Food and Drug Regulations (C.R.C., c. 870)
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Regulations are current to 2020-11-17 and last amended on 2020-09-28. Previous Versions
PART BFoods (continued)
DIVISION 1 (continued)
Nutrient Content Claims (continued)
B.01.507 A person may, on the label of or in any advertisement for a food, make a representation, express or implied, that the food is for use in an energy-reduced diet, if a statement or claim set out in column 4 of the table following section B.01.513, in respect of any of the following subjects set out in column 1, is made on the label of or in the advertisement for the food, in accordance with section B.01.503:
(a) “free of energy”, set out in item 1;
(b) “low in energy”, set out in item 2;
(c) “reduced in energy”, set out in item 3;
(d) “lower in energy”, set out in item 4; or
(e) “free of sugars”, set out in item 37.
- SOR/2003-11, s. 20
B.01.508 A person may, on the label of or in any advertisement for a food, make a representation, express or implied, that the food is for use in a sodium-restricted diet, if a statement or claim set out in column 4 of the table following section B.01.513, in respect of any of the following subjects set out in column 1, is made on the label of or in the advertisement for the food, in accordance with section B.01.503:
(a) “free of sodium or salt”, set out in item 31;
(b) “low in sodium or salt”, set out in item 32;
(c) “reduced in sodium or salt”, set out in item 33; or
(d) “lower in sodium or salt”, set out in item 34.
- SOR/2003-11, s. 20
B.01.509 A person may, on the label of or in any advertisement for a food, make the statement or claim that the food is “unsweetened” if the food meets the conditions set out in column 2 of item 40 of the table following section B.01.513 for the subject “no added sugars” set out in column 1 and the food does not contain a sweetener set out in column I of Table IX to section B.16.100.
- SOR/2003-11, s. 20
B.01.510 A statement or claim set out in column 4 of the table following section B.01.513, respecting the following subjects set out in column 1, that is made on the label of or in an advertisement for a breakfast cereal with milk, shall be accompanied by an indication that it refers to 30 g of the breakfast cereal combined with 125 mL of milk:
(a) “source of protein”, set out in item 8;
(b) “excellent source of protein”, set out in item 9; and
(c) “more protein”, set out in item 10.
- SOR/2003-11, s. 20
B.01.511 (1) For greater certainty and subject to subsections (2) to (4), a statement or claim set out in column 4 of the table following section B.01.513 that is made on the label of or in any advertisement for a food may be preceded or followed by other words, numbers, signs or symbols, but none of those shall be interposed between the words, numbers, signs or symbols of the statement or claim.
(2) The words “very”, “ultra” and “extra”, and all other words, numbers, signs or symbols that modify the nature of a statement or claim, shall not precede or follow the statement or claim.
(3) A statement or claim that is made on the label of or in any advertisement for a food that has not been processed, formulated, reformulated or otherwise modified to meet the conditions set out in column 2 of the table following section B.01.513 shall not be accompanied by the brand name of the food.
(4) Any words, numbers, signs or symbols preceding or following the statement or claim referred to in subsection (3) shall accompany the statement or claim in such a manner that the statement or claim characterizes all foods of that type, and not only the specific food.
- SOR/2003-11, s. 20
B.01.512 If a food meets the conditions set out in column 2 of the table following section B.01.513 for more than one of the subjects set out in column 1, it is not necessary to repeat the common element of the statements or claims set out in column 4 that are used on the label of or in the advertisement for the food, and the remaining elements may be joined by means of a conjunction or punctuation, as appropriate.
- SOR/2003-11, s. 20
Sensory Characteristic
B.01.513 (1) No person shall, on the label of or in any advertisement for a food, make the statement or claim “light” or “léger” — including any phonetic rendering of that statement or claim — respecting a sensory characteristic of the food unless the following conditions are met:
(a) if the statement or claim “light” or “léger” is made on the label of a food, the sensory characteristic shall be
(i) adjacent to, without any intervening printed, written or graphic material,
(ii) shown in letters of at least the same size and prominence as
(A) those of the statement or claim, if the statement or claim is made only once, or
(B) those of the most prominent statement or claim on the principal display panel or, if none appears there, the most prominent statement or claim elsewhere on the label, if the statement or claim is made more than once;
(b) if the statement or claim “light” or “léger” is made in an advertisement for a food, other than a radio or television advertisement, the sensory characteristic shall be
(i) 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
(ii) 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;
(c) if the statement or claim “light” or “léger” is made in a radio advertisement or in the audio portion of a television advertisement, the sensory characteristic shall immediately precede or follow the statement or claim; and
(d) if the statement or claim “light” or “léger” is made in the visual portion of a television advertisement, the sensory characteristic shall
(i) appear concurrently with and for the same amount of time as the statement or claim,
(ii) 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
(iii) 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.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the statement or claim “light” or “léger” when it is used with respect to rum.
TABLE
Item Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Subject Conditions — Food Conditions — Label or Advertisement Statement or Claim 1 Free of energy The food provides less than 5 Calories or 21 kilojoules per reference amount and serving of stated size. “energy-free”, “free of energy”, “no energy”, “0 energy”, “zero energy”, “without energy”, “contains no energy”, “Calorie-free”, “free of Calories”, “no Calories”, “0 Calories”, “zero Calories”, “without Calories” or “contains no Calories” 2 Low in energy The food provides
(a) 40 Calories or 167 kilojoules or less per reference amount and serving of stated size and, in the case of a food other than a table-top sweetener, if the reference amount is 30 g or 30 mL or less, per 50 g; or
(b) 120 Calories or 500 kilojoules or less per 100 g, if the food is a prepackaged meal.
“low energy”, “low in energy”, “low source of energy”, “little energy”, “low Calorie”, “low in Calories”, “low source of Calories”, “contains only (number) Calories per serving”, “contains less than (number) Calories per serving” or “few Calories” 3 Reduced in energy The following are identified:
“reduced energy”, “reduced in energy”, “energy-reduced”, “less energy”, “lower energy”, “lower in energy”, “reduced Calorie”, “reduced in Calories”, “Calorie-reduced”, “less Calories”, “lower Calories”, “lower in Calories” or “fewer Calories” 4 Lower in energy The following are identified:
(a) the reference food of the same food group;
(b) the amounts of the food and the reference food of the same food group being compared, if those amounts are not equal; and
(c) the difference in energy value compared to the reference food of the same food group, per serving of stated size, expressed as a percentage or fraction or in Calories.
“less energy”, “lower energy”, “lower in energy”, “less Calories”, “lower Calorie”, “lower in Calories” or “fewer Calories” 5 Source of energy The food provides at least 100 Calories or 420 kilojoules per reference amount and serving of stated size. “source of energy”, “contains energy”, “provides energy”, “source of Calories”, “contains Calories” or “provides Calories” 6 More energy The food provides at least 25% more energy, totalling at least 100 more Calories or 420 more kilojoules
The following are identified:
(a) the reference food of the same food group or the similar reference food;
(b) the amounts of the food and the reference food of the same food group or the similar reference food being compared, if those amounts are not equal; and
(c) the difference in energy value compared to the reference food of the same food group or the similar reference food, per serving of stated size, expressed as a percentage or fraction or in Calories.
“more Calories”, “contains more Calories”, “higher Calories” or “higher in Calories” 7 Low in protein The food contains no more than 1 g of protein per 100 g of the food. “low protein”, “low in protein”, “low source of protein”, “contains only (number) g of protein per serving” or “contains less than (number) g of protein per serving” 8 Source of protein The food has a protein rating of 20 or more, as determined by official method FO-1, Determination of Protein Rating, October 15, 1981,
“source of protein”, “contains protein”, “good source of protein”, “high protein”, “high in protein” or “provides protein” 9 Excellent source of protein The food has a protein rating of 40 or more, as determined by official method FO-1, Determination of Protein Rating, October 15, 1981,
“excellent source of protein”, “very high protein”, “very high in protein” or “rich in protein” 10 More protein The food
(a) has a protein rating of 20 or more, as determined by official method FO-1, Determination of Protein Rating, October 15, 1981,
(b) contains at least 25% more protein, totalling at least 7 g more, per reasonable daily intake than the reference food of the same food group or the similar reference food.
The following are identified:
(a) the reference food of the same food group or the similar reference food;
(b) the amounts of the food and the reference food of the same food group or the similar reference food being compared, if those amounts are not equal; and
(c) the difference in protein compared to the reference food of the same food group or the similar reference food, per serving of stated size, expressed as a percentage or fraction or in grams.
“more protein”, “higher protein” or “higher in protein” 11 Free of fat The food contains
“fat-free”, “free of fat”, “no fat”, “0 fat”, “zero fat”, “without fat”, “contains no fat” or “non-fat” 12 Low in fat The food contains
“low fat”, “low in fat”, “low source of fat”, “little fat”, “contains only (number) g of fat per serving” or “contains less than (number) g of fat per serving” 13 Reduced in fat The following are identified:
“reduced fat”, “reduced in fat”, “fat-reduced”, “less fat”, “lower fat” or “lower in fat” 14 Lower in fat The following are identified:
(a) the reference food of the same food group;
(b) the amounts of the food and the reference food of the same food group being compared, if those amounts are not equal; and
(c) the difference in fat compared to the reference food of the same food group, per serving of stated size, expressed as a percentage or fraction or in grams.
“less fat”, “lower fat” or “lower in fat” 15 100% fat-free The food
“100% fat-free” or “100% free of fat” 16 (Percentage) fat-free The food meets the conditions set out in column 2 of item 12 for the subject “low in fat” set out in column 1. One of the following statements or claims is stated: “low fat” or “low in fat”. “(percentage) fat-free” or “(percentage) free of fat” 17 No added fat “no fat added”, “no added fat” or “without added fat” 18 Free of saturated fatty acids The food contains
“saturated fatty acids-free”, “free of saturated fatty acids”, “no saturated fatty acids”, “0 saturated fatty acids”, “zero saturated fatty acids”, “without saturated fatty acids”, “saturated fat-free”, “free of saturated fat”, “no saturated fat”, “0 saturated fat”, “zero saturated fat”, “without saturated fat”, “saturates-free”, “free of saturates”, “no saturates”, “0 saturates”, “zero saturates” or “without saturates” 19 Low in saturated fatty acids “low saturated fatty acids”, “low in saturated fatty acids”, “low source of saturated fatty acids”, “little saturated fatty acids”, “contains only (number) g of saturated fatty acids per serving”, “contains less than (number) g of saturated fatty acids per serving”, “low saturated fat”, “low in saturated fat”, “low source of saturated fat”, “little saturated fat”, “contains only (number) g of saturated fat per serving”, “contains less than (number) g of saturated fat per serving”, “low saturates”, “low in saturates”, “low source of saturates”, “little saturates”, “contains only (number) g of saturates per serving” or “contains less than (number) g of saturates per serving” 20 Reduced in saturated fatty acids (1) The food is processed, formulated, reformulated or otherwise modified, without increasing the content of trans fatty acids, so that it contains at least 25% less saturated fatty acids
(2) The similar reference food does not meet the conditions set out in column 2 of item 19 for the subject “low in saturated fatty acids” set out in column 1.
The following are identified:
(a) the similar reference food;
(b) the amounts of the food and the similar reference food being compared, if those amounts are not equal; and
(c) the difference in saturated fatty acids compared to the similar reference food, per serving of stated size, expressed as a percentage or fraction or in grams.
“reduced saturated fatty acids”, “reduced in saturated fatty acids”, “saturated fatty acids-reduced”, “less saturated fatty acids”, “lower saturated fatty acids”, “lower in saturated fatty acids”, “fewer saturated fatty acids”, “reduced saturated fat”, “reduced in saturated fat”, “saturated fat-reduced”, “less saturated fat”, “lower saturated fat”, “lower in saturated fat”, “reduced saturates”, “reduced in saturates”, “saturates-reduced”, “less saturates”, “lower saturates”, “lower in saturates” or “fewer saturates” 21 Lower in saturated fatty acids The following are identified:
(a) the reference food of the same food group;
(b) the amounts of the food and the reference food of the same food group being compared, if those amounts are not equal; and
(c) the difference in saturated fatty acids compared to the reference food of the same food group, per serving of stated size, expressed as a percentage or fraction or in grams.
“less saturated fatty acids”, “lower saturated fatty acids”, “lower in saturated fatty acids”, “fewer saturated fatty acids”, “less saturated fat”, “lower saturated fat”, “lower in saturated fat”, “less saturates”, “lower saturates”, “lower in saturates” or “fewer saturates” 22 Free of trans fatty acids The food
“trans fatty acids-free”, “free of trans fatty acids”, “no trans fatty acids”, “0 trans fatty acids”, “zero trans fatty acids”, “without trans fatty acids”, “contains no trans fatty acids”, “trans fat-free”, “free of trans fat”, “no trans fat”, “0 trans fat”, “zero trans fat”, “without trans fat”, “contains no trans fat”, “trans-free”, “free of trans”, “no trans”, “0 trans”, “zero trans” or “without trans” 23 Reduced in trans fatty acids (1) The food is processed, formulated, reformulated or otherwise modified, without increasing the content of saturated fatty acids, so that it contains at least 25% less trans fatty acids
(2) The similar reference food does not meet the conditions set out in column 2 of item 19 for the subject “low in saturated fatty acids” set out in column 1.
The following are identified:
“reduced trans”, “reduced in trans”, “trans-reduced”, “reduced trans fatty acids”, “reduced in trans fatty acids”, “trans fatty acids-reduced”, “less trans fatty acids”, “lower trans fatty acids”, “lower in trans fatty acids”, “fewer trans fatty acids”, “reduced trans fat”, “reduced in trans fat”, “trans fat-reduced”, “less trans fat”, “lower trans fat” or “lower in trans fat” 24 Lower in trans fatty acids The following are identified:
(a) the reference food of the same food group;
(b) the amounts of the food and the reference food of the same food group being compared, if those amounts are not equal; and
(c) the difference in trans fatty acids compared to the reference food of the same food group, per serving of stated size, expressed as a percentage or fraction or in grams.
“less trans fatty acids”, “lower trans fatty acids”, “lower in trans fatty acids”, “fewer trans fatty acids”, “less trans fat”, “lower trans fat”, “lower in trans fat”, “less trans”, “lower trans” or “lower in trans” 25 Source of omega-3 poly-unsaturated fatty acids The food contains
“source of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids”, “contains omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids”, “provides omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids”, “source of omega-3 polyunsaturated fat”, “contains omega-3 polyunsaturated fat”, “provides omega-3 polyunsaturated fat”, “source of omega-3 polyunsaturates”, “contains omega-3 polyunsaturates” or “provides omega-3 polyunsaturates” 26 Source of omega-6 poly-unsaturated fatty acids The food contains
“source of omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids”, “contains omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids”, “provides omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids”, “source of omega-6 polyunsaturated fat”, “contains omega-6 polyunsaturated fat”, “provides omega-6 polyunsaturated fat”, “source of omega-6 polyunsaturates”, “contains omega-6 polyunsaturates” or “provides omega-6 polyunsaturates” 27 Free of cholesterol The food
“cholesterol-free”, “free of cholesterol”, “no cholesterol”, “0 cholesterol”, “zero cholesterol”, “without cholesterol” or “contains no cholesterol” 28 Low in cholesterol The food
“low cholesterol”, “low in cholesterol”, “low source of cholesterol”, “little cholesterol”, “contains only (number) mg of cholesterol per serving” or “contains less than (number) mg of cholesterol per serving” 29 Reduced in cholesterol (1) The food is processed, formulated, reformulated or otherwise modified so that it contains at least 25% less cholesterol
(2) The similar reference food does not meet the conditions set out in column 2 of item 28 for the subject “low in cholesterol” set out in column 1.
(3) The food meets the conditions set out in column 2 of item 19 for the subject “low in saturated fatty acids” set out in column 1.
The following are identified:
“reduced cholesterol”, “reduced in cholesterol”, “cholesterol-reduced”, “less cholesterol”, “lower cholesterol” or “lower in cholesterol” 30 Lower in cholesterol (1) The food contains at least 25% less cholesterol
(2) The reference food of the same food group does not meet the conditions set out in column 2 of item 28 for the subject “low in cholesterol” set out in column 1.
(3) The food meets the conditions set out in column 2 of item 19 for the subject “low in saturated fatty acids” set out in column 1.
The following are identified:
(a) the reference food of the same food group;
(b) the amounts of the food and the reference food of the same food group being compared, if those amounts are not equal; and
(c) the difference in cholesterol compared to the reference food of the same food group, per serving of stated size, expressed as a percentage or fraction or in milligrams.
“less cholesterol”, “lower cholesterol” or “lower in cholesterol” 31 Free of sodium or salt The food contains
“sodium-free”, “free of sodium”, “no sodium”, “0 sodium”, “zero sodium”, “without sodium”, “contains no sodium”, “salt-free”, “free of salt”, “no salt”, “0 salt”, “zero salt”, “without salt” or “contains no salt” 32 Low in sodium or salt The food contains
“low sodium”, “low in sodium”, “low source of sodium”, “little sodium”, “contains only (number) mg of sodium per serving”, “contains less than (number) mg of sodium per serving”, “low salt”, “low in salt”, “low source of salt”, “little salt”, “contains only (number) mg of salt per serving” or “contains less than (number) mg salt per serving” 33 Reduced in sodium or salt The following are identified:
(a) the similar reference food;
(b) the amounts of the food and the similar reference food being compared, if those amounts are not equal; and
(c) the difference in sodium content compared to the similar reference food, per serving of stated size, expressed as a percentage or fraction or in milligrams.
“reduced sodium”, “reduced in sodium”, “sodium-reduced”, “less sodium”, “lower sodium”, “lower in sodium”, “reduced salt”, “reduced in salt”, “salt-reduced”, “less salt”, “lower salt” or “lower in salt” 34 Lower in sodium or salt The following are identified:
(a) the reference food of the same food group;
(b) the amounts of the food and the reference food of the same food group being compared, if those amounts are not equal; and
(c) the difference in sodium content compared to the reference food of the same food group, per serving of stated size, expressed as a percentage or fraction or in milligrams.
“less sodium”, “lower sodium”, “lower in sodium”, “less salt”, “lower salt” or “lower in salt” 35 No added sodium or salt (1) The food contains no added salt, other sodium salts or ingredients that contain sodium that functionally substitute for added salt.
(2) The similar reference food does not meet the conditions set out in column 2 of item 32 for the subject “low in sodium or salt” set out in column 1 and contains added salt or other sodium salts.
“unsalted”, “without added salt”, “no salt added”, “no added salt”, “without added sodium”, “no sodium added” or “no added sodium” 36 Lightly salted The following are identified:
(a) the similar reference food;
(b) the amounts of the food and the similar reference food being compared, if those amounts are not equal; and
(c) the difference in sodium content compared to the similar reference food, per serving of stated size, expressed as a percentage or fraction or in milligrams.
“lightly salted” or “salted lightly” 37 Free of sugars The food
“sugar-free”, “free of sugar”, “no sugar”, “0 sugar”, “zero sugar”, “without sugar”, “contains no sugar” or “sugarless” 38 Reduced in sugars The food is processed, formulated, reformulated or otherwise modified so that it contains at least 25% less sugars, totalling at least 5 g less,
The following are identified:
“reduced sugar”, “reduced in sugar”, “sugar-reduced”, “less sugar”, “lower sugar” or “lower in sugar” 39 Lower in sugars The food contains at least 25% less sugars, totalling at least 5 g less,
The following are identified:
(a) the reference food of the same food group;
(b) the amounts of the food and the reference food of the same food group being compared, if those amounts are not equal; and
(c) the difference in sugars compared to the reference food of the same food group, per serving of stated size, expressed as a percentage or fraction or in grams.
“lower sugar”, “lower in sugar” or “less sugar” 40 No added sugars (1) The food contains no added sugars, no ingredients containing added sugars or ingredients that contain sugars that functionally substitute for added sugars.
(2) The sugars content is not increased through some other means except if the functional effect is not to increase the sugars content of the food.
(3) The similar reference food contains added sugars.
“no sugar added”, “no added sugar” or “without added sugar” 41 Source of fibre (1) The food contains 2 g or more
(a) of fibre per reference amount and serving of stated size, if no fibre or fibre source is identified in the statement or claim; or
(b) of each identified fibre or fibre from an identified fibre source per reference amount and serving of stated size, if a fibre or fibre source is identified in the statement or claim.
(2) The food contains at least one ingredient that meets one of the conditions set out in subsection (1), if the food is a prepackaged meal.
“source of fibre”, “contains fibre”, “provides fibre”, “made with fibre”, “source of (naming the fibre)”, “contains (naming the fibre)”, “provides (naming the fibre)”, “made with (naming the fibre)”, “source of (naming the fibre source)”, “contains (naming the fibre source)”, “provides (naming the fibre source)”, “made with (naming the fibre source)”, “source of dietary fibre”, “contains dietary fibre”, “provides dietary fibre” or “made with dietary fibre” 42 High source of fibre (1) The food contains 4 g or more
(a) of fibre per reference amount and serving of stated size, if no fibre or fibre source is identified in the statement or claim; or
(b) of each identified fibre or fibre from an identified fibre source per reference amount and serving of stated size, if a fibre or fibre source is identified in the statement or claim.
(2) The food contains at least one ingredient that meets one of the conditions set out in subsection (1), if the food is a prepackaged meal.
“high source of fibre”, “high fibre”, “high in fibre”, “high source of (naming the fibre)”, “high (naming the fibre)”, “high in (naming the fibre)”, “high source of (naming the fibre source)”, “high (naming the fibre source)”, “high in (naming the fibre source)”, “high source of dietary fibre”, “high dietary fibre” or “high in dietary fibre” 43 Very high source of fibre (1) The food contains 6 g or more
(a) of fibre per reference amount and serving of stated size, if no fibre or fibre source is identified in the statement or claim; or
(b) of each identified fibre or fibre from an identified fibre source per reference amount and serving of stated size, if a fibre or fibre source is identified in the statement or claim.
(2) The food contains at least one ingredient that meets one of the conditions set out in subsection (1), if the food is a prepackaged meal.
“very high source of fibre”, “very high fibre”, “very high in fibre”, “fibre rich”, “rich in fibre”, “very high source of (naming the fibre)”, “very high (naming the fibre)”, “very high in (naming the fibre)”, “(naming the fibre) rich”, “rich in (naming the fibre)”, “very high source of (naming the fibre source)”, “very high (naming the fibre source)”, “very high in (naming the fibre source)”, “(naming the fibre source) rich”, “rich in (naming the fibre source)”, “very high source of dietary fibre”, “very high dietary fibre”, “very high in dietary fibre”, “dietary fibre rich” or “rich in dietary fibre” 44 More fibre (1) The food contains at least 25% more fibre, totalling at least 1 g more, if no fibre or fibre source is identified in the statement or claim, or at least 25% more of an identified fibre or fibre from an identified fibre source, totalling at least 1 g more, if a fibre or fibre source is identified in the statement or claim
(2) The food contains
(a) at least 2 g of fibre per reference amount and serving of stated size if no fibre or fibre source is identified in the statement or claim, or at least 2 g of identified fibre or fibre from an identified fibre source per reference amount and serving of stated size if a fibre or fibre source is identified in the statement or claim; or
(b) at least one ingredient that meets the conditions set out in column 2 of item 41 for the subject “source of fibre” set out in column 1, if the food is a prepackaged meal.
The following are identified:
(a) the reference food of the same food group or the similar reference food;
(b) the amounts of the food and the reference food of the same food group or the similar reference food being compared, if those amounts are not equal; and
(c) the difference in fibre compared to the reference food of the same food group or the similar reference food, per serving of stated size, expressed as a percentage or fraction or in grams.
“more fibre”, “higher fibre”, “higher in fibre”, “more (naming the fibre)”, “higher (naming the fibre)”, “higher in (naming the fibre)”, “more (naming the fibre source)”, “higher (naming the fibre source)”, “higher in (naming the fibre source)”, “more dietary fibre”, “higher dietary fibre” or “higher in dietary fibre” 45 Light in energy or fat The food meets the conditions set out in column 2
The following are identified:
(a) the similar reference food;
(b) the amounts of the food and the similar reference food being compared, if those amounts are not equal; and
(c) the difference in energy or fat value compared to the similar reference food, per serving of stated size, expressed as a percentage or fraction or in Calories or grams.
“light” or “lite” 46 Lean The food
“lean” 47 Extra lean The food
“extra lean”
- SOR/2003-11, s. 20
- err.(F), Vol. 137, No. 5
- SOR/2007-176, s. 6
- SOR/2016-305, s. 75(F)
- SOR/2018-108, s. 397
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