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

B.11.001.1 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 65]

Vegetables

B.11.002 No person shall sell canned vegetables unless they

• (a) have been obtained by heat processing fresh vegetables; and

• (b) are packaged in hermetically sealed containers.

B.11.003 No person shall sell canned mushrooms unless they

• (a) have been obtained by heat processing cultivated mushrooms; and

• (b) are packaged in hermetically sealed containers.

B.11.003A [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 66]

B.11.004 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 66]

B.11.005 No person shall sell canned tomatoes unless they have been obtained by heat processing fresh tomatoes.

B.11.007 No person shall sell tomato juice unless it has been pasteurized.

B.11.009 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 68]

B.11.010 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 68]

B.11.011 No person shall sell tomato pulp or tomato puree unless it has been obtained by heat processing tomatoes.

B.11.012 No person shall sell tomato catsup unless it has been obtained by heat processing the liquid extracted from tomatoes.

B.11.014 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 68]

B.11.015 [Repealed, SOR/97-151, s. 19]

B.11.016 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 68]

B.11.017 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 68]

B.11.025 No person shall sell potatoes, sweet potatoes or yams that have been artificially coloured.

B.11.040 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 70]

B.11.041 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 70]

B.11.050 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 70]

B.11.051 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 70]

Fruits

B.11.101 No person shall sell canned fruit unless it

• (a) has been obtained by heat processing fresh fruit; and

• (b) is packaged in hermetically sealed containers.

B.11.102 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 71]

B.11.103 and B.11.104 [Repealed, SOR/79-252, s. 1]

B.11.105 [Repealed, SOR/97-151, s. 20]

B.11.120 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 71]

B.11.121 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 71]

B.11.123 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 71]

B.11.124 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 71]

B.11.125 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 71]

B.11.126 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 71]

B.11.127 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 71]

B.11.128 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 71]

B.11.128A [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 71]

B.11.129 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 71]

B.11.130 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 71]

B.11.131 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 71]

B.11.132 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 71]

B.11.133 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 71]

B.11.134 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 71]

Fruit Flavoured Drinks

B.11.150 No person shall label, package, sell or advertise a fruit flavoured drink in a manner that is likely to create an impression that the fruit flavoured drink contains vitamins or has any other nutritional value commonly associated with any fruit juice unless the following requirements are met:

• (a) it is sold as a substitute for fruit juice or as a breakfast drink;

• (b) it is not carbonated;

• (c) it is not represented to be or is not commonly known as

  • (i) a soft drink, or

  • (ii) a thirst-quenching or refreshment drink; and

• (d) notwithstanding sections D.01.009, D.01.011 and D.02.009,

  • (i) it contains vitamin C in an amount not less than 24 milligrams and not more than 48 milligrams, and

  • (ii) it contains

    • (A) where folic acid has been added, an amount of folic acid of not less than 40 micrograms and not more than 80 micrograms,

    • (B) where thiamine has been added, an amount of thiamine of not less than 0.08 milligram and not more than 0.11 milligram,

    • (C) where iron has been added, an amount of iron of not less than 0.56 milligram and not more than 0.80 milligram, or

    • (D) where potassium has been added, an amount of potassium of not less than 100 milligrams and not more than 200 milligrams,

per 100 millilitres when the drink is ready to serve.

B.11.151 No person shall label, package, sell or advertise a base, concentrate or mix that is used for making a fruit flavoured drink in a manner that is likely to create an impression that the drink made therefrom will contain vitamins or have any other nutritional value commonly associated with fruit juice unless the following requirements are met:

• (a) the base, concentrate or mix

  • (i) is sold for the purpose of making a breakfast drink or a substitute for fruit juice,

  • (ii) is not represented to be or is not commonly known as a product that is used for making a soft drink or a thirst-quenching or refreshment drink; and

• (b) where a drink is made therefrom as directed, the drink meets the requirements described in paragraph B.11.150(d).

Jams

B.11.201 No person shall sell fruit jam or jam containing rhubarb unless the jam has been obtained by boiling the fruit or rhubarb, as the case may be, with water and a sweetening ingredient.

B.11.202 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 72]

B.11.203 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 72]

B.11.204 [Repealed, SOR/2022-143, s. 21]

Marmalade

B.11.220 No person shall sell a citrus fruit marmalade unless it has been obtained by boiling the zest or peel, pulp and juice of the citrus fruit with water and a sweetening ingredient.

B.11.221 No person shall sell a pineapple marmalade or fig marmalade unless it has been obtained by boiling the pulp and juice of the pineapple or fig, as the case may be, with water and a sweetening ingredient.

B.11.222 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 73]

B.11.223 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 73]

B.11.224 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 73]

Jelly

B.11.240 No person shall sell fruit jelly unless it has been obtained by boiling the fruit, the juice of the fruit or a concentrate of the juice of the fruit with water and a sweetening ingredient.

B.11.241 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 74]

B.11.242 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 74]

B.11.250 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 74]

B.11.260 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 74]

DIVISION 12Prepackaged Water and Ice

• B.12.001 (1) No person shall sell water represented as mineral water or spring water unless it is potable water obtained from an underground source and not from a public community water supply.

• (2) No person shall sell water represented as mineral water or spring water for which a standard is set out in Volume 11 of the Food Compositional Standards Document, to which fluoride has been added unless the total fluoride ion content is equal to or less than one part per million.

B.12.002 The label on a container of water represented as mineral water or spring water shall carry a statement

• (a) of the geographical location of the underground source from which it is obtained;

• (b) of the total dissolved mineral salt content expressed in parts per million; and

• (c) of the total fluoride ion content expressed in parts per million.

• (d) [Repealed, SOR/2022-143, s. 22]

B.12.003 [Repealed, SOR/2022-143, s. 23]

B.12.004 No person shall sell water in sealed containers, other than water represented as mineral water or spring water, if it contains

• (a) [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 77]

• (b) [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 77]

• (c) naturally occurring fluoride ion in an amount that exceeds its naturally occurring amount; or

• (d) added fluoride in such an amount that the total amount of fluoride ion exceeds one part per million.

• B.12.005 (1) No person shall sell prepackaged ice if it contains

  • (a) [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 78]

  • (b) naturally occurring fluoride ion in an amount that exceeds its naturally occurring amount; or

  • (c) added fluoride in such an amount that the total amount of fluoride ion exceeds one part per million.

• (2) No person shall manufacture prepackaged ice for sale if the water from which it is made

  • (a) is not potable;

  • (b) contains naturally occurring fluoride ion in an amount that exceeds its naturally occurring amount; or

  • (c) contains added fluoride in such an amount that the total amount of fluoride ion exceeds one part per million.