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Food and Drug Regulations

Version of section D.03.002 from 2024-12-18 to 2026-01-19:
 


  • D.03.002 (1) Subject to section D.03.003, no person shall sell a food, other than a supplemented food, to which a vitamin, mineral nutrient or amino acid has been added unless the food is listed in Column I of the Table to this section and the vitamin, mineral nutrient or amino acid, as the case may be, is listed opposite that food in Column II.

  • (2) No milk or milk product or derivative listed in Column I of the Table to this section applies to the lacteal secretion obtained from the mammary gland of any animal other than a cow, genus Bos, or a product or derivative of such secretion unless that animal is identified therein.

    TABLE

    Column IColumn II
    FoodVitamin, Mineral Nutrient or Amino Acid
    1Breakfast cerealsThiamine, niacin, vitamin B6, folic acid, pantothenic acid, magnesium, iron and zinc.
    2Fruit nectars, vegetable drinks, bases and mixes for vegetable drinks and a mixture of vegetable juicesVitamin C.
    2.1Fruit flavoured drinks that meet all the requirements of section B.11.150Vitamin C, folic acid, thiamine, iron, potassium.
    2.2Bases, concentrates and mixes that are used for making fruit flavoured drinks and that meet all the requirements of section B.11.151Vitamin C, folic acid, thiamine, iron, potassium.
    3Infant cereal productsThiamine, riboflavin, niacin or niacinamide, calcium, phosphorus, iron, iodine.
    4Margarine and calorie-reduced margarine for which a standard is set out in Volume 8 of the Food Compositional Standards Document, and other similar substitutes for butterVitamin A, Vitamin D, alpha-tocopherol
    5Alimentary pastesThiamine, riboflavin, niacin or niacinamide, folic acid, pantothenic acid, vitamin B6, iron, magnesium
    6Human milk fortifiers, infant formulas and formulated liquid diets
    • Amino acids — alanine, arginine, aspartic acid, cystine, glutamic acid, glycine, histidine, hydroxyproline, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, proline, serine, taurine, threonine, tryptophan, tyrosine, valine;
    • Minerals — calcium, chloride, chromium, copper, iodide, iron, magnesium, manganese, molybdenum, phosphorus, potassium, selenium, sodium, zinc;
    • Vitamins — alpha-tocopherol, biotin, choline, d-pantothenic acid, folic acid, niacin, riboflavin, thiamin, vitamin A, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin K.
    6.1Foods represented for use in a very low energy diet
    • Vitamins — alpha-tocopherol, biotin, d-pantothenic acid, folic acid, niacin, riboflavin, thiamine, vitamin A, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin K
    • Minerals — calcium, chloride, chromium, copper, iodine, iron, magnesium, manganese, molybdenum, phosphorus, potassium, selenium, sodium, zinc
    7Flavoured beverage mixes and bases recommended for addition to milkVitamin A, thiamine, niacin or niacinamide, vitamin C, iron.
    8Simulated meat products, simulated poultry meat products, meat product extenders and poultry product extendersThiamine, riboflavin, niacin, pyridoxine, d-pantothenic acid, folic acid, vitamin B12, iron, magnesium, potassium, zinc, copper, histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan, valine.
    9Meal replacements and nutritional supplements
    • Vitamins — alpha-tocopherol, biotin, d-pantothenic acid, folic acid, niacin, riboflavin, thiamine, vitamin A, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, vitamin C, vitamin D
    • Minerals — calcium, chloride, chromium, copper, iodine, iron, magnesium, manganese, molybdenum, phosphorus, potassium, selenium, sodium, zinc
    9.1Ready breakfast, instant breakfast and other similar breakfast replacement foods however describedVitamin A, thiamine, riboflavin, niacin or niacinamide, vitamin C, iron
    10Condensed milk, milk, milk powder, sterilized milk and (naming the flavour) milk for which a standard is set out in Volume 7 of the Food Compositional Standards DocumentVitamin D.
    11Skim milk with added milk solids, partly skimmed milk with added milk solids, (naming the flavour) skim milk, (naming the flavour) partly skimmed milk, (naming the flavour) skim milk with added milk solids, (naming the flavour) partly skimmed milk with added milk solids, skim milk, partly skimmed milk and skim milk powder for which a standard is set out in Volume 7 of the Food Compositional Standards DocumentVitamin A, vitamin D.
    12Evaporated milk for which a standard is set out in Volume 7 of the Food Compositional Standards DocumentVitamin C, vitamin D.
    13Evaporated skim milk and evaporated partly skimmed milk, for which a standard is set out in Volume 7 of the Food Compositional Standards DocumentVitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin D.
    14Apple juice, reconstituted apple juice, grape juice, reconstituted grape juice, pineapple juice, reconstituted pineapple juice, apple and (naming the fruit) juice and concentrated (naming the fruit) juice except frozen concentrated orange juice for which a standard is set out in Volume 10 of the Food Compositional Standards DocumentVitamin C.
    15White flour for which a standard is set out in Volume 12 of the Food Compositional Standards DocumentThiamine, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin B6, folic acid, d-pantothenic acid, calcium, iron, magnesium.
    16[Repealed, SOR/94-689, s. 2]
    17Salt, for table use, for which a standard is set out in Volume 14 of the Food Compositional Standards Document, and table salt substitutesIodine.
    18Dehydrated potatoesVitamin C.
    19Products simulating whole eggVitamin A, thiamine, riboflavin, niacin or niacinamide, vitamin B6, d-pantothenic acid, folic acid, vitamin B12, alpha-tocopherol, calcium, iron, zinc, potassium.
    20[Repealed, SOR/90-830, s. 11]
    21Goat’s milk, goat’s milk powderVitamin D
    22Partly skimmed goat’s milk, skimmed goat’s milk, partly skimmed goat’s milk powder, skimmed goat’s milk powderVitamins A and D
    23Evaporated goat’s milkVitamins C, D, folic acid
    24Evaporated partly skimmed goat’s milk, evaporated skimmed goat’s milkVitamins A, C, D, folic acid
    25Pre-cooked rice, as defined in section B.13.010.1Thiamine, niacin, vitamin B6, folic acid, pantothenic acid, iron
    26Water represented as mineral water or spring water for which a standard is set out in Volume 11 of the Food Compositional Standards Document, water in sealed containers and prepackaged iceFluoride
    27Liquid whole egg, dried whole egg, frozen whole egg, liquid yolk, dried yolk, frozen yolk, liquid egg-white, dried egg-white, frozen egg-white, liquid whole egg mix, dried whole egg mix, frozen whole egg mix, liquid yolk mix, dried yolk mix and frozen yolk mix for which a standard is set out in Volume 19 of the Food Compositional Standards DocumentVitamin A, Vitamin D, Vitamin E, thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin B6, folacin, vitamin B12, pantothenic acid, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, iron, zinc
  • SOR/78-64, s. 8
  • SOR/78-403, s. 29
  • SOR/78-478, s. 3
  • SOR/78-637, s. 11(E)
  • SOR/78-698, s. 10
  • SOR/79-6, s. 1
  • SOR/81-60, s. 14
  • SOR/83-858, s. 2
  • SOR/84-300, s. 62
  • SOR/85-623, s. 4
  • SOR/86-320, s. 2
  • SOR/87-640, s. 10
  • SOR/88-559, s. 36
  • SOR/89-145, s. 3
  • SOR/89-198, s. 18
  • SOR/90-830, s. 11
  • SOR/94-35, s. 5
  • SOR/94-689, s. 2
  • SOR/95-474, s. 6
  • SOR/96-259, s. 8
  • SOR/2010-143, s. 39(E)
  • SOR/2021-57, s. 24
  • SOR/2022-169, s. 27
  • SOR/2024-244, s. 154

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