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

D.01.011. No person shall sell a food to which any of the following vitamins have been added if a reasonable daily intake of that food by a person would result in the daily intake by such person of more than,

• (a) in the case of vitamin A, 2,500 International Units;

• (b) in the case of thiamine, two milligrams;

• (c) in the case of riboflavin, three milligrams;

• (d) in the case of niacin or niacinamide, 20 milligrams;

• (e) in the case of pyridoxine, 1.5 milligrams;

• (f) in the case of ascorbic acid, 60 milligrams;

• (g) in the case of vitamin D, 400 International Units; and

• (h) in the case of vitamin E, 15 International Units.

D.01.012. No person shall, in advertising a food that is represented as containing a vitamin or on a label of such food,

• (a) give any assurance or guarantee of any kind with respect to the result that may be, has been or will be obtained by the addition of the vitamin to a person’s diet; or

• (b) refer to, reproduce or quote any testimonial.

D.01.013. [Repealed, SOR/2003-11, s. 31]

• Return to footnote ^*RE = retinol equivalents
  mg = milligrams
  µg = micrograms
  NE = niacin equivalents