Food and Drug Regulations

B.26.004 (1) A manufacturer who sells a food that has been irradiated shall keep on his premises, for at least two years after the date of the irradiation, a record containing the following information:

• (a) the food irradiated and the quantity and lot numbers of the food;

• (b) the purpose of the irradiation;

• (c) the date of the irradiation;

• (d) the dose of ionizing radiation absorbed by the food;

• (e) the source of the ionizing radiation; and

• (f) a statement indicating whether the food was irradiated prior to the irradiation by the manufacturer and, if so, the information referred to in paragraphs (a) to (e) in respect of that prior irradiation.

(2) Every person who imports a food that is intended for sale in Canada that has been irradiated shall keep on his premises a record of the information referred to in subsection (1) for at least two years after the date of importation.