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

DIVISION 3Addition of Vitamins, Mineral Nutrients or Amino Acids to Foods

• D.03.001 (1) In this Division, the expressions vitamin and mineral nutrient have the same meaning as in Divisions 1 and 2.

• (2) This Division applies only in respect of foods that are represented as containing a vitamin, mineral nutrient or amino acid for use in human nutrition.

• 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.

  	Column I	Column II
  	Food	Vitamin, Mineral Nutrient or Amino Acid
  1	Breakfast cereals	Thiamine, niacin, vitamin B6, folic acid, pantothenic acid, magnesium, iron and zinc.
  2	Fruit nectars, vegetable drinks, bases and mixes for vegetable drinks and a mixture of vegetable juices	Vitamin C.
  2.1	Fruit flavoured drinks that meet all the requirements of section B.11.150	Vitamin C, folic acid, thiamine, iron, potassium.
  2.2	Bases, concentrates and mixes that are used for making fruit flavoured drinks and that meet all the requirements of section B.11.151	Vitamin C, folic acid, thiamine, iron, potassium.
  3	Infant cereal products	Thiamine, riboflavin, niacin or niacinamide, calcium, phosphorus, iron, iodine.
  4	Margarine 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 butter	Vitamin A, Vitamin D, alpha-tocopherol
  5	Alimentary pastes	Thiamine, riboflavin, niacin or niacinamide, folic acid, pantothenic acid, vitamin B6, iron, magnesium
  6	Human 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.
  6.1	Foods 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
  7	Flavoured beverage mixes and bases recommended for addition to milk	Vitamin A, thiamine, niacin or niacinamide, vitamin C, iron.
  8	Simulated meat products, simulated poultry meat products, meat product extenders and poultry product extenders	Thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, pyridoxine, d-pantothenic acid, folic acid, vitamin B12, iron, magnesium, potassium, zinc, copper, histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan, valine.
  9	Meal 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
  9.1	Ready breakfast, instant breakfast and other similar breakfast replacement foods however described	Vitamin A, thiamine, riboflavin, niacin or niacinamide, vitamin C, iron
  10	Condensed 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 Document	Vitamin D.
  11	Skim 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 Document	Vitamin A, vitamin D.
  12	Evaporated milk for which a standard is set out in Volume 7 of the Food Compositional Standards Document	Vitamin C, vitamin D.
  13	Evaporated skim milk and evaporated partly skimmed milk, for which a standard is set out in Volume 7 of the Food Compositional Standards Document	Vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin D.
  14	Apple 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 Document	Vitamin C.
  15	White flour for which a standard is set out in Volume 12 of the Food Compositional Standards Document	Thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin B6, folic acid, d-pantothenic acid, calcium, iron, magnesium.
  16	[Repealed, SOR/94-689, s. 2]
  17	Salt, for table use, for which a standard is set out in Volume 14 of the Food Compositional Standards Document, and table salt substitutes	Iodine.
  18	Dehydrated potatoes	Vitamin C.
  19	Products simulating whole egg	Vitamin 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]
  21	Goat’s milk, goat’s milk powder	Vitamin D
  22	Partly skimmed goat’s milk, skimmed goat’s milk, partly skimmed goat’s milk powder, skimmed goat’s milk powder	Vitamins A and D
  23	Evaporated goat’s milk	Vitamins C, D, folic acid
  24	Evaporated partly skimmed goat’s milk, evaporated skimmed goat’s milk	Vitamins A, C, D, folic acid
  25	Pre-cooked rice, as defined in section B.13.010.1	Thiamine, niacin, vitamin B6, folic acid, pantothenic acid, iron
  26	Water 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 ice	Fluoride
  27	Liquid 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 Document	Vitamin A, Vitamin D, Vitamin E, thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin B6, folacin, vitamin B12, pantothenic acid, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, iron, zinc

D.03.003 Section D.03.002 does not apply to a food, other than a supplemented food, if all of the following conditions are met:

• (a) the food is

  • (i) a gluten-free food referred to in paragraph B.24.003(1)(g), or

  • (ii) represented for a special dietary use referred to in paragraph B.24.003(1)(h) or (i);

• (b) no standard is set out in the Food Compositional Standards Document for the food; and

• (c) the food is not advertised.

DIVISION 4[Repealed, SOR/2003-196, s. 105]

DIVISION 5Minerals in Drugs

D.05.001 to D.05.007 [Repealed, SOR/2003-196, s. 106]

• D.05.008 (1) Subject to subsection (2), no person shall sell a drug containing fluorine if the largest recommended daily dosage of that drug as shown on the label thereof would, if consumed by a person, result in a daily intake by that person of more than one milligram of fluoride ion.

• (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a drug sold by prescription.

D.05.009 Where a drug contains fluorine, both the inner and outer labels of the drug shall carry a cautionary statement that, if the drug is used in an area where the drinking water has a natural fluorine content in excess of 0.7 parts of fluoride ion per million parts of water or is artificially fluoridated, mottling of the tooth enamel of a user of the drug may result.

D.05.010 [Repealed, SOR/2003-196, s. 107]

PART ECyclamate Sweeteners

• E.01.001 (1) In this Part, cyclamate sweetener means any of the following substances sold as a sweetener:

  • (a) cyclohexyl sulfamic acid or any of its salts; and

  • (b) any substance containing cyclohexyl sulfamic acid or any of its salts.

• (2) Part B does not apply to any cyclamate sweetener.

Sale

E.01.002 No person shall sell a cyclamate sweetener that is not labelled as required by this Part.

Advertising

E.01.003 No person shall, in advertising a cyclamate sweetener to the general public, make any representation other than with respect to the name, price and quantity of the sweetener.

Labelling

E.01.004 Every cyclamate sweetener shall be labelled to state that it should be used only on the advice of a physician.

E.01.005 Every cyclamate sweetener shall be labelled to show

• (a) its energy value expressed, in calories, per teaspoon, drop, tablet or other measure used in the directions for use and per 100 grams or 100 millilitres; and

• (b) a list of all its ingredients and, in the case of cyclohexyl sulfamic acid or any of its salts or a carbohydrate, its quantity.

PART G[Repealed, SOR/2025-242, s. 237]

G.01.001 [Repealed, SOR/2025-242, s. 237]

G.01.002 [Repealed, SOR/2025-242, s. 237]

G.01.002.1 [Repealed, SOR/2019-171, s. 1]

G.01.003 [Repealed, SOR/2025-242, s. 237]

G.01.004 [Repealed, SOR/2025-242, s. 237]

G.01.005 [Repealed, SOR/2025-242, s. 237]

G.01.006 [Repealed, SOR/2025-242, s. 237]

G.01.007 [Repealed, SOR/2025-242, s. 237]

G.01.008 [Repealed, SOR/2025-242, s. 237]

G.01.009 [Repealed, SOR/2025-242, s. 237]

G.01.010 [Repealed, SOR/2019-171, s. 1]

G.02.001 [Repealed, SOR/2025-242, s. 237]

G.02.001.1 [Repealed, SOR/2019-171, s. 1]