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Food and Drug Regulations

Version of section B.01.005 from 2022-06-21 to 2022-07-20:

  •  (1) Subject to subsections (2) to (5), the information required to be shown on a label shall not be shown on that part of the label, if any, that is applied to the bottom of a food or container.

  • (2) The information required to be shown on a label may be shown on that part of the label, if any, that is applied to the bottom of a food or to the bottom of a container if such information is also shown in those parts of the label that are not applied to the bottom of the food or container.

  • (3) Despite subsection (2), if the container of a prepackaged product is an ornamental container and the label is applied to the bottom of the container, the information required to be shown may be shown on the label that is applied to the bottom of the container.

  • (4) Despite subsection (2), the information required by subparagraph B.01.007(1.1)(b)(i) and paragraphs B.24.103(g), B.24.202(d), B.24.304(h), B.25.020(1)(h) and B.25.057(1)(f) and (2)(f) may be shown on that part of the label that is applied to the bottom of the package if a reference to where that information is located on the label appears elsewhere on the label.

  • (4.1) Despite subsection (2), the information required by paragraph B.27.005(a) may be shown on that part of the label that is applied to the bottom of the package.

  • (5) Despite subsection (2), the nutrition facts table may be shown on that part of the label that is applied to the bottom of the food or container if the available display surface includes the bottom.

  • SOR/79-529, s. 1
  • SOR/92-626, s. 4
  • SOR/2003-11, s. 4
  • SOR/2021-57, s. 3
  • SOR/2022-143, s. 3

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