health and normal growth and development.

• (4) If a statement or claim described in subsection (3) concerns a nutrient not listed in column 1 of the tables to sections B.01.401 and B.01.402 — or, as the case may be, not listed in column 1 of the tables to sections B.29.002 and B.29.003 and not referred to in column 2 of item 18 of the table to section B.29.002 — the amount of the nutrient contained in the food must be expressed on any part of the label in grams per serving of stated size.

• (5) A statement or claim referred to in subsection (2) or (3) that appears on the label of a food shall be

  • (a) in English and French; or

  • (b) in one of those languages, if in accordance with subsection B.01.012(3) or (7) the information that is required by these Regulations to be shown on the label of the food may be shown in that language only and is shown on the label in that language.

• B.01.312 (1) If a statement or claim described in subsection B.01.311(3) is made on the label of or in an advertisement for a food that is not a prepackaged product or in an advertisement for a prepackaged product that is not made or placed by or on the direction of the manufacturer of the product, the label or advertisement shall include a declaration, per serving of stated size, of

  • (a) the energy value, if the energy value is the subject of the statement or claim; or

  • (b) the amount of the nutrient, if a nutrient is the subject of the statement or claim.

• (1.1) Subsection (1) does not apply if the statement or claim is made on the label of or in the advertisement for a fresh vegetable or fruit or any combination of fresh vegetables or fruits without any added ingredients, an orange with added food colour or a fresh vegetable or fruit coated with mineral oil, paraffin wax, petrolatum or any other protective coating.

• (2) If the statement or claim is made in an advertisement other than a radio or television advertisement, the declaration referred to in subsection (1) shall be

  • (a) adjacent to, without any intervening printed, written or graphic material, the statement or claim, if the statement or claim is made only once, or the most prominent statement or claim, if the statement or claim is made more than once; and

  • (b) shown in letters of at least the same size and prominence as those of the statement or claim, if the statement or claim is made only once, or the most prominent statement or claim, if the statement or claim is made more than once.

• (3) If the statement or claim is made in a radio advertisement or in the audio portion of a television advertisement, the declaration referred to in subsection (1) shall immediately precede or follow the statement or claim.

• (4) If the statement or claim is made in a television advertisement, the declaration referred to in subsection (1) shall be communicated

  • (a) in the audio mode, if the statement or claim is made only in the audio portion of the advertisement or in both the audio and visual portions; or

  • (b) in the audio or visual mode, if the statement or claim is made only in the visual portion of the advertisement.

• (5) If the declaration referred to in subsection (1) is communicated in the visual mode of a television advertisement, it shall

  • (a) appear concurrently with and for at least the same amount of time as the statement or claim;

  • (b) be adjacent to, without any intervening printed, written or graphic material, the statement or claim, if the statement or claim is made only once, or the most prominent statement or claim, if the statement or claim is made more than once; and

  • (c) be shown in letters of at least the same size and prominence as those of the statement or claim, if the statement or claim is made only once, or the most prominent statement or claim, if the statement or claim is made more than once.

Nutrition Symbols

Mandatory Information

• B.01.350 (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the principal display panel of a prepackaged product must carry a symbol that is set out in Schedule K.1 if

  • (a) the product, as offered for sale, contains a nutrient that is set out in column 1 of the table to this section; and

  • (b) the amount of the nutrient, calculated as a percentage of the daily value, meets or exceeds the applicable threshold set out in columns 2 to 7 of that table.

• (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the percentage of the daily value for the nutrient is calculated on the basis of the amount of the nutrient, by weight, per serving of stated size or per reference amount, whichever is greater.

• (3) Despite subsection (2), if the prepackaged product requires reconstitution with water or another liquid or the addition of any other ingredient for its preparation and the reference amount applicable to the product only refers to the food in its prepared form, the percentage of the daily value for the nutrient is calculated on the basis of the amount of the nutrient, by weight, per serving of stated size.

• (4) In the case of a prepackaged product referred to in subsection (3), the applicable threshold set out in columns 2 to 7 of the table to this section is determined on the basis of the product’s serving of stated size rather than its reference amount.

• (5) Subsection (1) does not apply to the following:

  • (a) shipping containers, unless the containers and their contents are sold as a one unit prepackaged product to a consumer at the retail level;

  • (b) prepackaged products with an available display surface of less than 15 cm²;

  • (c) prepackaged individual portions of food that are intended solely to be served by a restaurant or other commercial enterprise with meals or snacks;

  • (d) ready-to-serve multiple-serving prepackaged products that are intended solely to be served in a commercial or industrial enterprise or an institution;

  • (e) prepackaged products that are intended solely for use as an ingredient in the manufacture of other prepackaged products intended for sale to a consumer at the retail level or as an ingredient in the preparation of food by a commercial or industrial enterprise or an institution;

  • (f) milk, partly skimmed milk, skim milk, goat’s milk, partly skimmed goat’s milk, skimmed goat’s milk, (naming the flavour) milk, (naming the flavour) partly skimmed milk, (naming the flavour) skim milk or cream sold in a refillable glass container;

  • (g) sweetening agents, including maple sugar and maple syrup;

  • (h) salt for table or general household use, celery salt, garlic salt, onion salt and any other seasoning salt if “salt” forms part of the common name of the food;

  • (i) fats and oils referred to in Division 9, fish and other marine fats and oils, butter, ghee and margarine and other similar substitutes for butter; or

  • (j) individual rations intended for use by military personnel engaged in operations or exercises.

• (6) Subsection (1) does not apply, in respect of a nutrient, to the following prepackaged products if the only ingredients containing the nutrient are, in the case of saturated fat or sodium, ingredients set out in subsection (7) or, in the case of sugars, ingredients set out in subsection (8):

  • (a) whole or cut fruits or vegetables, including frozen, canned or dried fruits or vegetables;

  • (b) milk obtained from any animal, in liquid or powdered form;

  • (c) whole eggs, including liquid, frozen or dried eggs, or whole egg mixes;

  • (d) nuts, seeds or nut or seed butters in which less than 30% of the total fat content consists of saturated fat;

  • (e) vegetable oils or marine oils in which less than 30% of the total fat content consists of saturated fat;

  • (f) marine and fresh water animal products referred to in Division 21 in which less than 30% of the total fat content consists of saturated fat; or

  • (g) any combination of the foods referred to in paragraphs (a) to (f).

• (7) For the purposes of subsection (6) in relation to saturated fat and sodium, the ingredients are the following ingredients to which no saturated fat or sodium has been added:

  • (a) whole or cut fruits or vegetables, including frozen, canned or dried fruits or vegetables;

  • (b) milk obtained from any animal, in liquid or powdered form;

  • (c) whole eggs, including liquid, frozen or dried eggs, or whole egg mixes;

  • (d) nuts, seeds or nut or seed butters in which less than 30% of the total fat content consists of saturated fat;

  • (e) vegetable oils or marine oils in which less than 30% of the total fat content consists of saturated fat; and

  • (f) marine and fresh water animal products referred to in Division 21 in which less than 30% of the total fat content consists of saturated fat.

• (8) For the purposes of subsection (6) in relation to sugars, the ingredients are the following ingredients to which no sugars have been added:

  • (a) the ingredients set out in paragraphs (7)(a), (b) and (d);

  • (b) dairy products other than those referred to in paragraph (7)(b);

  • (c) grains; and

  • (d) legumes.

• (9) Subsection (1) does not apply, in respect of saturated fat and sugars, to prepackaged products that are cheese or yogurt – including drinkable yogurt – that are made from dairy products, kefir or buttermilk unless

  • (a) in the case of saturated fat, the product contains an ingredient, other than any of the following ingredients, that contains saturated fat:

    • (i) milk ingredients,

    • (ii) modified milk ingredients,

    • (iii) nuts or seeds in which less than 30% of the total fat content consists of saturated fat,

    • (iv) vegetable oils or marine oils in which less than 30% of the total fat content consists of saturated fat, or

    • (v) marine and fresh water animal products referred to in Division 21 in which less than 30% of the total fat content consists of saturated fat; and

  • (b) in the case of sugars, the product contains an ingredient, other than any of the following ingredients, that contains sugars or the product contains any of the following ingredients to which sugars have been added:

    • (i) whole or cut fruits or vegetables, including frozen, canned or dried fruits or vegetables,

    • (ii) dairy products,

    • (iii) grains,

    • (iv) legumes, or

    • (v) nuts or seeds.

• (10) For the purposes of paragraphs (6)(a) and (7)(a), fruit does not include coconut.

• (11) Subsection (1) does not apply, in respect of sodium, to prepackaged products that are cheese made from dairy products.

• (12) For the application of subsections (9) and (11), the prepackaged products must

  • (a) have a reference amount of 30 g or 30 mL or less and contain 10% or more of the daily value for calcium per serving of stated size or per reference amount, whichever is greater; or

  • (b) have a reference amount greater than 30 g or 30 mL and contain 15% or more of the daily value for calcium per serving of stated size or per reference amount, whichever is greater.

• (13) Subsection (1) does not apply to the following prepackaged products unless they are required to carry a nutrition facts table on their label:

  • (a) a beverage with an alcohol content of more than 0.5%;

  • (b) a raw single ingredient meat, meat by-product, poultry meat or poultry meat by-product that is not ground;

  • (c) a raw single ingredient marine or fresh water animal product;

  • (d) a product sold only in the retail establishment where it is prepared and processed from its ingredients, including from a pre-mix if an ingredient other than water is added to the pre-mix during the preparation and processing of the product;

  • (e) a product sold only at a road-side stand, craft show, flea market, fair, farmers’ market or sugar bush by the individual who prepared and processed the product;

  • (f) an individual serving that is sold for immediate consumption and that has not been subjected to a process to extend its durable life, including special packaging;

  • (g) a product sold only in the retail establishment where it is packaged, if it is labelled by means of a sticker and has an available display surface of less than 200 cm²; or

  • (h) a product with an available display surface of less than 100 cm².

• (13.01) Subsection (1) does not apply to a prepackaged product that is a raw single ingredient meat, meat by-product, poultry meat or poultry meat by-product that is ground unless it meets any of the conditions that are set out in paragraph B.01.401(3)(a), (b) or (e).

• (13.1) Subject to subsection (13.2), subsection (1) does not apply to a supplemented food that has an available display surface of less than 100 cm² other than a supplemented food that is referred to in paragraph B.29.018(2)(b).

• (13.2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a supplemented food that has an available display surface of less than 100 cm², whether or not the supplemented food is referred to in paragraph B.29.018(2)(b), if the supplemented food carries a supplemented food caution identifier.

• (14) If, as a result of the application of any provision in subsections (5) to (13.2), subsection (1) does not apply to a prepackaged product or does not apply to a prepackaged product in respect of a particular nutrient, that provision prevails over any other provision in subsections (5) to (13.2) that indicates otherwise.

• (15) Despite any other provision in this section, the label of the following prepackaged products must not carry a symbol referred to in subsection (1):

  • (a) a prepackaged product intended solely for infants six months of age or older but less than one year of age;

  • (b) a human milk fortifier;

  • (c) a human milk substitute or a food represented as containing a human milk substitute;

  • (d) a formulated liquid diet as defined in section B.24.001;

  • (e) a meal replacement;

  • (f) a nutritional supplement;

  • (g) a food represented for protein-restricted diets;

  • (h) a food represented for low (naming the amino acid) diets; and

  • (i) a food represented for use in a very low energy diet as defined in section B.24.001.

  	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5	Column 6	Column 7
  	Nutrient	Threshold for a prepackaged product other than one referred to in columns 5 to 7			Threshold for a prepackaged product intended solely for children one year of age or older, but less than four years of age
  Item		Prepackaged product with a reference amount greater than 30 g or 30 mL, unless the product is described in column 4	Prepackaged product with a reference amount of 30 g or 30 mL or less	Prepackaged main dish with a reference amount of 200 g or more	Prepackaged product with a reference amount greater than 30 g or 30 mL, unless the product is described in column 7	Prepackaged product with a reference amount of 30 g or 30 mL or less	Prepackaged main dish with a reference amount of 170 g or more
  1	Saturated fat	15% of the daily value for the sum of saturated fatty acids and trans fatty acids set out in column 3 of Part 1 of the Table of Daily Values	10% of the daily value for the sum of saturated fatty acids and trans fatty acids set out in column 3 of Part 1 of the Table of Daily Values	30% of the daily value for the sum of saturated fatty acids and trans fatty acids set out in column 3 of Part 1 of the Table of Daily Values	15% of the daily value for the sum of saturated fatty acids and trans fatty acids set out in column 2 of Part 1 of the Table of Daily Values	10% of the daily value for the sum of saturated fatty acids and trans fatty acids set out in column 2 of Part 1 of the Table of Daily Values	30% of the daily value for the sum of saturated fatty acids and trans fatty acids set out in column 2 of Part 1 of the Table of Daily Values
  2	Sugars	15% of the daily value for sugars set out in column 3 of Part 1 of the Table of Daily Values	10% of the daily value for sugars set out in column 3 of Part 1 of the Table of Daily Values	30% of the daily value for sugars set out in column 3 of Part 1 of the Table of Daily Values	15% of the daily value for sugars set out in column 2 of Part 1 of the Table of Daily Values	10% of the daily value for sugars set out in column 2 of Part 1 of the Table of Daily Values	30% of the daily value for sugars set out in column 2 of Part 1 of the Table of Daily Values
  3	Sodium	15% of the daily value for sodium set out in column 3 of Part 1 of the Table of Daily Values	10% of the daily value for sodium set out in column 3 of Part 1 of the Table of Daily Values	30% of the daily value for sodium set out in column 3 of Part 1 of the Table of Daily Values	15% of the daily value for sodium set out in column 2 of Part 1 of the Table of Daily Values	10% of the daily value for sodium set out in column 2 of Part 1 of the Table of Daily Values	30% of the daily value for sodium set out in column 2 of Part 1 of the Table of Daily Values

Presentation of Nutrition Symbol

• B.01.351 (1) A nutrition symbol must be displayed in black and white and must be in accordance with the applicable symbol set out in Schedule K.1.

• (2) Subject to subsection (3), a nutrition symbol must be presented in one of the following formats:

  • (a) unilingual horizontal format, where two separate versions of the symbol are shown, one in English (EH) and one in French (FH); or

  • (b) bilingual horizontal format (BH), where the symbol is shown in both official languages.

• (3) If the principal display surface is less than or equal to 450 cm² and the width of the nutrition symbol in either of the horizontal formats that could apply exceeds the width of the principal display panel, the symbol must be presented in one of the following formats:

  • (a) unilingual vertical format, where two separate versions of the symbol are shown, one in English (EV) and one in French (FV); or

  • (b) bilingual vertical format (BV), where the symbol is shown in both official languages.

• (4) If, in accordance with subsection B.01.012(3) or (7), the information required by these Regulations may be shown on the label of a prepackaged product in English only or in French only and is shown in that language, the nutrition symbol may be displayed on the principal display panel of the product in that language only on a continuous surface of the available display surface.

• (5) If a nutrition symbol is presented in a bilingual format, the order in which the languages appear may be reversed from the order shown in the applicable symbol set out in Schedule K.1.

• B.01.352 (1) The version of the nutrition symbol that must be carried on a prepackaged product that has a principal display surface that is within a range set out in column 1 of the table to this section and that contains a nutrient set out in column 2 in an amount that meets or exceeds the applicable threshold referred to in subsection B.01.350(1) is the version that is referred to in column 3 or 5 of the table or, if applicable, column 4 or 6 of the table.

• (2) Despite subsection (1), a prepackaged product that has a principal display surface that is greater than 250 cm² may carry the applicable version of the nutrition symbol that is referred to in item 4, column 2, of Table 1 or 3 in the Directory of Nutrition Symbol Specifications if the product is sold only in the retail establishment where it is packaged and is labelled by means of a sticker.

• (3) A nutrition symbol must be displayed in accordance with the applicable specifications set out in the Directory of Nutrition Symbol Specifications.

• (4) Despite subsection (3), a nutrition symbol may be displayed with larger dimensions than those set out in column 3 of the applicable table in the Directory of Nutrition Symbol Specifications if the symbol is enlarged in a proportional manner vertically and horizontally.

  	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5	Column 6
  Item	Range of principal display surface	Nutrients that meet or exceed threshold in subsection B.01.350(1)	Nutrition symbol in unilingual horizontal format	Nutrition symbol in unilingual vertical format	Nutrition symbol in bilingual horizontal format	Nutrition symbol in bilingual vertical format
  1	> 30 cm2	Saturated fat (Sat fat), sugars and sodium	1(EH) and 1(FH)	1(EV) and 1(FV)	1(BH)	1(BV)
  		Saturated fat (Sat fat) and sugars	2(EH) and 2(FH)	2(EV) and 2(FV)	2(BH)	2(BV)
  		Sugars and sodium	3(EH) and 3(FH)	3(EV) and 3(FV)	3(BH)	3(BV)
  		Saturated fat (Sat fat) and sodium	4(EH) and 4(FH)	4(EV) and 4(FV)	4(BH)	4(BV)
  		Saturated fat (Sat fat)	5(EH) and 5(FH)	5(EV) and 5(FV)	5(BH)	5(BV)
  		Sugars	6(EH) and 6(FH)	6(EV) and 6(FV)	6(BH)	6(BV)
  		Sodium	7(EH) and 7(FH)	7(EV) and 7(FV)	7(BH)	7(BV)
  2	≤ 30 cm2	Saturated fat (Sat fat), sugars and sodium	1(EH) and 1(FH)	1(EV) and 1(FV)	1(BH)	1(BV)
  		Saturated fat (Sat fat) and sugars	8(EH) and 8(FH)	8(EV) and 8(FV)	8(BH)	8(BV)
  		Sugars and sodium	9(EH) and 9(FH)	9(EV) and 9(FV)	9(BH)	9(BV)
  		Saturated fat (Sat fat) and sodium	10(EH) and 10(FH)	10(EV) and 10(FV)	10(BH)	10(BV)
  		Saturated fat (Sat fat)	11(EH) and 11(FH)	11(EV) and 11(FV)	11(BH)	11(BV)
  		Sugars	12(EH) and 12(FH)	12(EV) and 12(FV)	12(BH)	12(BV)
  		Sodium	13(EH) and 13(FH)	13(EV) and 13(FV)	13(BH)	13(BV)

• B.01.353 (1) Subject to subsection (2), if a prepackaged product contains an assortment of foods and one or more of the foods requires a nutrition symbol, the nutrition symbols must be displayed in a manner that clearly indicates the applicable nutrients that are contained in each food.

• (2) If a prepackaged product contains ingredients that are intended to be combined together or foods that are intended to be consumed together, the nutrition symbol must display the nutrients that are contained in the product as a whole.

B.01.354 The characters and other elements of a nutrition symbol must not touch each other.

Location of Nutrition Symbol

• B.01.355 (1) A nutrition symbol must be displayed

  • (a) in the case of a prepackaged product with a principal display panel whose height is less than its width, on the right half of the panel; and

  • (b) in the case of any other prepackaged product, on the upper half of the principal display panel.

• (2) The nutrition symbol must be surrounded by a buffer that

  • (a) has a width that is equal to or greater than that set out in column 4 of the applicable table in the Directory of Nutrition Symbol Specifications; and

  • (b) does not contain any text or other graphic material.

• (3) If a prepackaged product is cylindrical in shape, the outer edge of the buffer must be a minimum distance of 10% of the width of the principal display surface from the edge of the left or right side of that surface.

• (4) If it is impossible to comply with both paragraph (1)(a) and subsection (3), the nutrition symbol may be displayed partially in the left half of the principal display panel but only to the extent necessary to comply with that subsection.

B.01.356 A nutrition symbol must be oriented in the same manner as most of the other information that appears on the principal display panel unless the panel is displayed in the vertical plane and most of the other information is not displayed parallel with the base of the package, in which case the symbol must be oriented in such a manner that the words appearing in it are parallel with the base.

Prominence of Health-related Representations

• B.01.357 (1) If both a nutrition symbol and a health-related representation appear on the principal display panel of a prepackaged product and the representation relates to a nutrient that is referred to in the nutrition symbol,

  • (a) the height of the upper case letters in the representation must not exceed the height of the upper case letters, excluding any accents, in the nutrition symbol, other than in the words “Health Canada” and “Santé Canada”; and

  • (b) the height of the tallest ascender of the lower case letters in the representation must not exceed the height of the tallest ascender of the lower case letters in the nutrition symbol, other than in the words “Health Canada” and “Santé Canada”.

• (2) If both a nutrition symbol and a health-related representation appear on the principal display panel of a prepackaged product and the representation does not relate to a nutrient that is referred to in the nutrition symbol,

  • (a) the height of the upper case letters in the representation must not exceed two times the height of the upper case letters, excluding any accents, in the nutrition symbol, other than in the words “Health Canada” and “Santé Canada”; and

  • (b) the height of the tallest ascender of the lower case letters in the representation must not exceed two times the height of the tallest ascender of the lower case letters in the nutrition symbol, other than in the words “Health Canada” and “Santé Canada”.

• (3) In this section, health-related representation means

  • (a) a declaration referred to in subsection B.01.301(1) or (2);

  • (b) a statement or claim referred to in subsection B.01.311(2) or (3);

  • (c) a representation referred to in any of sections B.01.503 to B.01.513;

  • (d) a statement or claim referred to in subsection B.01.601(1); or

  • (e) any other health-related statement, logo, symbol, seal of approval or mark, other than

    • (i) the brand name or product name of a prepackaged product, or

    • (ii) a statement or claim referred to in any of sections D.01.004 to D.01.007 and D.02.002 to D.02.005.

Prohibitions — Resemblance to Nutrition Symbol

• B.01.358 (1) It is prohibited to

  • (a) label a prepackaged product with any representation, including a word, phrase, illustration, sign, mark, symbol or design, that is likely to be mistaken for a nutrition symbol; or

  • (b) advertise or sell a prepackaged product that is labelled with a representation referred to in paragraph (a).

• (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), a representation does not include a supplemented food caution identifier.

Interpretation

• B.01.400 (1) For the purpose of sections B.01.401 to B.01.603, fat means all fatty acids expressed as triglycerides.

• (2) For the purpose of sections B.01.401 to B.01.603, the amount of vitamins shall be determined in accordance with section D.01.003.

Nutrition Labelling

Core Information

• B.01.401 (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section and sections B.01.402 to B.01.406 and B.01.467 to B.01.469, the label of a prepackaged product shall carry a nutrition facts table that contains only the information set out in column 1 of the table to this section, expressed using a description set out in column 2, in the unit set out in column 3 and in the manner set out in column 4.

• (1.1) For the purpose of subsection (1), the serving of stated size set out in a nutrition facts table for a prepackaged product, as expressed in a metric unit, shall be used as the basis for determining the information appearing in the nutrition facts table in respect of the energy value and nutrient content of the product.

• (1.2) The percentage of the daily value for a mineral nutrient shown in the nutrition facts table for a prepackaged product in accordance with subsection (1) shall be established on the basis of the amount, by weight, of the mineral nutrient per serving of stated size for the product, rounded off in the applicable manner set out in column 4 of the table to this section.

• (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a prepackaged product if

  • (a) all the information set out in column 1 of the table to this section, other than in respect of item 1 (“Serving of stated size”), may be expressed as “0” in the nutrition facts table in accordance with this section;

  • (b) the product is

    • (i) a beverage with an alcohol content of more than 0.5%,

    • (ii) [Repealed, SOR/2016-305, s. 18]

    • (iii) a raw single ingredient meat, meat by-product, poultry meat or poultry meat by-product,

    • (iv) a raw single ingredient marine or fresh water animal product,

    • (v) sold only in the retail establishment where the product is prepared and processed from its ingredients, including from a pre-mix if an ingredient other than water is added to the pre-mix during the preparation and processing of the product,

    • (vi) sold only at a road-side stand, craft show, flea market, fair, farmers’ market or sugar bush by the individual who prepared and processed the product,

    • (vii) an individual serving that is sold for immediate consumption and that has not been subjected to a process to extend its durable life, including special packaging, or

    • (viii) sold only in the retail establishment where the product is packaged, if the product is labelled by means of a sticker and has an available display surface of less than 200 cm²; or

  • (c) the product is

    • (i) a fresh vegetable or fruit or any combination of fresh vegetables or fruits without any added ingredients, an orange with added food colour or a fresh vegetable or fruit coated with mineral oil, paraffin wax, petrolatum or any other protective coating,

    • (ii) a prepackaged individual portion of food that is intended solely to be served by a restaurant or other commercial enterprise with meals or snacks, or

    • (iii) milk, partly skimmed milk, skim milk, goat’s milk, partly skimmed goat’s milk, skimmed goat’s milk, (naming the flavour) milk, (naming the flavour) partly skimmed milk, (naming the flavour) skim milk or cream sold in a refillable glass container.

• (3) Despite paragraphs (2)(a) and (b), subsection (1) applies to a prepackaged product if

  • (a) the product contains an added vitamin or mineral nutrient;

  • (b) a vitamin or mineral nutrient is declared as a component of one of the product’s ingredients other than flour;

  • (c) [Repealed, SOR/2022-168, s. 14]

  • (d) the product is a meat, meat by-product, poultry meat or poultry meat by-product that is ground; or

  • (e) the label of the product, or any advertisement for the product that is made or placed by or on the direction of the manufacturer of the product, contains

    • (i) a reference to the energy value, a nutrient set out in column 1 of the table to this section or in column 1 of the table to section B.01.402 or a constituent of such a nutrient, other than information required by Division 12 or a reference to the common name of an ingredient in the list of ingredients for the product,

    • (ii) a representation that expressly or implicitly indicates that the product has particular nutritional or health-related properties, including any statement or claim set out in column 4 of the Table of Permitted Nutrient Content Statements and Claims or column 1 of the table following section B.01.603 or referred to in section B.01.311, D.01.006 or D.02.004,

    • (iii) a health-related name, statement, logo, symbol, seal of approval or mark, or

    • (iv) the phrase “nutrition facts”, “valeur nutritive” or “valeurs nutritives”.

• (4) Subsection (1) does not apply to a formulated liquid diet, human milk fortifier, human milk substitute, food represented as containing a human milk substitute, meal replacement, nutritional supplement, food represented for use in a very low energy diet or supplemented food.

• (5) The label of, or an advertisement for, a formulated liquid diet, human milk fortifier, human milk substitute, food represented as containing a human milk substitute, meal replacement, nutritional supplement, food represented for use in a very low energy diet or supplemented food shall not contain a nutrition facts table or the phrase “nutrition facts”, “valeur nutritive” or “valeurs nutritives”.

• (6) If, for a prepackaged product other than one intended solely for infants six months of age or older but less than one year of age, the information in respect of six or more of the energy value and nutrients referred to in column 1 of items 2 to 5 and 7 to 15 of the table to this section may be expressed as “0” in the nutrition facts table in accordance with this section, the nutrition facts table need only include the following information:

  • (a) the serving of stated size;

  • (b) the energy value;

  • (c) the amount of fat;

  • (d) the amount of carbohydrate;

  • (e) the amount of protein;

  • (f) the amount of any nutrient that is the subject of a representation referred to in subparagraph (3)(e)(ii);

  • (g) the amount of any sugar alcohol, vitamin or mineral nutrient added to the prepackaged product, other than iodide added to salt for table or general household use or fluoride added to prepackaged water or ice;

  • (h) the amount of any vitamin or mineral nutrient that is declared as a component of one of the prepackaged product’s ingredients other than flour;

  • (i) the amount of any nutrient referred to in column 1 of any of items 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11 and 13 to 15 of the table to this section that may not be expressed as “0” in the nutrition facts table; and

  • (j) the statement “Not a significant source of (naming each nutrient that is omitted from the nutrition facts table in accordance with this subsection)” or, if the prepackaged product meets the condition specified in subsection B.01.455(3), the statement “Not a significant source of other nutrients”.

• (6.1) The nutrition facts table of a single-serving prepackaged product, other than one that is a prepackaged meal, need only include the following information:

  • (a) the serving of stated size;

  • (b) the energy value;

  • (c) the amount of fat;

  • (d) the amount of carbohydrate;

  • (e) the amount of protein;

  • (f) the amount of any nutrient that is the subject of a representation referred to in subparagraph (3)(e)(ii);

  • (g) the amount of any sugar alcohol, vitamin or mineral nutrient added to the prepackaged product, other than iodide added to salt for table or general household use or fluoride added to prepackaged water or ice;

  • (h) the amount of any nutrient referred to in column 1 of item 4 or 5 of the table to this section and the sum of saturated fatty acids and trans fatty acids if any of the amounts or the sum may not be expressed as “0” in the nutrition facts table; and

  • (i) the amount of any nutrient referred to in column 1 of item 8 or 11 of the table to this section that may not be expressed as “0” in the nutrition facts table;

  • (j) the % Daily Value interpretative statement.

• (7) Subsection (1) does not apply to a prepackaged product

  • (a) that is intended solely for use as an ingredient in the manufacture of other prepackaged products intended for sale to a consumer at the retail level or as an ingredient in the preparation of food by a commercial or industrial enterprise or an institution; or

  • (b) that is a multiple-serving ready-to-serve prepackaged product intended solely to be served in a commercial or industrial enterprise or an institution.

• (8) If the nutrition facts table on the label of a prepackaged product corresponds to Figure 6.5(B), 6.6(B), 6.5.1(B), 6.6.1(B), 7.3(B), 7.4(B), 7.3.1(B), 7.4.1(B), 17.2(E) and (F), 17.2.1(E) and (F), 24.1 (E) and (F) to 24.6(E) and (F), 25.1 (B) to 25.6(B), 26.1(B) to 26.4(B), 32.1(E) and (F) or 32.2(E) and (F) of the Directory of NFT Formats, the nutrition facts table is not required to show the % Daily Value interpretative statement referred to in item 16 of the table to this section.

  Item	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
  	Information	Description	Unit	Manner of expression
  1	Serving of stated size	“Serving Size (naming the serving size)”, “Serving (naming the serving size)” or “Per (naming the serving size)”	The size is expressed (a) in the case of a single-serving prepackaged product, (i) per package, and (ii) in grams or millilitres, in accordance with subparagraph B.01.002A(2)(a)(i) or (ii); and (b) in the case of a multiple-serving prepackaged product, in the following units set out in column 3B of the Table of Reference Amounts: (i) the household measure that applies to the product, and (ii) the metric measure that applies to the product.	(1) The size when expressed in a metric unit is rounded off (a) if it is less than 10 g or 10 mL, to the nearest multiple of 0.1 g or 0.1 mL; and (b) if it is 10 g or more or 10 mL or more, to the nearest multiple of 1 g or 1 mL. (2) The size when expressed as a fraction is represented by a numerator and a denominator separated by a line. (3) The size shall include the word “assorted” if the information in the nutrition facts table of a prepackaged product that contains an assortment of foods is set out as a composite value.
  2	Energy value	“Calories”, “Total Calories” or “Calories, Total”	The value is expressed in Calories per serving of stated size.	The value is rounded off (a) if it is less than 5 Calories (i) if the product meets the conditions set out in column 2 of item 1 of the Table of Permitted Nutrient Content Statements and Claims for the subject” free of energy” set out in column 1, to “0” Calorie, and (ii) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1 Calorie; (b) if it is 5 Calories or more but not more than 50 Calories, to the nearest multiple of 5 Calories; and (c) if it is more than 50 Calories, to the nearest multiple of 10 Calories.
  3	Amount of fat	“Fat”, “Total Fat” or “Fat, Total”	The amount is expressed (a) in grams per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.5 g (i) if the product meets the conditions set out in column 2 of item 11 of the Table of Permitted Nutrient Content Statements and Claims for the subject “free of fat” set out in column 1 and the amounts of saturated fatty acids and trans fatty acids are declared as “0 g” in the nutrition facts table or are omitted from that table in accordance with subsection B.01.401(6) and no other fatty acids are declared in an amount greater than 0 g, to “0 g”, and (ii) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 0.1 g; (b) if it is 0.5 g or more but not more than 5 g, to the nearest multiple of 0.5 g; and (c) if it is more than 5 g, to the nearest multiple of 1 g. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as “0 g”, to “0%“; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
  4	Amount of saturated fatty acids	“Saturated Fat”, “Saturated Fatty Acids”, “Saturated” or “Saturates”	The amount is expressed in grams per serving of stated size.	The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.5 g (i) if the product meets the conditions set out in column 2 of item 18 of the Table of Permitted Nutrient Content Statements and Claims for the subject “free of saturated fatty acids” set out in column 1, to “0 g”, and (ii) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 0.1 g; (b) if it is 0.5 g or more but not more than 5 g, to the nearest multiple of 0.5 g; and (c) if it is more than 5 g, to the nearest multiple of 1 g.
  5	Amount of trans fatty acids	“Trans Fat”, “Trans Fatty Acids” or “Trans”	The amount is expressed in grams per serving of stated size.	The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.5 g (i) if the product meets the conditions set out in column 2 of item 22 of the Table of Permitted Nutrient Content Statements and Claims for the subject “free of trans fatty acids” set out in column 1, to “0 g”, and (ii) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 0.1 g; (b) if it is 0.5 g or more but not more than 5 g, to the nearest multiple of 0.5 g; and (c) if it is more than 5 g, to the nearest multiple of 1 g.
  6	The sum of saturated fatty acids and trans fatty acids	“Saturated Fat + Trans Fat”, “Saturated Fatty Acids + Trans Fatty Acids”, “Saturated + Trans” or “Saturates + Trans”	The sum is expressed as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amounts of saturated fatty acids and trans fatty acids are declared as “0 g”, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
  7	Amount of cholesterol	“Cholesterol”	The amount (a) is expressed in milligrams per serving of stated size; and (b) may also be expressed as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if the product meets the conditions set out in column 2 of item 27 of the Table of Permitted Nutrient Content Statements and Claims for the subject “free of cholesterol” set out in column 1, to “0 mg”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 5 mg. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as “0 mg” to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
  8	Amount of sodium	“Sodium”	The amount is expressed (a) in milligrams per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 5 mg (i) if the product meets the conditions set out in column 2 of item 31 of the Table of Permitted Nutrient Content Statements and Claims for the subject “free of sodium or salt” set out in column 1, to “0 mg”, and (ii) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1 mg; (b) if it is 5 mg or more but not more than 140 mg, to the nearest multiple of 5 mg; and (c) if it is more than 140 mg, to the nearest multiple of 10 mg. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as “0 mg”, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
  9	Amount of carbohydrate	“Carbohydrate”, “Total Carbohydrate” or “Carbohydrate, Total”	The amount is expressed in grams per serving of stated size.	The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.5 g, to “0 g”; and (b) if it is 0.5 g or more, to the nearest multiple of 1 g.
  10	Amount of fibre	“Fibre”, “Fiber”, “Dietary Fibre” or “Dietary Fiber”	The amount is expressed (a) in grams per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.5 g, to “0 g”; and (b) if it is 0.5 g or more, to the nearest multiple of 1 g. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as “0 g”, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
  11	Amount of sugars	“Sugars”	The amount is expressed (a) in grams per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.5 g, to “0 g”; and (b) if it is 0.5 g or more, to the nearest multiple of 1 g. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as “0 g”, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
  12	Amount of protein	“Protein”	The amount is expressed in grams per serving of stated size.	The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.5 g, to the nearest multiple of 0.1 g; and (b) if it is 0.5 g or more, to the nearest multiple of 1 g.
  13	Amount of potassium	“Potassium”	The amount is expressed (a) in milligrams per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 5 mg, to “0 mg”; (b) if it is 5 mg or more but less than 50 mg, to the nearest multiple of 10 mg; (c) if it is 50 mg or more but less than 250 mg, to the nearest multiple of 25 mg; and (d) if it is 250 mg or more, to the nearest multiple of 50 mg. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as 0 mg, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
  14	Amount of calcium	“Calcium”	The amount is expressed (a) in milligrams per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 5 mg, to “0 mg”; (b) if it is 5 mg or more but less than 50 mg, to the nearest multiple of 10 mg; (c) if it is 50 mg or more but less than 250 mg, to the nearest multiple of 25 mg; and (d) if it is 250 mg or more, to the nearest multiple of 50 mg. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as 0 mg, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
  15	Amount of iron	“Iron”	The amount is expressed (a) in milligrams per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.05 mg, to “0 mg”; (b) if it is 0.05 mg or more but less than 0.5 mg, to the nearest multiple of 0.1 mg; (c) if it is 0.5 mg or more but less than 2.5 mg, to the nearest multiple of 0.25 mg; and (d) if it is 2.5 mg or more, to the nearest multiple of 0.5 mg. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as 0 mg, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
  16	% Daily Value interpretative statement	“*5% or less is a little, 15% or more is a lot”	[not applicable]	The “% Daily Value” or “% DV” subheading is followed by an asterisk in order to reference the % Daily Value interpretative statement shown in the nutrition facts table.

Additional Information

• B.01.402 (1) The nutrition facts table may also contain information set out in column 1 of the table to this section.

• (2) If information set out in column 1 of the table to this section is included in the nutrition facts table, it shall be expressed using a description set out in column 2, in the unit set out in column 3 and in the manner set out in column 4.

• (2.1) For the purpose of subsection (2), the serving of stated size set out in a nutrition facts table for a prepackaged product, expressed in the metric unit, shall be used as the basis for determining the information appearing in the nutrition facts table in respect of the energy value and nutrient content of the product.

• (2.2) The percentage of the daily value for a vitamin or mineral nutrient shown in the nutrition facts table for a prepackaged product in accordance with subsection (2) shall be established on the basis of the amount, by weight, of the vitamin or mineral nutrient per serving of stated size for the product, rounded off in the applicable manner set out in column 4 of the table to this section.

• (3) The amount of omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids, omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and monounsaturated fatty acids shall be in the nutrition facts table if

  • (a) the amount of any of those groups of fatty acids or the amount of polyunsaturated fatty acids is in the nutrition facts table or is shown on the label of the prepackaged product or in any advertisement for the product that is made or placed by or on the direction of the manufacturer of the product; or

  • (b) the amount of any specific fatty acid is shown on the label of the prepackaged product or in any advertisement for the product that is made or placed by or on the direction of the manufacturer of the product.

• (4) If the label of a prepackaged product, or any advertisement for the product that is made or placed by or on the direction of the manufacturer of the product, contains a representation, express or implied, that includes information that is set out in column 1 of the table to this section, that information shall also be in the nutrition facts table.

• (5) [Repealed, SOR/2016-305, s. 19]

• (6) The nutrition facts table shall show the amount of any sugar alcohol, vitamin or mineral nutrient added to the prepackaged product, except in the case of iodide added to salt for table or general household use or fluoride added to prepackaged water or ice.

• (7) The nutrition facts table shall show the amount of any vitamin or mineral nutrient that is declared as a component of one of the prepackaged product’s ingredients other than flour.

• (8) [Repealed, SOR/2018-108, s. 395]

• (9) If information set out in column 1 of the table to this section is included in the nutrition facts table, it shall be shown

  • (a) in English and French; or

  • (b) in one of those languages, if in accordance with subsection B.01.012(3) or (7) the information that is required by these Regulations to be shown on the label of the product may be shown in that language only and is shown on the label in that language.

    Item	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
    	Information	Description	Unit	Manner of expression
    1	Servings per package	“Servings per Container”, “(number of units) per Container”, “Servings per Package”, “(number of units) per Package”, “Servings per (naming the package type)”, or “(number of units) per (naming the package type)”	The quantity is expressed in number of servings.	(1) The quantity is rounded off (a) if it is less than 2, to the nearest multiple of 1; (b) if it is between 2 and 5, to the nearest multiple of 0.5; and (c) if it is more than 5, to the nearest multiple of 1. (2) If a quantity is rounded off, it shall be preceded by the word “about”. (3) If the product is of a random weight, the quantity may be declared as “varied”.
    2	Energy value	“kilojoules” or “kJ”	The value is expressed in kilojoules per serving of stated size.	The value is rounded off to the nearest multiple of 10 kilojoules.
    3 and 4	[Repealed, SOR/2016-305, s. 19]
    5	Amount of polyunsaturated fatty acids	“Polyunsaturated Fat”, “Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids”, “Polyunsaturated” or “Polyunsaturates”	The amount is expressed in grams per serving of stated size.	The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 1 g, to the nearest multiple of 0.1 g; (b) if it is 1 g or more but not more than 5 g, to the nearest multiple of 0.5 g; and (c) if it is more than 5 g, to the nearest multiple of 1 g.
    6	Amount of omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids	(1) If the nutrition facts table includes the amount of polyunsaturated fatty acids: “Omega-6”, “Omega-6 Polyunsaturated Fat”, “Omega-6 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids”, “Omega-6 Polyunsaturates” or “Omega-6 Polyunsaturate (2) In all other cases: “Omega-6 Polyunsaturated Fat”, “Omega-6 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids”, “Omega-6 Polyunsaturates” or “Omega-6 Polyunsaturated”	The amount is expressed in grams per serving of stated size.	The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 1 g, to the nearest multiple of 0.1 g; (b) if it is 1 g or more but not more than 5 g, to the nearest multiple of 0.5 g; and (c) if it is more than 5 g, to the nearest multiple of 1 g.
    7	Amount of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids	(1) If the nutrition facts table includes the amount of polyunsaturated fatty acids: “Omega-3”, “Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fat”, “Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids”, “Omega-3 Polyunsaturates” or “Omega-3 Polyunsaturated” (2) In all other cases: “Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fat”, “Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids”, “Omega-3 Polyunsaturates” or “Omega-3 Polyunsaturated”	The amount is expressed in grams per serving of stated size.	The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 1 g, to the nearest multiple of 0.1 g; (b) if it is 1 g or more but not more than 5 g, to the nearest multiple of 0.5 g; and (c) if it is more than 5 g, to the nearest multiple of 1 g.
    8	Amount of monounsaturated fatty acids	“Monounsaturated Fat”, “Monounsaturated Fatty Acids”, “Monounsaturates” or “Monounsaturated”	The amount is expressed in grams per serving of stated size.	The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 1 g, to the nearest multiple of 0.1 g; (b) if it is 1 g or more but not more than 5 g, to the nearest multiple of 0.5 g; and (c) if it is more than 5 g, to the nearest multiple of 1 g.
    9	[Repealed, SOR/2016-305, s. 19]
    10	Amount of soluble fibre	“Soluble Fibre” or “Soluble Fiber”	The amount is expressed as grams per serving of stated size.	The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.5 g, to “0 g”; and (b) if it is 0.5 g or more, to the nearest multiple of 1 g.
    11	Amount of insoluble fibre	“Insoluble Fibre” or “Insoluble Fiber”	The amount is expressed as grams per serving of stated size.	The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.5 g, to “0 g”; and (b) if it is 0.5 g or more, to the nearest multiple of 1 g.
    12	Amount of sugar alcohol	(1) If the food contains only one type of sugar alcohol: “Sugar Alcohol”, “Polyol” or “(naming the sugar alcohol)” (2) In all other cases: “Sugar Alcohols” or “Polyols”	The amount is expressed as grams per serving of stated size.	The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.5 g, to “0 g”; and (b) if it is 0.5 g or more, to the nearest multiple of 1 g.
    13	Amount of starch	“Starch”	The amount is expressed as grams per serving of stated size.	The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.5 g, to “0 g”; and (b) if it is 0.5 g or more, to the nearest multiple of 1 g.
    14	Amount of vitamin A	“Vitamin A” or “Vit A”	The amount is expressed (a) in micrograms per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 5 µg, to “0 µg”; (b) if it is 5 µg or more but less than 50 µg, to the nearest multiple of 10 µg; (c) if it is 50 µg or more but less than 250 µg, to the nearest multiple of 50 µg; and (d) if it is 250 µg or more, to the nearest multiple of 100 µg. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as 0 µg, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
    15	Amount of vitamin C	“Vitamin C” or “Vit C”	The amount is expressed (a) in milligrams per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.1 mg, to “0 mg”; (b) if it is 0.1 mg or more but less than 1 mg, to the nearest multiple of 0.2 mg; (c) if it is 1 mg or more but less than 5 mg, to the nearest multiple of 0.5 mg; and (d) if it is 5 mg or more, to the nearest multiple of 1 mg. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as 0 mg, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
    16	Amount of vitamin D	“Vitamin D” or “Vit D”	The amount is expressed (a) in micrograms per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.1 µg, to “0 µg”; (b) if it is 0.1 µg or more but less than 1 µg, to the nearest multiple of 0.2 µg; (c) if it is 1 µg or more but less than 5 µg, to the nearest multiple of 0.5 µg; and (d) if it is 5 µg or more, to the nearest multiple of 1 µg. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as 0 µg, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
    17	Amount of vitamin E	“Vitamin E” or “Vit E”	The amount is expressed (a) in milligrams per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.05 mg, to “0 mg”; (b) if it is 0.05 mg or more but less than 0.5 mg, to the nearest multiple of 0.1 mg; (c) if it is 0.5 mg or more but less than 2.5 mg, to the nearest multiple of 0.25 mg; and (d) if it is 2.5 mg or more, to the nearest multiple of 0.5 mg. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as 0 mg, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
    18	Amount of vitamin K	“Vitamin K” or “Vit K”	The amount is expressed (a) in micrograms per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.05 µg, to “0 µg”; (b) if it is 0.05 µg or more but less than 0.5 µg, to the nearest multiple of 0.1 µg; (c) if it is 0.5 µg or more but less than 2.5 µg, to the nearest multiple of 0.25 µg; and (d) if it is 2.5 µg or more, to the nearest multiple of 0.5 µg. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as 0 µg, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
    19	Amount of thiamine	“Thiamine”, “Thiamin”, “Thiamine (Vitamin B1)”, “Thiamine (Vit B1)”, “Thiamin (Vitamin B1)” or “Thiamin (Vit B1)”	The amount is expressed (a) in milligrams per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.005 mg, to “0 mg”; (b) if it is 0.005 mg or more but less than 0.05 mg, to the nearest multiple of 0.01 mg; (c) if it is 0.05 mg or more but less than 0.25 mg, to the nearest multiple of 0.025 mg; and (d) if it is 0.25 mg or more, to the nearest multiple of 0.05 mg. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as 0 mg, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
    20	Amount of riboflavin	“Riboflavin”, “Riboflavin (Vitamin B2)” or “Riboflavin (Vit B2)”	The amount is expressed (a) in milligrams per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.005 mg, to “0 mg”; (b) if it is 0.005 mg or more but less than 0.05 mg, to the nearest multiple of 0.01 mg; (c) if it is 0.05 mg or more but less than 0.25 mg, to the nearest multiple of 0.025 mg; and (d) if it is 0.25 mg or more, to the nearest multiple of 0.05 mg. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as 0 mg, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
    21	Amount of niacin	“Niacin”	The amount is expressed (a) in milligrams per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.05 mg, to “0 mg”; (b) if it is 0.05 mg or more but less than 0.5 mg, to the nearest multiple of 0.1 mg; (c) if it is 0.5 mg or more but less than 2.5 mg, to the nearest multiple of 0.25 mg; and (d) if it is 2.5 mg or more, to the nearest multiple of 0.5 mg. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as 0 mg, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
    22	Amount of vitamin B6	“Vitamin B6” or “Vit B6”	The amount is expressed (a) in milligrams per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.005 mg, to “0 mg”; (b) if it is 0.005 mg or more but less than 0.05 mg, to the nearest multiple of 0.01 mg; (c) if it is 0.05 mg or more but less than 0.25 mg, to the nearest multiple of 0.025 mg; and (d) if it is 0.25 mg or more, to the nearest multiple of 0.05 mg. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as 0 mg, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
    23	Amount of folate	“Folate”	The amount is expressed (a) in micrograms of dietary folate equivalents (DFE) per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 1 µg DFE, to “0 µg DFE”; (b) if it is 1 µg DFE or more but less than 10 µg DFE, to the nearest multiple of 2 µg DFE; (c) if it is 10 µg DFE or more but less than 50 µg DFE, to the nearest multiple of 5 µg DFE; and (d) if it is 50 µg DFE or more, to the nearest multiple of 10 µg DFE. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as 0 µg DFE, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
    24	Amount of vitamin B12	“Vitamin B12” or “Vit B12”	The amount is expressed (a) in micrograms per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.005 µg, to “0 µg”; (b) if it is 0.005 µg or more but less than 0.05 µg, to the nearest multiple of 0.01 µg; (c) if it is 0.05 µg or more but less than 0.25 µg, to the nearest multiple of 0.025 µg; and (d) if it is 0.25 µg or more, to the nearest multiple of 0.05 µg. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as 0 µg, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
    25	Amount of biotin	“Biotin”	The amount is expressed (a) in micrograms per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.05 µg, to “0 µg”; (b) if it is 0.05 µg or more but less than 0.5 µg, to the nearest multiple of 0.1 µg; (c) if it is 0.5 µg or more but less than 2.5 µg, to the nearest multiple of 0.25 µg; and (d) if it is 2.5 µg or more, to the nearest multiple of 0.5 µg. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as 0 µg, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
    26	Amount of pantothenic acid	“Pantothenic Acid” or “Pantothenate”	The amount is expressed (a) in milligrams per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.01 mg, to “0 mg”; (b) if it is 0.01 mg or more but less than 0.1 mg, to the nearest multiple of 0.02 mg; (c) if it is 0.1 mg or more but less than 0.5 mg, to the nearest multiple of 0.05 mg; and (d) if it is 0.5 mg or more, to the nearest multiple of 0.1 mg. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as 0 mg, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
    27	Amount of choline	“Choline”	The amount is expressed (a) in milligrams per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 1 mg, to “0 mg”; (b) if it is 1 mg or more but less than 10 mg, to the nearest multiple of 2 mg; (c) if it is 10 mg or more but less than 50 mg, to the nearest multiple of 5 mg; and (d) if it is 50 mg or more, to the nearest multiple of 10 mg. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as 0 mg, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
    28	Amount of phosphorous	“Phosphorus”	The amount is expressed (a) in milligrams per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 5 mg, to “0 mg”; (b) if it is 5 mg or more but less than 50 mg, to the nearest multiple of 10 mg; (c) if it is 50 mg or more but less than 250 mg, to the nearest multiple of 25 mg; and (d) if it is 250 mg or more, to the nearest multiple of 50 mg. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as 0 mg, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
    29	Amount of iodide	“Iodide” or “Iodine”	The amount is expressed (a) in micrograms per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 1 µg, to “0 µg”; (b) if it is 1 µg or more but less than 10 µg, to the nearest multiple of 2 µg; (c) if it is 10 µg or more but less than 50 µg, to the nearest multiple of 5 µg; and (d) if it is 50 µg or more, to the nearest multiple of 10 µg. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as 0 µg, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
    30	Amount of magnesium	“Magnesium”	The amount is expressed (a) in milligrams per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 1 mg, to “0 mg”; (b) if it is 1 mg or more but less than 10 mg, to the nearest multiple of 2 mg; (c) if it is 10 mg or more but less than 50 mg, to the nearest multiple of 5 mg; and (d) if it is 50 mg or more, to the nearest multiple of 10 mg. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as 0 mg, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
    31	Amount of zinc	“Zinc”	The amount is expressed (a) in milligrams per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.05 mg, to “0 mg”; (b) if it is 0.05 mg or more but less than 0.5 mg, to the nearest multiple of 0.1 mg; (c) if it is 0.5 mg or more but less than 2.5 mg, to the nearest multiple of 0.25 mg; and (d) if it is 2.5 mg or more, to the nearest multiple of 0.5 mg. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as 0 mg, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
    32	Amount of selenium	“Selenium”	The amount is expressed (a) in micrograms per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.1 µg, to “0 µg”; (b) if it is 0.1 µg or more but less than 1 µg, to the nearest multiple of 0.2 µg; (c) if it is 1 µg or more but less than 5 µg, to the nearest multiple of 0.5 µg; and (d) if it is 5 µg or more, to the nearest multiple of 1 µg. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as 0 µg, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
    33	Amount of copper	“Copper”	The amount is expressed (a) in milligrams per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.0015 mg, to “0 mg”; (b) if it is 0.0015 mg or more but less than 0.025 mg, to the nearest multiple of 0.002 mg; (c) if it is 0.025 mg or more but less than 0.05 mg, to the nearest multiple of 0.005 mg; and (d) if it is 0.05 mg or more, to the nearest multiple of 0.01 mg. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as 0 mg, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
    34	Amount of manganese	“Manganese”	The amount is expressed (a) in milligrams per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.005 mg, to “0 mg”; (b) if it is 0.005 mg or more but less than 0.05 mg, to the nearest multiple of 0.01 mg; (c) if it is 0.05 mg or more but less than 0.25 mg, to the nearest multiple of 0.025 mg; and (d) if it is 0.25 mg or more, to the nearest multiple of 0.05 mg. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as 0 mg, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
    35	Amount of chromium	“Chromium”	The amount is expressed (a) in micrograms per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.05 µg, to “0 µg”; (b) if it is 0.05 µg or more but less than 0.5 µg, to the nearest multiple of 0.1 µg; (c) if it is 0.5 µg or more but less than 2.5 µg, to the nearest multiple of 0.25 µg; and (d) if it is 2.5 µg or more, to the nearest multiple of 0.5 µg. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as 0 µg, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
    36	Amount of molybdenum	“Molybdenum”	The amount is expressed (a) in micrograms per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.05 µg, to “0 µg”; (b) if it is 0.05 µg or more but less than 0.5 µg, to the nearest multiple of 0.1 µg; (c) if it is 0.5 µg or more but less than 2.5 µg, to the nearest multiple of 0.25 µg; and (d) if it is 2.5 µg or more, to the nearest multiple of 0.5 µg. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as 0 µg, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
    37	Amount of chloride	“Chloride”	The amount is expressed (a) in milligrams per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 5 mg, to “0 mg”; (b) if it is 5 mg or more but less than 50 mg, to the nearest multiple of 10 mg; (c) if it is 50 mg or more but less than 250 mg, to the nearest multiple of 25 mg; and (d) if it is 250 mg or more, to the nearest multiple of 50 mg. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as 0 mg, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.

Foods for Infants Six Months of Age or Older but Less Than One Year of Age

• B.01.403 (1) This section applies to a prepackaged product that is intended solely for infants six months of age or older but less than one year of age.

• (2) The nutrition facts table of the prepackaged product shall not contain the percentage of the daily value of fat, fibre, sugars, cholesterol or sodium or of the sum of saturated fatty acids and trans fatty acids.

• (3) The nutrition facts table of the product may omit the amount of saturated fatty acids, trans fatty acids and cholesterol.

• (4) Despite subsection (3), if the amount of cholesterol is in the nutrition facts table, the amounts of saturated fatty acids and trans fatty acids shall also be in the nutrition facts table.

• (5) If the information in respect of five or more of the energy value and nutrients referred to in column 1 of items 2, 3 and 8 to 15 of the table to section B.01.401 may be expressed as “0” in the nutrition facts table of the prepackaged product in accordance with that section, the nutrition facts table need only include the following information:

  • (a) the serving of stated size;

  • (b) the energy value;

  • (c) the amount of fat;

  • (d) the amount of carbohydrate;

  • (e) the amount of protein;

  • (f) the amount of any nutrient that is the subject of a representation referred to in subparagraph B.01.401(3)(e)(ii);

  • (g) the amount of any sugar alcohol, vitamin or mineral nutrient added to the product, other than fluoride added to prepackaged water or ice;

  • (h) the amount of any vitamin or mineral nutrient that is declared as a component of one of the product’s ingredients other than flour;

  • (i) the amount of any nutrient referred to in column 1 of any of items 8, 10 or 11 and 13 to 15 of the table to section B.01.401 that may not be expressed as “0” in the nutrition facts table;

  • (j) except in the case described in paragraph (k), the statement “Not a significant source of (naming each nutrient that is omitted from the nutrition facts table in accordance with this subsection)”, but such a statement may be omitted in respect of saturated fatty acids, trans fatty acids and cholesterol; and

  • (k) if the product meets the condition specified in subsection B.01.462(3), the statement “Not a significant source of other nutrients” or the statement referred to in paragraph (j).

Food for Use in Manufacturing Other Foods

• B.01.404 (1) Subject to section B.29.004, this section applies to a prepackaged product intended solely for use as an ingredient in the manufacture of other prepackaged products intended for sale to a consumer at the retail level or as an ingredient in the preparation of food by a commercial or industrial enterprise or an institution.

• (2) No person shall sell the product unless written nutrition information concerning the product accompanies the product when it is delivered to the purchaser.

• (3) The nutrition information

  • (a) shall include the information that would, but for subsection B.01.401(7), be required by sections B.01.401 and B.01.402 to be included in a nutrition facts table for the product;

  • (b) may include other information that is permitted by section B.01.402 to be included in that nutrition facts table; and

  • (c) shall be expressed in accordance with sections B.01.401 and B.01.402, subject to the following modifications, namely,

    • (i) information for vitamins referred to in subsection D.01.002(1) shall be expressed in the applicable unit referred to in subsection D.01.003(1), and information for mineral nutrients referred to in paragraphs D.02.001(1)(a) to (j), (l) to (n) and (p) shall be expressed in milligrams for sodium, potassium, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, zinc, chloride, copper and manganese and in micrograms for iodide, chromium, selenium and molybdenum,

      • (A) per gram or 100 grams of the food, if the net quantity of the food is declared on the label by weight or by count, or

      • (B) per millilitre or 100 millilitres of the food, if the net quantity of the food is declared on the label by volume,

    • (ii) information for other nutrients and the energy value set out in column 1 of the table to section B.01.401 or in column 1 of the table to section B.01.402 shall be expressed in the units referred to in column 3,

      • (A) per gram or 100 grams of the food, if the net quantity of the food is declared on the label by weight or by count, or

      • (B) per millilitre or 100 millilitres of the food, if the net quantity of the food is declared on the label by volume,

    • (iii) percentages of daily values and information on servings of stated size may be omitted, and

    • (iv) the nutrition information shall be stated with a degree of precision that corresponds to the accuracy of the analytical methodology used to produce the information.

Foods for Enterprise or Institution

• B.01.405 (1) This section applies to a prepackaged product, other than a supplemented food, that is a ready-to-serve multiple-serving prepackaged product intended solely to be served in a commercial or industrial enterprise or an institution.

• (2) No person shall sell the product unless written nutrition information concerning the product accompanies the product when it is delivered to the purchaser.

• (3) The nutrition information

  • (a) shall include the information that would, but for subsection B.01.401(7), be required by sections B.01.401 and B.01.402 to be included in a nutrition facts table for the product;

  • (b) may include other information that is permitted by section B.01.402 to be included in that nutrition facts table; and

  • (c) shall be expressed in accordance with sections B.01.401 and B.01.402.

Basis of Information

• B.01.406 (1) Subject to subsections (2) to (8), the information in the nutrition facts table shall be set out only on the basis of the prepackaged product as offered for sale.

• (2) If a prepackaged product contains separately packaged ingredients or foods that are intended to be consumed together, the information in the nutrition facts table shall be set out for each ingredient or food or for the entire product.

• (3) If a prepackaged product contains an assortment of foods of the same type and the typical serving consists of only one of those foods, the information in the nutrition facts table shall be set out

  • (a) on the basis of each of the foods contained in the product, if the nutrition information set out in column 1 of the table to section B.01.401 for each of those foods is different; or

  • (b) on the basis of one of the foods contained in the product, if the nutrition information set out in column 1 of the table to section B.01.401 for each of those foods is the same.

• (4) If a prepackaged product contains an assortment of foods of the same type and the typical serving consists of more than one of those foods, the information in the nutrition facts table shall be set out for each of the foods contained in the product or as a composite value.

• (5) If a prepackaged product contains a food that is to be prepared in accordance with directions provided in or on the package or that is commonly combined with other ingredients or another food or cooked before being consumed, the nutrition facts table may also set out information for the food as prepared, in which case

  • (a) the nutrition facts table shall set out the following information for the food as prepared, namely,

    • (i) except in the case described in subparagraph (ii), the amount of the food expressed using the unit referred to in column 3 of subparagraph 1(b)(i) of the table to section B.01.401 as “about (naming the serving size)” or “about (naming the serving size) prepared” and, if applicable, in the manner specified in column 4 of subitems 1(1) and (2), and

    • (ii) if the food is commonly served combined with another food, the amount of the other food expressed using the unit referred to in column 3 of subparagraph 1(b)(i) of the table to section B.01.401,

    • (iii) the energy value, expressed using a description set out in column 2 of item 2 of the table to section B.01.401, in the unit set out in column 3 and in the manner set out in column 4, and

    • (iv) the information set out in column 1 of items 3, 6 to 8, 11 and 13 to 15 of the table to section B.01.401 and in column 1 of items 14 to 37 of the table to section B.01.402 that is declared as a percentage of the daily value in the nutrition facts table for the food as sold, expressed using a description set out in column 2, as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size and in the manner specified in column 4; and

    • (v) [Repealed, SOR/2016-305, s. 24]

  • (b) the nutrition facts table may also set out the following information for the added ingredients or the other food, if it is declared in the nutrition facts table for the food as sold, namely,

    • (i) the information set out in column 1 of items 3 to 5 and 7 to 12 of the table to section B.01.401, expressed using a description set out in column 2, in milligrams for the information set out in column 1 of items 7 and 8 and in grams for the information set out in column 1 of items 3 to 5 and 9 to 12 and in the manner specified in column 4,

    • (ii) the information set out in column 1 of items 5 to 8 and 10 to 13 of the table to section B.01.402, expressed using a description set out in column 2, in grams and in the manner specified in column 4; and

    • (iii) the information set out in column 1 of item 2 of the table to section B.01.401, expressed using a description set out in column 2, in the unit set out in column 3 per serving of stated size of the food as prepared, and in the manner specified in column 4.

• (6) Subsection (5) does not apply in respect of a prepackaged product that is intended solely for infants six months of age or older but less than one year of age.

• (7) Subject to subsection (8), the information in the nutrition facts table may also be set out on the basis of other amounts of a food that reflect different uses or different units of measurement of a food, in which case

  • (a) the nutrition facts table shall set out the following information for each of the other amounts of food, namely,

    • (i) the amount of the food expressed in a household measure and a metric measure and in the manner specified in column 4 of subitems 1(1) and (2) of the table to section B.01.401,

    • (ii) the energy value, expressed using a description set out in column 2 of item 2 of the table to section B.01.401, in the unit set out in column 3 and in the manner set out in column 4, and

    • (iii) the information set out in column 1 of items 3, 6 to 8, 11 and 13 to 15 of the table to section B.01.401 and in column 1 of items 14 to 37 of the table to section B.01.402 that is declared as a percentage of the daily value in the nutrition facts table for the first amount of food for which information is declared, expressed using a description set out in column 2, as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size and in the manner specified in column 4; and

    • (iv) [Repealed, SOR/2016-305, s. 24]

  • (b) [Repealed, SOR/2016-305, s. 24]

  • (c) if the nutrition facts table is set out in a version of the aggregate format specified in section B.01.459 or B.01.464, it shall also set out the following information for each of the other amounts of food, if that information is declared in the nutrition facts table for the first amount of food for which information is declared, namely,

    • (i) [Repealed, SOR/2016-305, s. 24]

    • (ii) the information set out in column 1 of items 3 to 5 and 7 to 12 of the table to section B.01.401, expressed using a description set out in column 2, in milligrams for the information set out in column 1 of items 7 and 8 and in grams for the information set out in column 1 of items 3 to 5 and 9 to 12 and in the manner specified in column 4, and

    • (iii) the information set out in column 1 of items 5 to 8 and 10 to 13 of the table to section B.01.402, expressed using a description set out in column 2, in grams and in the manner specified in column 4.

• (8) If the nutrition facts table of a prepackaged product that is intended solely for infants six months of age or older but less than one year of age sets out information in accordance with subsection (7), it shall set out the information referred to in paragraphs (7)(a) and (c).

[B.01.407 to B.01.449 reserved]

Presentation of Nutrition Facts Table

• B.01.450 (1) Subject to subsections (2) to (6), the nutrition facts table shall be presented in accordance with the format specified in the applicable figure in the Directory of NFT Formats, having regard to matters such as order of presentation, dimensions, spacing and the use of upper and lower case letters and bold type.

• (2) The characters and rules in the nutrition facts table shall be displayed in a single colour that is a visual equivalent of 100% solid black type on a white background or on a uniform neutral background with a maximum 5% tint of colour.

• (3) The characters in the nutrition facts table

  • (a) shall be displayed in a single standard sans serif font that is not decorative and in such a manner that the characters never touch each other or the rules; and

  • (b) may be displayed with larger dimensions than those specified in the applicable figure in the Directory of NFT Formats if all the characters in the table are enlarged in a uniform manner.

• (3.1) The type size shown in parentheses for a version referred to in a table to sections B.01.454 to B.01.459 or sections B.01.461 to B.01.464 is the minimum type size that may be used in a nutrition facts table to show nutrients set out in the tables to sections B.01.401 and B.01.402 in accordance with that version.

• (4) A rule that is specified in the applicable figure in the Directory of NFT Formats as being a 1 point rule or a 2 point rule may be displayed with larger dimensions in the nutrition facts table.

• (5) The information in the nutrition facts table shall be in accordance with sections B.01.400 to B.01.403 and B.01.406.

• (6) In a nutrition facts table consisting of a table in both English and French, the order of languages may be reversed from the order shown in the applicable figure in the Directory of NFT Formats.

Location of Nutrition Facts Table

• B.01.451 (1) Subject to subsection (2), the nutrition facts table shall be displayed on the label of the prepackaged product

  • (a) in a table in English and a table in French on the same continuous surface of the available display surface;

  • (b) in a table in both English and French on a continuous surface of the available display surface; or

  • (c) in a table in English on a continuous surface of the available display surface and a table in French on another continuous surface of the available display surface that is of the same size and prominence as the first surface.

• (2) If in accordance with subsection B.01.012(3) or (7) the information required by these Regulations may be shown on the label of a prepackaged product in English only or in French only and is shown in that language, the nutrition facts table may be displayed on the label of the prepackaged product in a table in that language only on a continuous surface of the available display surface.

Orientation of Nutrition Facts Table

• B.01.452 (1) Subject to subsection (2), the nutrition facts table shall be oriented in the same manner as other information appearing on the label of the prepackaged product.

• (2) If a version of a nutrition facts table cannot be oriented in the same manner as other information appearing on the label of the prepackaged product, it shall be oriented in another manner if there is sufficient space to do so and the food contained in the package does not leak out and is not damaged when the package is turned over.

• (3) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of a nutrition facts table that is set out on the top or bottom of a prepackaged product.

Application

• B.01.453 (1) Sections B.01.454 to B.01.460 apply to prepackaged products other than those that are intended solely for infants six months of age or older but less than one year of age.

• (2) Sections B.01.461 to B.01.465 apply to prepackaged products that are intended solely for infants six months of age or older but less than one year of age.

Standard and Horizontal Formats

• B.01.454 (1) This section applies to a prepackaged product unless any of sections B.01.455 to B.01.459 applies to the product.

• (2) Subject to subsection (3), the nutrition facts table of the prepackaged product shall be set out in a version that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section and in respect of which the condition specified in column 2 is satisfied.

• (3) If it is not possible to display, in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface of the prepackaged product, a nutrition facts table in any of the versions that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section, the nutrition facts table shall be set out in

  • (a) the bilingual standard format in accordance with Figure 3.5(B), 3.6(B) or 3.7(B) of the Directory of NFT Formats;

  • (b) the bilingual horizontal format in accordance with Figure 4.3(B), 4.4(B) or 4.5(B) of the Directory of NFT Formats;

  • (c) the linear format in accordance with Figures 16.1(E) and (F) or 16.2(E) and (F) of the Directory of NFT Formats;

  • (d) a version that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section, even though more than 15% of the available display surface would be required to display the nutrition facts table; or

  • (e) a manner described in section B.01.466.

• (4) For the purpose of this section, in determining whether a version of a nutrition facts table cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface of the prepackaged product, the nutrition facts table shall include only the information that is required by these Regulations to be included in that table.

• (5) Despite subsections (2) and (3), if the prepackaged product is sold only in the retail establishment where the product is packaged, is labelled by means of a sticker and has an available display surface of 200 cm² or more, its nutrition facts table shall be set out in a version that is listed in column 1 of items 1 to 3 of Parts 1 to 3 of the table to this section, without regard to any condition specified in column 2.

• (6) Despite subsections (2) and (3), if the nutrition facts table of the prepackaged product is set out on a tag attached to an ornamental container or a tag attached to a package to which a label cannot be physically applied or on which information cannot be legibly set out and easily viewed by the purchaser or consumer under the customary conditions of purchase, it shall be set out in a version that is described in paragraph (3)(a), (b) or (c) or that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section, without regard to any condition specified in column 2.

  TABLE

  Item	Column 1	Column 2
  	Figure in Directory of NFT Formats (Version)	Condition of use
  1	1.1(E) and (F)
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 8 points)
  2	1.2(E) and (F)	The version in item 1 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 7 points)
  3	1.3(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 and 2 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 7 points (condensed))
  4	1.4(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 to 3 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 7 points (condensed))
  5	1.5(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 to 4 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 6 points (condensed))
  6	1.6(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 to 5 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 6 points (condensed))

  Item	Column 1	Column 2
  	Figure in Directory of NFT Formats (Version)	Condition of use
  1	2.1(E) and (F)
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 8 points)
  2	2.2(E) and (F)	The version in item 1 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 7 points)
  3	2.3(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 and 2 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 7 points (condensed))
  4	2.4(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 to 3 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 6 points (condensed))

  Item	Column 1	Column 2
  	Figure in Directory of NFT Formats (Version)	Condition of use
  1	3.1(B)
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 8 points)
  2	3.2(B)	The version in item 1 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 7 points)
  3	3.3(B)	The versions in items 1 and 2 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 7 points (condensed))
  4	3.4(B)	The versions in items 1 to 3 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 6 points (condensed))

  Item	Column 1	Column 2
  	Figure in Directory of NFT Formats (Version)	Condition of use
  1	4.1(B)	The versions in Parts 1 to 3 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 7 points (condensed))
  2	4.2(B)	The versions in Parts 1 to 3 and in item 1 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 6 points (condensed))