Food and Drug Regulations

B.08.032 (1) Each of the following foods for which a standard is prescribed, namely,

• (a) (naming the variety) cheese,

• (b) cheddar cheese,

• (c) cream cheese,

• (d) whey cheese,

• (e) (naming the variety) whey cheese,

• (f) cream cheese with (naming the added ingredients),

• (g) cream cheese spread,

• (h) cream cheese spread with (naming the added ingredients),

• (i) processed (naming the variety) cheese,

• (j) processed (naming the variety) cheese with (naming the added ingredients),

• (k) processed cheese food,

• (l) processed cheese food with (naming the added ingredients),

• (m) processed cheese spread,

• (n) processed cheese spread with (naming the added ingredients),

• (o) cold-pack (naming the variety) cheese,

• (p) cold-pack (naming the variety) cheese with (naming the added ingredients),

• (q) cold-pack cheese food, and

• (r) cold-pack cheese food with (naming the added ingredients),

shall be labelled to show on the principal display panel a statement of the percentage of milk fat in the food followed by the words “milk fat” or the abbreviation “B.F.” or “M.F.”, and the percentage of moisture in the food followed by the word “moisture” or “water”.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), no person shall make any direct or indirect reference on the label of a food referred to in subsection (1) to the milk fat content or moisture content of the food except as required by subsection (1).

(3) In addition to the statements referred to in subsection (1), a person may, on the label of a food referred to in that subsection, make a declaration of the fat content of the food, expressed in grams per serving of a stated size.