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

B.25.058 Notwithstanding section D.02.005, no person shall make any claim with respect to the iron content of a human milk substitute except as required by paragraph B.25.057(1)(c), unless the human milk substitute contains at least one milligram of iron per 100 available kilocalories.

B.25.059 No person shall, on the label of or in any advertisement for a human milk substitute or a food represented as containing a human milk substitute, make any statement or claim relating to the content in the food of

• (a) the percentage of the daily value of

  • (i) fat,

  • (ii) saturated fatty acids and trans fatty acids,

  • (iii) sodium,

  • (iv) potassium,

  • (v) sugars,

  • (vi) fibre, or

  • (vii) cholesterol; or

• (b) the number of Calories from

  • (i) fat, or

  • (ii) saturated fatty acids and trans fatty acids.

• B.25.060 (1) Where the manufacturer of a human milk substitute or of a food that is represented as containing a human milk substitute is requested in writing by the Minister to submit on or before a specified day evidence with respect to the human milk substitute, the manufacturer shall make no further sales of that human milk substitute or food that is represented as containing human milk substitute after that day unless he has submitted the evidence requested.

• (2) If the Minister determines that the evidence submitted by a manufacturer under subsection (1) is not sufficient, he or she shall so notify the manufacturer in writing.

• (3) Where, pursuant to subsection (2), a manufacturer is notified that the evidence with respect to the human milk substitute is not sufficient, he shall make no further sales of that human milk substitute or of that food that is represented as containing the human milk substitute unless he submits further evidence and is notified in writing by the Minister that the further evidence is sufficient.

• (4) In this section, evidence with respect to the human milk substitute means

  • (a) evidence that establishes that the human milk substitute is nutritionally adequate to promote acceptable growth and development in infants when consumed in accordance with the directions for use; and

  • (b) the results of tests carried out to determine the expiration date of the human milk substitute.

• B.25.061 (1) Subject to subsection (2), no person shall include on the label of a food any representation respecting the consumption of the food by an infant who is less than six months of age.

• (2) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of a human milk substitute or a new human milk substitute.

• B.25.062 (1) Subject to subsection (2), no person shall sell a food that is labelled or advertised for consumption by infants if the food contains a food additive.

• (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to

  • (a) bakery products that are labelled or advertised for consumption by infants;

  • (b) the following foods that are labelled or advertised for consumption by infants and that contain ascorbic acid:

    • (i) fruit purées, and

    • (ii) cereals containing banana;

  • (c) infant cereal products that contain lecithin;

  • (d) foods that are labelled or advertised for consumption by infants and that contain citric acid;

  • (e) infant formula that contains the food additives set out in Tables IV and X to section B.16.100 for use in infant formula;

  • (f) infant formula that contains ingredients manufactured with food additives set out in Table V to section B.16.100;

  • (g) infant formula that contains concentrated or dried whey products manufactured with liquid whey to which sodium hexametaphosphate has been added;

  • (h) infant cereal products that contain amylase in accordance with Table V to section B.16.100;

  • (i) infant formula that contains ascorbyl palmitate or tocopherols; or

  • (j) infant formula that contains oils to which ascorbyl palmitate or tocopherols have been added.

  • SOR/83-933, s. 1
  • SOR/90-24, s. 4
  • SOR/91-149, s. 6
  • SOR/97-559, s. 1
  • SOR/2010-40, s. 3
  • SOR/2010-41, s. 8
  • SOR/2010-94, s. 6
  • SOR/2010-141, s. 3
  • SOR/2012-105, s. 2

  	Column I	Column II
  	Food	Total Sodium in Grams per 100 Grams of Food
  1	Junior Desserts	0.10
  2	Junior Meat, Junior Meat Dinners, Junior Dinners, Junior Breakfasts	0.25
  3	Junior Vegetables, Junior Soups	0.20
  4	Strained Desserts	0.05
  5	Strained Meats, Strained Meat Dinners, Strained Dinners, Strained Breakfasts	0.15
  6	Strained Vegetables, Strained Soups	0.10

  • SOR/78-637, s. 10
  • SOR/83-933, s. 1

  Item No.	Column I	Column II	Column III
  	Vitamin or Mineral nutrient	Minimum amount per 100 available kilocalories	Maximum amount per 100 available kilocalories
  B.1	Biotin	2 mcg	—
  F.1	Folic acid	4 mcg	—
  N.1	Niacin	250 mcg	—
  P.1	d-pantothenic acid	300 mcg	—
  R.1	Riboflavin	60 mcg	—
  T.1	Thiamine	40 mcg	—
  T.2	Alpha-tocopherol	0.6 I.U.	—
  V.1	Vitamin A	250 I.U.	500 I.U.
  V.2	Vitamin B6	35 mcg	—
  V.3	Vitamin B12	0.15 mcg	—
  V.4	Vitamin C	8 mg	—
  V.5	Vitamin D	40 I.U.	80 I.U.
  V.6	Vitamin K1	8 mcg	—
  C.1	Calcium	50 mg	—
  C.2	Chloride	55 mg	150 mg
  C.3	Copper	60 mcg	—
  L.1	Iodine	5 mcg	—
  L.2	Iron	0.15 mg	—
  M.1	Magnesium	6 mg	—
  M.2	Manganese	5 mcg	—
  P.2	Phosphorous	25 mg	—
  P.3	Potassium	80 mg	200 mg
  S.1	Sodium	20 mg	60 mg
  Z.1	Zinc	0.5 mg	—

  • SOR/83-933, s. 1
  • SOR/98-458, s. 7(F)