Food and Drug Regulations (C.R.C., c. 870)
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Regulations are current to 2019-12-03 and last amended on 2019-06-17. Previous Versions
PART BFoods (continued)
DIVISION 25 (continued)
Human Milk Substitutes and Food Containing Human Milk Substitutes (continued)
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.
- SOR/78-637, s. 9(F)
- SOR/83-933, s. 1
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
- SOR/2003-11, s. 26
- SOR/2016-305, s. 60
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.
- SOR/83-933, s. 1
- SOR/88-424, s. 2
- SOR/90-174, s. 3
- SOR/2018-69, ss. 12, 27
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.
- SOR/83-933, s. 1
- SOR/90-174, s. 4
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:
(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
TABLE I
Sodium Content in Infant Foods
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
TABLE II
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)
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