PART AAdministration

General

A.01.001 These Regulations may be cited as the Food and Drug Regulations.

A.01.002 These Regulations, where applicable, prescribe the standards of composition, strength, potency, purity, quality or other property of the article of food or drug to which they refer.

A.01.003 [Repealed, SOR/94-289, s. 1]

Interpretation

A.01.010 In these Regulations,

acceptable method

acceptable method means a method of analysis or examination designated by the Director as acceptable for use in the administration of the Act and these Regulations; (méthode acceptable)

Act

Act means the Food and Drugs Act, except in Parts G and J; (Loi)

common-law partner

common-law partner, in relation to an individual, means a person who is cohabiting with the individual in a conjugal relationship, having so cohabited for a period of at least one year; (conjoint de fait)

cubic centimetre

cubic centimetre and its abbreviation cc. shall be deemed to be interchangeable with the term millilitre and its abbreviation ml.; (centimètre cube)

Director

Director means the Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Products and Food Branch, of the Department of Health; (Directeur)

inner label

inner label means the label on or affixed to an immediate container of a food or drug; (étiquette intérieure)

Lot number

Lot number means any combination of letters, figures, or both, by which any food or drug can be traced in manufacture and identified in distribution; (numéro de lot)

manufacturer

manufacturer[Repealed, SOR/97-12, s. 1]

manufacturer

manufacturer or distributor means a person, including an association or partnership, who under their own name, or under a trade-, design or word mark, trade name or other name, word or mark controlled by them, sells a food or drug; (fabricantordistributeur)

official method

official method means a method of analysis or examination designated as such by the Director for use in the administration of the Act and these Regulations; (méthode officielle)

outer label

outer label means the label on or affixed to the outside of a package of a food or drug; (étiquette extérieure)

prescription drug

prescription drug means a drug that is set out in the Prescription Drug List, as amended from time to time, or a drug that is part of a class of drugs that is set out in it; (drogue sur ordonnance)

Prescription Drug List

Prescription Drug List means the list established by the Minister under section 29.1 of the Act; (Liste des drogues sur ordonnance)

principal display panel

principal display panel has the same meaning as in the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Regulations; (espace principal)

security package

security package means a package having a security feature that provides reasonable assurance to consumers that the package has not been opened prior to purchase. (emballage de sécurité)

A.01.011 The Director shall, upon request, furnish copies of official methods.

A.01.012 The Director shall, upon request, indicate that a method is acceptable or otherwise upon its submission to him for a ruling.

A.01.013 Where a food, drug, vitamin or cosmetic has more than one name, whether proper or common, a reference in these Regulations to the food, drug, vitamin or cosmetic by any of its names is deemed to be a reference to the food, drug or vitamin by all of its names.

A.01.014 When a lot number is required by these Regulations to appear on any article, container, package or label it shall be preceded by one of the following designations:

• (a) “Lot number”;

• (b) “Lot No.”;

• (c) “Lot”; or

• (d) “(L)”.

• A.01.015 (1) Subject to subsection (2), any statement, information or declaration that is required by these Regulations to appear on the label of any drug shall be in either the French or the English language in addition to any other language.

• (2) The adequate directions for use required to be shown on the inner and outer labels of a drug pursuant to subparagraph C.01.004(1)(c)(iii) shall be in both the French and English languages if the drug is available for sale without prescription in an open self-selection area.

A.01.016 All information that is required by these Regulations to appear on a label of a food or a drug, other than a drug for human use in dosage form, shall be

• (a) clearly and prominently displayed on the label; and

• (b) readily discernible to the purchaser or consumer under the customary conditions of purchase and use.

A.01.017 Every label of a drug for human use in dosage form shall meet the following conditions:

• (a) the information that is required by these Regulations to appear on the label shall be

  • (i) prominently displayed on it,

  • (ii) readily discernible to the purchaser or consumer under the customary conditions of purchase and use, and

  • (iii) expressed in plain language; and

• (b) the format of the label, including the manner in which its text and any graphics are displayed on it, shall not impede comprehension of the information referred to in paragraph (a).

Analysts; Inspectors

A.01.020 and A.01.021 [Repealed, SOR/81-935, s. 1]

A.01.022 An inspector shall perform the functions and duties and carry out the responsibilities in respect of foods and drugs prescribed by the Act, and these Regulations.

A.01.023 The authority of an inspector extends to and includes the whole of Canada.

A.01.024 The certificate of designation required pursuant to subsection 22(2) of the Act shall

• (a) certify that the person named therein is an inspector for the purpose of the Act; and

• (b) be signed by

  • (i) the Director and the person named in the certificate, in the case of an inspector on the staff of the Department, or

  • (ii) [Repealed, SOR/2000-184, s. 60]

A.01.025 Where authorized by a regulation made pursuant to the Broadcasting Act, inspectors shall act as representatives of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of regulations made by the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission concerning the advertising of any article to which the Proprietary or Patent Medicine Act or the Food and Drugs Act applies, or concerning recommendations for the prevention, treatment or cure of a disease or ailment.

A.01.026 An inspector may, for the proper administration of the Act or these Regulations, take photographs of

• (a) any article that is referred to in subsection 23(2) of the Act;

• (b) any place where, on reasonable grounds, he believes any article referred to in paragraph (a) is manufactured, prepared, preserved, packaged or stored; and

• (c) anything that, on reasonable grounds, he believes is used or capable of being used for the manufacture, preparation, preservation, packaging or storing of any article referred to in paragraph (a).

Importations

A.01.040 Subject to section A.01.044, no person shall import into Canada for sale a food or drug the sale of which in Canada would constitute a violation of the Act or these Regulations.

A.01.041 An inspector may examine and take samples of any food or drug sought to be imported into Canada.

A.01.042 If an inspector examines or takes a sample of a food or drug under section A.01.041, the inspector may submit it to an analyst for analysis or examination.

A.01.043 If an inspector, on examination of a sample of a food or drug or on receipt of a report of an analyst of the result of an analysis or examination of the sample, is of the opinion that the sale of the food or drug in Canada would constitute a violation of the Act or these Regulations, the inspector shall so notify in writing the collector of customs concerned and the importer.

• A.01.044 (1) Where a person seeks to import a food or drug into Canada for sale and the sale would constitute a violation of the Act or these Regulations, that person may, if the sale of the food or drug would be in conformity with the Act and these Regulations after its relabelling or modification, import it into Canada on condition that

  • (a) the person gives to an inspector notice of the proposed importation; and

  • (b) the food or drug will be relabelled or modified as may be necessary to enable its sale to be lawful in Canada.

• (2) No person shall sell a food or drug that has been imported into Canada under subsection (1) unless the food or drug has been relabelled or modified within three months after the importation or within such longer period as may be specified by

  • (a) in the case of a drug, the Director; or

  • (b) in the case of food, the Director or the President of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

Exports

A.01.045 A certificate referred to in section 37 of the Act shall be signed and issued by the exporter in the form set out in Appendix III.

Sampling

A.01.050 When taking a sample of an article pursuant to paragraph 23(1)(a) of the Act, an inspector shall inform the owner thereof or the person from whom the sample is being obtained of the inspector’s intention to submit the sample or a part thereof to an analyst for analysis or examination, and

• (a) where, in the opinion of the inspector, division of the procured quantity would not interfere with analysis or examination

  • (i) divide the quantity into three parts,

  • (ii) identify the three parts as the owner’s portion, the sample, and the duplicate sample and where only one part bears the label, that part shall be identified as the sample,

  • (iii) seal each part in such a manner that it cannot be opened without breaking the seal, and

  • (iv) deliver the part identified as the owner’s portion to the owner or the person from whom the sample was obtained and forward the sample and the duplicate sample to an analyst for analysis or examination; or

• (b) where, in the opinion of the inspector, division of the procured quantity would interfere with analysis or examination

  • (i) identify the entire quantity as the sample,

  • (ii) seal the sample in such a manner that it cannot be opened without breaking the seal, and

  • (iii) forward the sample to an analyst for analysis or examination.

A.01.051 Where the owner or the person from whom the sample was obtained objects to the procedure followed by an inspector under section A.01.050 at the time the sample was obtained, the inspector shall follow both procedures set out in that section if the owner or the person from whom the sample was obtained supplies him with a sufficient quantity of the article.

Tariff of Fees

A.01.060 The cost of analysing a sample other than for the purpose of the Act, for a department of the Government of Canada for the purpose of legal action is $15.

Labelling of Food and Drugs in Pressurized Containers

A.01.060.1 In sections A.01.061 and A.01.062,

flame projection

flame projection means the ability of the pressurized contents of an aerosol container to ignite and the length of that ignition, when tested in accordance with official method DO-30, Determination of Flame Projection, dated October 15, 1981; (projection de flamme)

flashback

flashback means that part of the flame projection that extends from its point of ignition back to the aerosol container when tested in accordance with official method DO-30, Determination of Flame Projection, dated October 15, 1981; (retour de flamme)

principal display panel

principal display panel[Repealed, SOR/2000-353, s. 2]

• A.01.061 (1) Subject to section A.01.063, in the case of a food or a drug packaged in a disposable metal container designed to release pressurized contents by use of a manually operated valve that forms an integral part of the container, the principal display panel of the inner and outer labels of the food or drug shall display, in accordance with sections 15 to 18 of the Consumer Chemicals and Containers Regulations, as they read on September 30, 2001, the following information:

  • (a) the hazard symbol set out in Column II of item 10 of Schedule II to those Regulations, accompanied by the signal word “CAUTION / ATTENTION”; and

  • (b) the primary hazard statement “CONTAINER MAY EXPLODE IF HEATED. / CE CONTENANT PEUT EXPLOSER S’IL EST CHAUFFÉ.”.

• (2) Subject to section A.01.063, one panel of the inner and outer labels of a food or drug referred to in subsection (1) shall display, in the size required by paragraph 19(1)(b) of the Consumer Chemicals and Containers Regulations, as they read on September 30, 2001, the following additional hazard statement:

  “Contents under pressure. Do not place in hot water or near radiators, stoves or other sources of heat. Do not puncture or incinerate container or store at temperatures over 50°C.

  Contenu sous pression. Ne pas mettre dans l’eau chaude ni près des radiateurs, poêles ou autres sources de chaleur. Ne pas percer le contenant, ni le jeter au feu, ni le conserver à des températures dépassant 50 °C.”

• (3) The requirements of subsections (1) and (2) do not apply where

  • (a) in relation to a drug or cosmetic, in the opinion of the Director, or

  • (b) in relation to a food, in the opinion of the Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs,

  the design of the container, the materials used in its construction or the incorporation of a safety device eliminate the potential hazard therein.

• A.01.062 (1) Subject to section A.01.063, if a food or drug is packaged in a container described in subsection A.01.061(1) and has a flame projection of a length set out in column I of any of items 1 to 3 of the table to this subsection or a flashback as set out in column I of item 4 of that table, as determined by official method DO-30, Determination of Flame Projection, dated October 15, 1981, the principal display panel of the inner and outer labels of the food or drug shall display, in accordance with sections 15 to 18 of the Consumer Chemicals and Containers Regulations, as they read on September 30, 2001, the following information:

  • (a) the hazard symbol set out in Column II of the same item;

  • (b) in both official languages, the signal word set out in Column III of the same item; and

  • (c) in both official languages, the primary hazard statement set out in Column IV of the same item.

  TABLE IS NOT DISPLAYED, SEE SOR/81-616, S. 2; SOR/92-15, S. 3

• (2) In addition to the requirements of subsection (1), one panel of the inner label and outer labels of a food or drug referred to in that subsection shall display, in the size required by paragraph 19(1)(b) of the Consumer Chemicals and Containers Regulations, as they read on September 30, 2001, the following additional hazard statement:

  “Do not use in presence of open flame or spark.

  Ne pas utiliser en présence d’une flamme nue ou d’étincelles.”

• A.01.063 (1) Where the labelled net contents of a container of a food or drug described in subsection A.01.061(1) or A.01.062(1) does not exceed 60 millilitres or 60 grams, the inner label may show only the information described in paragraph A.01.061(1)(a) or paragraphs A.01.062(1)(a) and (b), as the case may be.

• (2) Where the labelled net contents of a container of a food or drug described in subsection A.01.061(1) or A.01.062(1) exceeds 60 millilitres or 60 grams but does not exceed 120 millilitres or 120 grams, the inner label may show only the information described in subsection A.01.061(1) or subsection A.01.062(1), as the case may be.

• (3) Where the labelled net quantity, in a container, of a food or drug referred to in subsection A.01.061(1) or A.01.062(1) is less than 30 mL or 30 g, the hazard symbol shall be of such size as to be capable of being circumscribed by a circle with a diameter of at least 6 mm.

• (4) Where a container of a food or drug, described in subsection (1) or (2) is sold in a package, the outer label may show only the information described in subsection A.01.061(2) and, where applicable, subsection A.01.062(2).

A.01.064 [Repealed, SOR/93-243, s. 2]

Security Packaging

• A.01.065 (1) In this section, drug for human use means a drug that is intended for human use, whether the drug is

  • (a) a mouthwash;

  • (b) to be inhaled, ingested or inserted into the body; or

  • (c) for ophthalmic use.

• (2) Subject to subsection (3), no person shall sell or import a drug for human use that is packaged and available to the general public in a self-service display, unless the drug is contained in a security package.

• (3) Subsection (2) does not apply to lozenges.

• (4) Subject to subsection (5), a statement or illustration that draws attention to the security feature of the security package referred to in subsection (2) shall be carried

  • (a) on the inner label of the package; and

  • (b) if the security feature is a part of the outer package, on the outer label.

• (5) Subsection (4) does not apply if the security feature of a security package is self-evident and is an integral part of the immediate product container.

Exemptions

Application

A.01.066 Sections A.01.067 and A.01.068 do not apply to

• (a) a drug included in Schedule I, II, III, IV or V to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act; or

• (b) a prescription drug.

Advertising

A.01.067 A drug is exempt from subsection 3(1) of the Act with respect to its advertisement to the general public as a preventative, but not as a treatment or cure, for any of the diseases, disorders or abnormal physical states referred to in Schedule A to the Act.

Sale

A.01.068 A drug is exempt from subsection 3(2) of the Act with respect to its sale by a person where the drug is represented by label or is advertised by that person to the general public as a preventative, but not as a treatment or cure, for any of the diseases, disorders or abnormal physical states referred to in Schedule A to the Act.

PART BFoods

DIVISION 1

General

• B.01.001 (1) In this Part,

  agricultural chemical

  agricultural chemical means any substance that is used, or represented for use, in or on a food during its production, storage or transport, and whose use results, or may reasonably be expected to result, in a residue, component or derivative of that substance in or on a food and includes any pest control product as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Pest Control Products Act, plant growth regulator, fertilizer or any adjuvant or carrier used with that substance. This definition does not include any

  • (a) food additive that is listed in, and used in accordance with, the tables to section B.16.100,

  • (b) nutritive substance that is used, recognized or commonly sold as food or as an ingredient of food,

  • (c) vitamin, mineral nutrient or amino acid,

  • (d) essential oil, flavouring preparation, natural extractive, oleoresin, seasoning or spice,

  • (e) food packaging material or any substance of which that material is composed, or

  • (f) drug recommended for administration to animals that may be consumed as food; (produit chimique agricole)

  available display surface

  available display surface, in respect of a prepackaged product, means

  • (a) the bottom of an ornamental container or the total surface area of both sides of a tag attached to the ornamental container, whichever is greater,

  • (b) the total surface area of both sides of a tag attached to a package to which a label cannot be physically applied or on which information cannot be legibly set out and easily viewed by the purchaser or consumer under the customary conditions of purchase, and

  • (c) the total surface area of any other package, excluding the bottom if the contents of the package leak out or are damaged when the package is turned over,

  but does not include

  • (d) any area of a package on which a label cannot be physically applied or on which information cannot be legibly set out and easily viewed by the purchaser or consumer under the customary conditions of purchase,

  • (e) any part of a package that is intended to be destroyed when it is opened, other than a package of a food that is intended to be consumed by one person at a single eating occasion, or

  • (f) the area occupied by the universal product code; (surface exposée disponible)

  close proximity

  close proximity means, with reference to the common name, immediately adjacent to the common name without any intervening printed, written or graphic matter; (à proximité)

  common name

  common name means, with reference to a food,

  • (a) the name of the food printed in boldface type in these Regulations,

  • (b) the name prescribed by any other regulation, or

  • (c) if the name of the food is not so printed or prescribed, the name by which the food is generally known; (nom usuel)

  component

  component means an individual unit of food that is combined as an individual unit of food with one or more other individual units of food to form an ingredient; (constituant)

  daily value

  daily value means, in respect of a nutrient, the quantity applicable to the nutrient according to subsection B.01.001.1(2); (valeur quotidienne)

  Directory of NFT Formats

  Directory of NFT Formats means the document entitled Nutrition Labelling – Directory of Nutrition Facts Table Formats published by the Government of Canada on its website, as amended from time to time; (Répertoire des modèles de TVN)

  durable life

  durable life means the period, commencing on the day on which a prepackaged product is packaged for retail sale, during which the product, when it is stored under conditions appropriate to that product, will retain, without any appreciable deterioration, its normal wholesomeness, palatability, nutritional value and any other qualities claimed for it by the manufacturer; (durée de conservation)

  durable life date

  durable life date means the date on which the durable life of a prepackaged product ends; (date limite de conservation)

  energy value

  energy value means, in respect of a food, the amount of energy made available to a person’s body when the chemical constituents of the food, including protein, fat, carbohydrate and alcohol, are metabolized following ingestion of the food by the person; (valeur énergétique)

  extended meat product

  extended meat product means a meat product to which a meat product extender has been added; (produit de viande avec allongeur)

  extended poultry product

  extended poultry product means a poultry product to which a poultry product extender has been added; (produit de volaille avec allongeur)

  fish product

  fish product means fish or prepared fish; (produit de poisson)

  flavouring preparation

  flavouring preparation includes any food for which a standard is provided in Division 10; (préparation aromatisante)

  food additive

  food additive means any substance the use of which results, or may reasonably be expected to result, in it or its by-products becoming a part of or affecting the characteristics of a food, but does not include

  • (a) any nutritive material that is used, recognized or commonly sold as an article or ingredient of food;

  • (b) vitamins, mineral nutrients and amino acids, other than those listed in the tables to Division 16,

  • (c) spices, seasonings, flavouring preparations, essential oils, oleoresins and natural extractives;

  • (d) agricultural chemicals, other than those listed in the tables to Division 16,

  • (e) food packaging materials and components thereof; and

  • (f) drugs recommended for administration to animals that may be consumed as food; (additif alimentaire)

  food colour

  food colour means any colouring agent that is referred to in section 2 of the Marketing Authorization for Food Additives That May Be Used as Colouring Agents; (colorant alimentaire)

  functional substitute for a sweetening agent

  functional substitute for a sweetening agent means, in respect of a prepackaged product, a food — other than any sweetener or sweetening agent, including any sugars — that replaces a sweetening agent and that has one or more of the functions of the sweetening agent including, sweetening, thickening, texturing or caramelizing; (substitut fonctionnel d’un agent édulcorant)

  gelling agent

  gelling agent means gelatin, agar and carrageenan; (agent gélatinisant)

  ingredient

  ingredient means an individual unit of food that is combined as an individual unit of food with one or more other individual units of food to form an integral unit of food that is sold as a prepackaged product; (ingrédient)

  List of Contaminants and Other Adulterating Substances in Foods

  List of Contaminants and Other Adulterating Substances in Foods means the List of Contaminants and Other Adulterating Substances in Foods, published by the Department of Health on its website, as amended from time to time; (Liste de contaminants et d’autres substances adultérantes dans les aliments)

  marketing authorization

  marketing authorization means a marketing authorization issued by the Minister under subsection 30.3(1) of the Act; (autorisation de mise en marché)

  meal replacement

  meal replacement means a formulated food that, by itself, can replace one or more daily meals; (substitut de repas)

  meat product

  meat product means meat, meat by-product, prepared meat or prepared meat by-product; (produit de viande)

  meat product extender

  meat product extender means a food that is a source of protein and that is represented as being for the purpose of extending meat products; (allongeur de produit de viande)

  mechanically tenderized beef

  mechanically tenderized beef means uncooked solid cut beef that is prepared in either of the following ways:

  • (a) the integrity of the surface of the beef is compromised by being pierced by blades, needles or other similar instruments; or

  • (b) the beef is injected with a marinade or other tenderizing solution; (boeuf attendri mécaniquement)

  monounsaturated fatty acids

  monounsaturated fatty acids, monounsaturated fat, monounsaturates or monounsaturated means cis-monounsaturated fatty acids; (acides gras monoinsaturés, graisses monoinsaturées, gras monoinsaturés, lipides monoinsaturés ou monoinsaturés)

  mutiple-serving prepackaged product

  mutiple-serving prepackaged product means a prepackaged product other than a single-serving prepackaged product; (produit préemballé à portions multiples)

  nutritional supplement

  nutritional supplement means a food sold or represented as a supplement to a diet that may be inadequate in energy and essential nutrients; (supplément nutritif)

  nutrition facts table

  nutrition facts table means the nutrition facts table that is required by subsection B.01.401(1) to be carried on the label of a prepackaged product; (tableau de la valeur nutritive)

  omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids

  omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, omega-3 polyunsaturated fat, omega-3 polyunsaturates, omega-3 polyunsaturated or omega-3 means

  • (a) 9-cis, 12-cis, 15-cis octadecatrienoic acid or α-linolenic acid,

  • (b) 8-cis, 11-cis, 14-cis, 17-cis eicosatetraenoic acid,

  • (c) 5-cis, 8-cis, 11-cis, 14-cis, 17-cis eicosapentaenoic acid or EPA,

  • (d) 7-cis, 10-cis, 13-cis, 16-cis, 19-cis docosapentaenoic acid, or

  • (e) 4-cis, 7-cis, 10-cis, 13-cis, 16-cis, 19-cis docosahexaenoic acid or DHA; (acides gras polyinsaturés oméga-3, graisses polyinsaturées oméga-3, gras polyinsaturés oméga-3, lipides polyinsaturés oméga-3, polyinsaturés oméga-3 ou oméga-3)

  omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids

  omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids, omega-6 polyunsaturated fat, omega-6 polyunsaturates, omega-6 polyunsaturated or omega-6 means

  • (a) 9-cis, 12-cis octadecadienoic acid or linoleic acid,

  • (b) 6-cis, 9-cis, 12-cis octadecatrienoic acid,

  • (c) 8-cis, 11-cis, 14-cis eicosatrienoic acid or di-homo-γ-linolenic acid,

  • (d) 5-cis, 8-cis, 11-cis, 14-cis eicosatetraenoic acid or arachidonic acid,

  • (e) 7-cis, 10-cis, 13-cis, 16-cis docosatetraenoic acid, or

  • (f) 4-cis, 7-cis, 10-cis, 13-cis, 16-cis docosapentaenoic acid; (acides gras polyinsaturés oméga-6, graisses polyinsaturées oméga-6, gras polyinsaturés oméga-6, lipides polyinsaturés oméga-6, polyinsaturés oméga-6 ou oméga-6)

  ornamental container

  ornamental container means a container that, except on the bottom, does not have any promotional or advertising material thereon, other than a trade mark or common name and that, because of any design appearing on its surface or because of its shape or texture, appears to be a decorative ornament and is sold as a decorative ornament in addition to being sold as the container of a product; (emballage décoratif)

  overage

  overage means the amount of a vitamin or mineral nutrient that is, within the limits of good manufacturing practice, added to a food in excess of the amount declared on the label, in order to ensure that the amount of the vitamin or mineral nutrient declared on the label is maintained throughout the durable life of the food; (surtitrage)

  parts per million

  parts per million[Repealed, SOR/2010-94, s. 1]

  parts per million

  parts per million or p.p.m. means parts per million by weight unless otherwise stated; (parties par million ou p.p.m.)

  per cent

  per cent or % means per cent by weight, unless otherwise stated; (pour cent ou %)

  point

  point means the unit of measurement for type size that is known as a PostScript point and is equal to 0.3527777778 mm; (point)

  polyunsaturated fatty acids

  polyunsaturated fatty acids, polyunsaturated fat, polyunsaturates or polyunsaturated means cis-methylene interrupted polyunsaturated fatty acids; (acides gras polyinsaturés, graisses polyinsaturées, gras polyinsaturés, lipides polyinsaturés ou polyinsaturés)

  poultry product

  poultry product means poultry meat, prepared poultry meat, poultry meat by-product or prepared poultry meat by-product; (produit de volaille)

  poultry product extender

  poultry product extender means a food that is a source of protein and that is represented as being for the purpose of extending poultry products; (allongeur de produit de volaille)

  prepackaged meal

  prepackaged meal means a prepackaged selection of foods for one individual that requires no preparation other than heating and that contains at least one serving, as described in Canada’s Food Guide to Healthy Eating, published in 1992 by the Department of Supply and Services by authority of the Minister of National Health and Welfare, of

  • (a) meat, fish, poultry, legumes, nuts, seeds, eggs or milk or milk products other than butter, cream, sour cream, ice-cream, ice milk and sherbet; and

  • (b) vegetables, fruit or grain products; (repas préemballé)

  prepackaged product

  prepackaged product means any food that is contained in a package in the manner in which it is ordinarily sold to or used or purchased by a person; (produit préemballé)

  principal display panel

  principal display panel means, despite the meaning assigned to that term in section A.01.010,

  • (a) in the case of a label applied to a prepackaged product that is subject to the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act the principal display panel as defined in the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Regulations,

  • (b) in the case of a label applied to a prepackaged product that is not subject to the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act, that part of the label applied to all or part of the side or surface of the container that is displayed or visible under normal or customary conditions of sale or use, and where the container does not have such a side or surface, that part of the label applied to any part of the container, except the bottom, if any, and

  • (c) in the case of a label applied to a food that is not a prepackaged product, that part of the label applied to all or part of the side or surface of the food that is displayed or visible under normal or customary conditions of sale or use; (espace principal)

  reasonable daily intake

  reasonable daily intake, in respect of a food set out in Column I of an item of Schedule K, means the amount of that food set out in Column II of that item; (ration quotidienne raisonnable)

  recommended daily intake

  recommended daily intake[Repealed, SOR/2016-305, s. 1]

  reference amount

  reference amount means, in respect of a food set out in column 1 of the Table of Reference Amounts, the amount of that food set out in column 2; (quantité de référence)

  reference standard

  reference standard[Repealed, SOR/2016-305, s. 1]

  saturated fatty acids

  saturated fatty acids, saturated fat, saturates or saturated means all fatty acids that contain no double bonds; (acides gras saturés, graisses saturées, gras saturés, lipides saturés ou saturés)

  simulated meat product

  simulated meat product means any food that does not contain any meat product, poultry product or fish product but that has the appearance of a meat product; (simili-produit de viande)

  simulated poultry product

  simulated poultry product means any food that does not contain any poultry product, meat product or fish product but that has the appearance of a poultry product; (simili-produit de volaille)

  single-serving prepackaged product

  single-serving prepackaged product means a prepackaged product in respect of which the net quantity of food in the package is the serving of stated size for the food as set out in paragraph B.01.002A(1)(b); (produit préemballé à portion individuelle)

  sugars

  sugars means all monosaccharides and disaccharides; (sucres)

  sugars-based ingredient

  sugars-based ingredient means, in respect of a prepackaged product,

  • (a) an ingredient that is a monosaccharide or disaccharide or a combination of these;

  • (b) an ingredient that is a sweetening agent other than one referred to in paragraph (a); and

  • (c) any other ingredient that contains one or more sugars and that is added to the product as a functional substitute for a sweetening agent; (ingrédient à base de sucres)

  sweetener

  sweetener means any sweetener that is referred to in section 2 of the Marketing Authorization for Food Additives That May Be Used as Sweeteners; (édulcorant)

  sweetening agent

  sweetening agent includes any food for which a standard is provided in Division 18, but does not include those food additives listed in the tables to Division 16; (agent édulcorant)

  Table of Daily Values

  Table of Daily Values means the document entitled Nutrition Labelling – Table of Daily Values published by the Government of Canada on its website, as amended from time to time; (Tableau des valeurs quotidiennes)

  Table of Reference Amounts

  Table of Reference Amounts means the document entitled Nutrition Labelling – Table of Reference Amounts for Food published by the Government of Canada on its website, as amended from time to time; (Tableau des quantités de référence)

  trans fatty acids

  trans fatty acids, trans fat or trans means unsaturated fatty acids that contain one or more isolated or non-conjugated double bonds in a trans-configuration; (acides gras trans, graisses trans, gras trans, lipides trans ou trans)

  unstandardized food

  unstandardized food means any food for which a standard is not prescribed in this Part; (aliment non normalisé)

  weighted recommended nutrient intake

  weighted recommended nutrient intake, in respect of a vitamin or mineral nutrient set out in column I of Table II to Division 1 of Part D or in column I of Table II to Division 2 of Part D, means the amount set out in column III; (apport nutritionnel recommandé pondéré)

  yolk-replaced egg

  yolk-replaced egg means a food that

  • (a) does not contain egg yolk but contains fluid, dried or frozen egg albumen or mixtures thereof,

  • (b) is intended as a substitute for whole egg, and

  • (c) meets the requirements of section B.22.032; (oeuf à jaune substitué)

• (2) The definitions in this subsection apply for the purposes of the Act.

  agricultural chemical

  agricultural chemical has the same meaning as in subsection (1). (produit chimique agricole)

  food additive

  food additive has the same meaning as in subsection (1). (additif alimentaire)

• B.01.001.1 (1) For the purpose of subsection (2), the term fat used in the Table of Daily Values means all fatty acids expressed as triglycerides.

• (2) The daily value for a nutrient in a food is

  • (a) in the case of a nutrient set out in column 1 of Part 1 of the Table of Daily Values, the quantity

    • (i) set out in column 2, if the food is intended solely for children one year of age or older but less than four years of age, and

    • (ii) set out in column 3, if the food is intended for children one year of age or older but less than four years of age or for children four years of age or older and adults; and

  • (b) in the case of a vitamin or mineral nutrient set out in column 1 of Part 2 of the Table of Daily Values, the quantity

    • (i) set out in column 2, if the food is intended solely for infants six months of age or older but less than one year of age,

    • (ii) set out in column 3, if the food is intended for infants six months of age or older but less than one year of age or for children one year of age or older but less than four years of age, and

    • (iii) set out in column 4, in any other case.

• (3) Subsection (2) does not apply if the food is a human milk substitute intended solely for infants less than six months of age.

B.01.002 Each provision in this Part in which the symbol [S] appears between the provision number and the name of the food described in that provision prescribes the standard of composition, strength, potency, purity, quality or other property of that food and a provision in which the symbol does not appear does not prescribe a standard for a food.

• B.01.002A (1) For the purposes of this Part, a serving of stated size of a food shall be

  • (a) based on the food as offered for sale;

  • (b) in either of the following cases, the net quantity of the food in the package:

    • (i) if the quantity of food in the package can reasonably be consumed by one person at a single eating occasion, or

    • (ii) if the package contains less than 200% of the reference amount for the food; and

  • (c) in all other cases, the amount indicated for the food according to the criteria set out in column 3A of the Table of Reference Amounts.

• (2) A serving of stated size of a food shall be expressed as follows:

  • (a) in the case of a single-serving prepackaged product to which paragraph (1)(b) applies, per package and using the following units:

    • (i) in grams, if the net quantity of the food is shown on the label by weight or by count, and

    • (ii) in millilitres, if the net quantity of the food is shown on the label by volume; and

  • (b) in the case of a multiple-serving prepackaged product to which paragraph (1)(c) applies, according to the following units set out in column 3B of the Table of Reference Amounts and according to the manner set out in that column:

    • (i) the household measure that applies to the product, and

    • (ii) the metric measure that applies to the product.

• B.01.003 (1) The following foods shall carry a label when offered for sale:

  • (a) all prepackaged products other than

    • (i) prepackaged confections, commonly known as one bite confections, that are sold individually, and

    • (ii) prepackaged products consisting of fresh fruits or fresh vegetables that are packaged in a wrapper or confining band of less than 1/2 inch in width;

  • (b) meat and meat by-products that are barbecued, roasted or broiled on the retail premises;

  • (c) poultry, poultry meat or poultry meat by-products that are barbecued, roasted or broiled on the retail premises;

  • (d) horse-meat or horse-meat by-product;

  • (e) any substance or mixture of substances for use as a food additive or food additive preparation; and

  • (f) flour and whole wheat flour that has been treated with gamma radiation from Cobalt 60 Source.

• (2) [Repealed, SOR/79-23, s. 2]

• B.01.004 (1) All or part of the label referred to in section B.01.003 shall be applied

  • (a) in the case of a prepackaged product, to the container in which the prepackaged product is sold; and

  • (b) in the case of a food that is not a prepackaged product, to the food itself.

• (2) The label shall be applied in such a manner that the container of the prepackaged product or the food, as the case may be, will bear the label at the time it is sold.

• B.01.005 (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) Notwithstanding subsection (2), where 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) Notwithstanding subsection (2), the information required by subparagraph B.01.007(1.1)(b)(i) or paragraph B.24.103(g) or B.25.057(1)(f) or (2)(f) may be shown on that part of the label that is applied to the bottom of the package if a clear indication of the location of the required information appears elsewhere on the label.

• (5) Notwithstanding 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.

• B.01.006 (1) The common name of the food shall be shown on the principal display panel.

• (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the common name of a fresh fruit or fresh vegetable that is prepackaged in such a manner that the fruit or vegetable is visible and identifiable in the package is not required to be shown on the label.

• B.01.007 (1) In this section, packaging date means

  • (a) the date on which a food is placed for the first time in a package in which it will be offered for sale to a consumer; or

  • (b) the date on which a prepackaged product is weighed by a retailer in a package in which it will be offered for sale for the first time to a consumer.

• (1.1) The following information shall be shown on any part of the label:

  • (a) the identity and principal place of business of the person by or for whom the food was manufactured or produced;

  • (b) where a prepackaged product having a durable life of 90 days or less is packaged at a place other than the retail premises from which it is to be sold,

    • (i) the durable life date, and

    • (ii) instructions for the proper storage of the prepackaged product if it requires storage conditions that differ from normal room temperature; and

  • (c) where a prepackaged product having a durable life of 90 days or less is packaged on the retail premises from which it is to be sold,

    • (i) the packaging date, and

    • (ii) the durable life of the food, except when the durable life appears on a poster next to the food.

• (1.2) The packaging date referred to in paragraph (1.1)(c) shall be shown in the form and manner prescribed for the durable life date by subsections (4) and (5) and the terms “best before” and “meilleur avant” on the label shall be replaced by the terms “packaged on” and “empaqueté le”.

• (2) Paragraph (1.1)(a) does not apply to fresh fruits or fresh vegetables that are prepackaged on retail premises in such a manner that the fruits or vegetables are visible and identifiable in the package.

• (3) Paragraphs (1.1)(b) and (c) do not apply to

  • (a) prepackaged products consisting of fresh fruits or fresh vegetables;

  • (b) prepackaged individual portions of food that are served by a restaurant or other commercial enterprise with meals or snacks;

  • (c) prepackaged individual servings of food that are prepared by a commissary and sold by automatic vending machines or mobile canteens; or

  • (d) prepackaged donuts.

• (4) The durable life date shall be shown in the following manner:

  • (a) the words “best before” and “meilleur avant” shall be shown grouped together with the durable life date unless a clear explanation of the significance of the durable life date appears elsewhere on the label;

  • (b) where, for the sake of clarity, it is necessary to show the year in which the durable life date occurs, the year shall be shown first and shall be expressed by at least the last two numbers of the year;

  • (c) the month shall be shown in words after the year, if the year is shown, and may be abbreviated as prescribed by subsection (5); and

  • (d) the day of the month shall be shown after the month and shall be expressed in numbers.

• (5) The month of the durable life date, when abbreviated, shall be abbreviated as follows and only one such abbreviation shall be used for the English language and the French language:

  • JA 

    for JANUARY
  • FE 

    for FEBRUARY
  • MR 

    for MARCH
  • AL 

    for APRIL
  • MA 

    for MAY
  • JN 

    for JUNE
  • JL 

    for JULY
  • AU 

    for AUGUST
  • SE 

    for SEPTEMBER
  • OC 

    for OCTOBER
  • NO 

    for NOVEMBER
  • DE 

    for DECEMBER

• (6) Except as otherwise provided in these Regulations, no person shall use a durable life date marking system on the label of a prepackaged product or in advertising a prepackaged product other than the marking system set out in this section.

• (7) Paragraph (1.1)(b) does not apply to prepackaged fresh yeast, if

  • (a) the date on which it is estimated that the product has lost its effectiveness is shown on the label in the form and manner prescribed for the durable life date by subsections (4) and (5); and

  • (b) the terms “best before” and “meilleur avant” are replaced by the terms “use by” and “employez avant”.

• B.01.008 (1) The following information shall be shown grouped together on any part of the label:

  • (a) any information required by these Regulations, other than the information required to appear on the principal display panel or the nutrition facts table and the information required by sections B.01.007, B.01.301, B.01.305, B.01.311, B.01.503, B.01.513 and B.01.601; and

  • (b) where a prepackaged product consists of more than one ingredient, a list of all ingredients, including, subject to section B.01.009, components, if any.

• (2) Paragraph (1)(b) does not apply to

  • (a) prepackaged products packaged from bulk on retail premises, except prepackaged products that are a mixture of nuts;

  • (b) prepackaged individual portions of food that are served by a restaurant or other commercial enterprise with meals or snacks;

  • (c) prepackaged individual servings of food that are prepared by a commissary and sold by automatic vending machines or mobile canteens;

  • (d) prepackaged meat and meat by-products that are barbecued, roasted or broiled on the retail premises;

  • (e) prepackaged poultry, poultry meat or poultry meat by-products that are barbecued, roasted or broiled on the retail premises;

  • (f) Bourbon whisky and prepackaged products subject to compositional standards in Division 2; or

  • (g) prepackaged products subject to compositional standards in Division 19.

• (3) Despite paragraph (1)(b), the following items are not required to be shown on the label of a prepackaged product:

  • (a) wax coating compounds and their components, used as an ingredient or component of prepackaged fresh fruit or vegetables;

  • (b) sausage casings, used as an ingredient or component of prepackaged sausages;

  • (c) hydrogen, used as an ingredient or component of a prepackaged product if used for hydrogenation purposes; and

  • (d) components of ingredients of a sandwich, if the sandwich is made with bread.

• (4) to (10) [Repealed, SOR/2016-305, s. 4]

• B.01.008.1 (1) Information appearing on the label of a prepackaged product according to sections B.01.008.2 to B.01.010.4 shall be shown

  • (a) in a single colour of type that is a visual equivalent of 100% solid black type on a white background or a uniform neutral background with a maximum 5% tint of colour;

  • (b) in a single standard sans serif font that is not decorative and in a manner that the characters never touch each other or any differentiating feature under subsection B.01.008.2(2);

  • (c) in type of normal or condensed width that is not scaled down so that the characters take up less space horizontally and, if a nutrition facts table appears on the label, the width of type must be the same as that required for the type used to show the nutrients that appear in the nutrition facts table;

  • (d) in regular type, subject to paragraph B.01.008.2(1)(b), subparagraph B.01.010.3(1)(a)(ii) and paragraphs B.01.010.3(1)(c) and B.01.010.4(1)(c) and (d); and

  • (e) in type that is the same height that is not less than 1.1 mm with identical leading of not less than 2.5 mm.

• (2) Despite paragraph (1)(a), a list of ingredients appearing on the label of the following prepackaged products is not required to be shown on a white background or a uniform neutral background with a maximum 5% tint of colour:

  • (a) a prepackaged product that is intended solely for use as an ingredient in the manufacture of other prepackaged products intended for sale to a consumer at the retail level or as an ingredient in the preparation of food by a commercial or industrial enterprise or an institution; and

  • (b) a prepackaged product that is a ready-to-serve multiple-serving prepackaged product intended solely to be served in a commercial or industrial enterprise or an institution.

• (3) Despite paragraph (1)(e), if a nutrition facts table appears on the label of a prepackaged product and the type size of the nutrients shown in the table is not less than 8 points, the information appearing on the label must appear in type that is the same height that is not less than 1.4 mm with identical leading of not less than 3.2 mm.

• (4) Despite paragraph (1)(e), a title that introduces a list of ingredients, a food allergen source, gluten source and added sulphites statement, as defined in subsection B.01.010.1(1), or a declaration referred to in subsection B.01.010.4(1) may be shown in type that is of a height that is greater than the height of the type used to show the ingredients in the list, the information in the statement or the information in the declaration, as the case may be.

• (5) If more than one of the titles referred to in subsection (4) appears on a label, the characters of each title must be of the same height.

• (6) For the purpose of this section, the height of type means the height of the lower case letter “x”.

• B.01.008.2 (1) A list of ingredients shall be introduced by a title that shall

  • (a) consist of the term

    • (i) “Ingredients” or “Ingredients:” in the English version of the list, and

    • (ii) “Ingrédients” or “Ingrédients:” in the French version of the list;

  • (b) be shown in bold type; and

  • (c) be shown without any intervening printed, written or graphic material appearing between the title and the first ingredient shown in the list.

• (2) A list of ingredients shall be shown in a manner that clearly differentiates it on the label, by means of one or both of

  • (a) graphics in the form of a solid-line border around the list or one or more solid lines appearing immediately above, below or at the sides of the list that are the same colour as that of the type used to show the information referred to in subsection B.01.008.1(1); and

  • (b) a background colour that creates a contrast between the background colour of the list and the background colour used on the adjacent area of the label, other than the area used to display a food allergen source, gluten source and added sulphites statement, as defined in subsection B.01.010.1(1), a declaration referred to in subsection B.01.010.4(1) and a nutrition facts table.

• (3) In a list of ingredients, ingredients shall be shown

  • (a) in descending order of their proportion of the prepackaged product or as a percentage of the prepackaged product, and the order or percentage shall be the order or percentage of the ingredients before they are combined to form the product;

  • (b) in lower case letters, except that upper case letters shall be used to show

    • (i) the first letter of each ingredient or, in the case of a food additive shown in whole or in part by an acronym, the entire acronym, and

    • (ii) the alpha-descriptor that forms a part of the common name for a food additive, vitamin or micro-organism; and

  • (c) separated by a bullet point or a comma.

• (4) Despite paragraph (3)(a), the following ingredients may be shown at the end of the list of ingredients, in any order:

  • (a) spices, seasonings and herbs, except salt;

  • (b) natural flavours and artificial flavours;

  • (c) flavour enhancers;

  • (d) food additives, except ingredients of food additive preparations or mixtures of substances for use as a food additive;

  • (e) vitamins;

  • (f) salts or derivatives of vitamins;

  • (g) mineral nutrients; and

  • (h) salts of mineral nutrients.

• (5) In a list of ingredients, the components of an ingredient shall be shown

  • (a) in parentheses, immediately after the ingredient, unless the source of a food allergen or gluten is shown immediately after the ingredient, in which case components of the ingredient shall be shown immediately after that source;

  • (b) in descending order of their proportion of the ingredient determined before the components are combined to form the ingredient;

  • (c) in lower case letters, except that upper case letters shall be used to show

    • (i) in the case of a food additive shown in whole or in part by an acronym, the entire acronym, and

    • (ii) the alpha-descriptor that forms a part of the common name for a food additive, vitamin or micro-organism; and

  • (d) separated by a comma.

• (6) Despite paragraph B.01.008(1)(b) and paragraphs (5)(a) and (b), but subject to section B.01.009, if one or more components of an ingredient are required by these Regulations to be shown in a list of ingredients, the ingredient is not required to be shown in the list if all components of the ingredient are shown in the list by their common names and in accordance with subsection (3) as if they were ingredients.

• (7) In a list of ingredients, the source of a food allergen or gluten shall be shown

  • (a) immediately after the ingredient or component to which it applies in accordance with subsections B.01.010.1(8) and (10);

  • (b) entirely in lower case letters; and

  • (c) separated by a comma from any other source of a food allergen or gluten that is shown for the same ingredient or component.

• (8) If the English and French versions of a list of ingredients appear on the label, they shall be displayed on a continuous surface of the label’s available display surface, but need not be on the same continuous surface of the label’s available display surface.

• (9) If the English and French versions of a list of ingredients appear on the same continuous surface of the label, the version that follows the other version shall not begin on the same line as that on which the other version ends, except in the case of a prepackaged product that has an available display surface of less than 100 cm².

• B.01.008.3 (1) If a prepackaged product contains one or more sugars-based ingredients, despite the order of presentation referred to in paragraph B.01.008.2(3)(a), the sugars-based ingredient or ingredients shall be shown in the list of ingredients, in parentheses, immediately following the term

  • (a) “Sugars” in the English version of the list; and

  • (b) “Sucres” in the French version of the list.

• (2) The term “Sugars” referred to in subsection (1) shall be shown in the list of ingredients

  • (a) in descending order of the proportion of all the sugars-based ingredients in the prepackaged product or as a percentage of the prepackaged product, and the order or percentage shall be the order or percentage of all the sugars-based ingredients before they are combined to form the product; and

  • (b) separated from other ingredients by a bullet point or a comma.

• (3) Each sugars-based ingredient mentioned immediately following the term “Sugars” shall be shown,

  • (a) despite paragraph B.01.008.2(3)(b), entirely in lower case letters; and

  • (b) in the case of more than one sugars-based ingredient,

    • (i) in descending order of its proportion of the prepackaged product as prescribed by subsection B.01.008.2(3), and

    • (ii) separated by a comma.

• (4) Subsections (1) to (3) do not apply to the following prepackaged products:

  • (a) a sweetening agent;

  • (b) fruit or vegetable juice or vegetable drink that does not contain any sweetening agent, as well as any mixture of those juices and drinks, including any of those juices and drinks

    • (i) to which fruit or vegetable purée or any mixture of those purées has been added,

    • (ii) that are reconstituted, or

    • (iii) that are a concentrate intended for dilution and consumption as juice or drink;

  • (c) fruit or vegetable purée that does not contain any sweetening agent as well as any mixture of those purées;

  • (d) prepackaged products that contain only one sugars-based ingredient that contains the word “sugar” in its common name; and

  • (e) human milk substitutes and formulated liquid diets.

• B.01.009 (1) Components of ingredients or of classes of ingredients set out in the following table are not required to be shown on a label:

  Item	Ingredient
  1	butter
  2	margarine
  3	shortening
  4	lard
  5	leaf lard
  6	monoglycerides
  7	diglycerides
  8	rice
  9	starches or modified starches
  10	breads subject to compositional standards in sections B.13.021 to B.13.029
  11	flour
  12	soy flour
  13	graham flour
  14	whole wheat flour
  15	baking powder
  16	milks subject to compositional standards in sections B.08.003 to B.08.027
  17	chewing gumbase
  18	sweetening agents subject to compositional standards in sections B.18.001 to B.18.018
  19	cocoa, low-fat cocoa
  20	salt
  21	vinegars subject to compositional standards in sections B.19.003 to B.19.007
  22	Bourbon whisky and alcoholic beverages subject to compositional standards in sections B.02.001 to B.02.134
  23	cheese for which a standard is prescribed in Division 8, if the total amount of cheese in a prepackaged product is less than 10 per cent of that packaged product
  24	jams, marmalades and jellies subject to compositional standards in sections B.11.201 to B.11.241 when the total amount of those ingredients is less than 5 per cent of a prepackaged product
  25	olives, pickles, relish and horse-radish when the total amount of those ingredients is less than 10 per cent of a prepackaged product
  26	one or more vegetable or animal fats or oils for which a standard is prescribed in Division 9, and hydrogenated, modified or interesterified vegetable or animal fats or oils, if the total of those fats and oils as are contained in a prepackaged product is less than 15 per cent of that prepackaged product
  27	prepared or preserved meat, fish, poultry meat, meat by-product or poultry by-product when the total amount of those ingredients is less than 10 per cent of a prepackaged product that consists of an unstandardized food
  28	alimentary paste that does not contain egg in any form or any flour other than wheat flour
  29	bacterial culture
  30	hydrolyzed plant protein
  31	carbonated water
  32	whey, whey powder, concentrated whey, whey butter and whey butter oil
  33	mould culture
  34	chlorinated water and fluorinated water
  35	gelatin
  36	toasted wheat crumbs used in or as a binder, filler or breading in or on a food product

• (2) Subject to subsection (3), where a preparation or mixture set out in the table to this subsection is added to a food, the ingredients and components of the preparation or mixture are not required to be shown on the label of that food.

  Item	Preparation/Mixture
  1	food colour preparations
  2	flavouring preparations
  3	artificial flavouring preparations
  4	spice mixtures
  5	seasoning or herb mixtures
  6	vitamin preparations
  7	mineral preparations
  8	food additive preparations
  9	rennet preparations
  10	food flavour-enhancer preparations
  11	compressed, dry, active or instant yeast preparations

• (3) Where a preparation or mixture set out in the table to subsection (2) is added to a food, and the preparation or mixture contains one or more of the following ingredients or components, those ingredients or components shall be shown by their common names in the list of the ingredients of the food to which they are added as if they were ingredients of that food:

  • (a) salt;

  • (b) glutamic acid or its salts;

  • (c) hydrolyzed plant protein;

  • (d) aspartame;

  • (e) potassium chloride; and

  • (f) any ingredient or component that performs a function in, or has any effect on, that food.

• (4) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), where any of the following components is contained in an ingredient set out in the tables to those subsections, that component shall be shown in the list of ingredients:

  • (a) peanut oil;

  • (b) hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated peanut oil; and

  • (c) modified peanut oil.

• (5) [Repealed, SOR/2011-28, s. 2]

• B.01.010 (1) In this section, common name includes a name set out in Column II of the tables to subsection (3).

• (2) An ingredient or component shall be shown in the list of ingredients by its common name.

• (3) For the purposes of subsection (2),

  • (a) the ingredient or component set out in Column I of an item of the following table shall be shown in the list of ingredients by the common name set out in Column II of that item:

    	Column I	Column II
    Item	Ingredient or Component	Common Name
    1	any oil, fat or tallow described in section B.09.002 of Division 9, except lard, leaf or suet	the name of the meat from which the oil, fat or tallow is obtained plus oil, fat or tallow
    2	shortening or margarine containing fats or oils, except shortening or margarine containing coconut oil, palm oil, palm kernel oil, peanut oil or cocoa butter	shortening or margarine modified by vegetable oil or marine oil or by the common name of the vegetable, animal or marine oil or fat used
    3	shortening or margarine containing coconut oil, palm oil, palm kernel oil, peanut oil or cocoa butter	shortening or margarine modified by the common name of the vegetable oil or fat used
    4	meat	the name of the meat
    5	poultry meat	the name of the poultry
    6	fish	the name of the fish
    7	plant protein product	the name of the plant plus protein product
    8	hydrolyzed plant protein	hydrolyzed plus the name of the plant plus protein or hydrolysed plus the name of the plant plus protein
    9	any protein isolate	the name of the source of the protein plus protein or the common name of the protein isolate
    10	any meat by-product described in section B.14.003, other than gelatin	the name of the meat plus by-product or the name of the meat plus the name of the meat by-product
    11	any poultry meat by-product described in section B.22.003	the name of the poultry plus by-product or the name of the poultry plus the name of the poultry meat by-product
    12	any oil or fat referred to in section B.09.002 that has been hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated, including tallow, but not including lard	“hydrogenated” plus the name of the meat from which the oil, fat or tallow is obtained, plus oil, fat or tallow
    13	any oil or fat referred to in section B.09.002 of Division 9, including tallow, that has been modified by the complete or partial removal of a fatty acid	modified plus the name of the meat from which the oil, fat or tallow is obtained, plus oil, fat or tallow
    14	one or more vegetable fats or oils, except coconut oil, palm oil, palm kernel oil, peanut oil or cocoa butter, that have been hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated	hydrogenated vegetable oil or hydrogenated vegetable fat or hydrogenated plus the specific name of the oil or fat
    15	coconut oil, palm oil, palm kernel oil, peanut oil or cocoa butter that has been hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated	hydrogenated plus the specific name of the oil or fat
    16	one or more marine fats or oils that have been hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated	hydrogenated marine oil or hydrogenated marine fat or hydrogenated plus the specific name of the oil or fat
    17	one or more vegetable fats or oils, except coconut oil, palm oil, palm kernel oil, peanut oil or cocoa butter, that have been modified by the complete or partial removal of a fatty acid	modified vegetable oil or modified vegetable fat or modified plus the specific name of the oil or fat
    18	coconut oil, palm oil, palm kernel oil, peanut oil or cocoa butter that has been modified by the complete or partial removal of a fatty acid	modified plus the specific name of the oil or fat
    19	one or more marine fats or oils that have been modified by the complete or partial removal of a fatty acid	modified marine oil or modified plus the specific name of the oil or fat
    20	starch	the name of the plant plus starch
    21	modified starch	modified plus the name of the plant plus starch
    22	lecithin	the name of the source of the lecithin plus lecithin
    23	crustacean	the name of the crustacean
    24	shellfish	the name of the shellfish

  • (b) except when one of the ingredients or components set out in column I of the table to this paragraph is shown separately in the list of ingredients by its common name, all of the ingredients or components present in a food set out in column I of an item of that table may be shown collectively in the list of ingredients by the common name set out in column II of that item:

    	Column I	Column II
    Item	Ingredient or Component	Common Name
    1	one or more vegetable fats or oils, except coconut oil, palm oil, palm kernel oil, peanut oil or cocoa butter	vegetable oil or vegetable fat
    2	one or more marine fats or oils	marine oil
    3	[Repealed, SOR/2016-305, s. 6]
    4	one or more substances prepared for their flavouring properties and produced from animal or vegetable raw materials or from food constituents derived solely from animal or vegetable raw materials	flavour
    5	one or more substances prepared for their flavouring properties and derived in whole or in part from components obtained by chemical synthesis	artificial flavour, imitation flavour or simulated flavour
    6	one or more spices, seasonings or herbs except salt	spices, seasonings or herbs
    7	any of the following in liquid, concentrated, dry, frozen or reconstituted form, namely, butter, buttermilk, butter oil, milk fat, cream, milk, partly skimmed milk, skim milk and any other component of milk the chemical composition of which has not been altered and that exists in the food in the same chemical state in which it is found in milk	milk ingredients
    7.1	any of the following in liquid, concentrated, dry, frozen or reconstituted form, namely, calcium-reduced skim milk (obtained by the ion-exchange process), casein, caseinates, cultured milk products, milk serum proteins, ultrafiltered milk, whey, whey butter, whey cream and any other component of milk the chemical state of which has been altered from that in which it is found in milk	modified milk ingredients
    7.2	one or more ingredients or components set out in item 7 combined with any one or more ingredients or components set out in item 7.1	modified milk ingredients
    8	any combination of disodium phosphate, monosodium phosphate, sodium hexametaphosphate, sodium tripolyphosphate, tetrasodium pyrophosphate and sodium acid pyrophosphate	sodium phosphate or sodium phosphates
    9	one or more species of bacteria	bacterial culture
    10	one or more species of mould	mold culture or mould culture
    11	preparation containing rennin	rennet
    12	milk coagulating enzymes from Aspergillus oryzae RET-1 (pBoel777), Endothia parasitica, Rhizomucor miehei (Cooney and Emerson) (previous name: Mucor miehei (Cooney and Emerson))or Mucor pusillus Lindt	microbial enzyme
    13	one or more substances the function of which is to impart flavour and that are obtained solely from the plant or animal source after which the flavour is named	the name of the plant or animal source plus the word “flavour”
    14	toasted wheat crumbs made by cooking a dough prepared with flour and water, which may be unleavened or chemically or yeast leavened, and which otherwise complies with the standard prescribed by section B.13.021 or B.13.022	toasted wheat crumbs
    15	that portion of chewing gum, other than the coating, that does not impart sweetness, flavour or colour	gum base
    16	sugar, liquid sugar, invert sugar or liquid invert sugar, singly or in combination	sugar
    17	glucose syrups and isomerized glucose syrups, singly or in combination, where the fructose fraction does not exceed 60 per cent of the sweetener on a dry basis	glucose-fructose
    18	glucose syrups and isomerized glucose syrups, singly or in combination, where the fructose fraction exceeds 60 per cent of the sweetener on a dry basis	fructose syrup
    19	sugar or glucose-fructose, singly or in combination	sugar/glucose-fructose
    20	water to which carbon dioxide is added	carbonated water
    21	one or more of the following food additives, namely, potassium bisulphite, potassium metabisulphite, sodium bisulphite, sodium dithionite, sodium metabisulphite, sodium sulphite, sulphur dioxide and sulphurous acid	sulfites, sulfiting agents, sulphites or sulphiting agents
    22	demineralized water or water otherwise treated to remove hardness or impurities, or fluoridated or chlorinated water	water
    23	wine vinegar, spirit vinegar, alcohol vinegar, white vinegar, grain vinegar, malt vinegar, cider vinegar or apple vinegar, singly or in combination	vinegar

• (4) Despite subsection (2) and subsection B.01.008.2(5), if a food contains ingredients of the same class, those ingredients may be shown by a class name if

  • (a) they consist of more than one component and are not listed in the table to subsection B.01.009(1); and

  • (b) their components are shown

    • (i) immediately after the class name of the ingredients of which they are components, in such a manner as to indicate that they are components of the ingredients, and

    • (ii) in descending order of their collective proportion of those ingredients.

• B.01.010.1 (1) The following definitions apply in this section and in sections B.01.010.2 to B.01.010.4.

  food allergen

  food allergen means any protein from any of the following foods, or any modified protein, including any protein fraction, that is derived from any of the following foods:

  • (a) almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, macadamia nuts, pecans, pine nuts, pistachios or walnuts;

  • (b) peanuts;

  • (c) sesame seeds;

  • (d) wheat or triticale;

  • (e) eggs;

  • (f) milk;

  • (g) soybeans;

  • (h) crustaceans;

  • (i) shellfish;

  • (j) fish; or

  • (k) mustard seeds. (allergène alimentaire)

  food allergen source, gluten source and added sulphites statement

  food allergen source, gluten source and added sulphites statement means a statement appearing on the label of a prepackaged product that indicates the source of a food allergen or gluten that is present in the product or the presence in the product of added sulphites in a total amount of 10 p.p.m. or more. (mention des sources d’allergènes alimentaires ou de gluten et des sulfites ajoutés)

  gluten

  gluten means

  • (a) any gluten protein from the grain of any of the following cereals or from the grain of a hybridized strain that is created from at least one of the following cereals:

    • (i) barley,

    • (ii) oats,

    • (iii) rye,

    • (iv) triticale,

    • (v) wheat; or

  • (b) any modified gluten protein, including any gluten protein fraction, that is derived from the grain of any of the cereals referred to in paragraph (a) or from the grain of a hybridized strain referred to in that paragraph. (gluten)

• (2) If a food allergen or gluten is present in a prepackaged product, the source of the food allergen or gluten, as the case may be, must be shown on the label of the product in

  • (a) the list of ingredients; or

  • (b) in a food allergen source, gluten source and added sulphites statement.

• (3) Subsection (2) does not apply to a food allergen or gluten that is present in a prepackaged product as a result of cross-contamination.

• (4) Subsection (2) does not apply to a to a food allergen or gluten that is present in a prepackaged product referred to in paragraphs B.01.008(2)(a) to (e) unless a list of ingredients is shown on the product’s label.

• (5) Subsection (2) does not apply to a food allergen or gluten that is present in a prepackaged product for which a standard is prescribed by section B.02.130 or B.02.131 unless a list of ingredients is shown on the product’s label.

• (6) The source of a food allergen required to be shown under subsection (2) must be shown

  • (a) for a food allergen from a food referred to in one of paragraphs (a), (b) and (e) of the definition food allergen in subsection (1) or derived from that food, by the name of the food as shown in the applicable paragraph, expressed in the singular or plural;

  • (b) for a food allergen from the food referred to in paragraph (c) of the definition food allergen in subsection (1) or derived from that food, by the name “sesame”, “sesame seed” or “sesame seeds”;

  • (c) for a food allergen from a food referred to in one of paragraphs (d) and (f) of the definition food allergen in subsection (1) or derived from that food, by the name of the food as shown in the applicable paragraph;

  • (d) for a food allergen from the food referred to in paragraph (g) of the definition food allergen in subsection (1) or derived from that food, by the name “soy”, “soya”, “soybean” or “soybeans”;

  • (e) for a food allergen from a food referred to in one of paragraphs (h) to (j) of the definition food allergen in subsection (1) or derived from that food, by the common name of the food referred to in column II of item 6, 23 or 24 of the table to paragraph B.01.010(3)(a), whichever is applicable; and

  • (f) for a food allergen from the food referred to in paragraph (k) of the definition food allergen in subsection (1) or derived from that food, by the name “mustard”, “mustard seed” or “mustard seeds”.

• (7) The source of gluten required to be shown under subsection (2) must be shown

  • (a) for gluten from the grain of a cereal referred to in one of subparagraphs (a)(i) to (v) of the definition gluten in subsection (1) or derived from that grain, by the name of the cereal as shown in the applicable subparagraph; and

  • (b) for gluten from the grain of a hybridized strain created from one or more of the cereals referred to in subparagraphs (a)(i) to (v) of the definition gluten in subsection (1) or derived from that grain, by the names of the cereals as shown in the applicable subparagraphs.

• (8) For the purpose of paragraph (2)(a), the source of the food allergen or gluten must be shown in the list of ingredients, in parentheses, as follows:

  • (a) immediately after the ingredient that is shown in that list, if the food allergen or gluten

    • (i) is that ingredient,

    • (ii) is present in that ingredient, but is not a component of or present in a component of that ingredient, or

    • (iii) is, or is present in, a component of that ingredient and the component is not shown in the list of ingredients; or

  • (b) immediately after the component that is shown in the list of ingredients, if the food allergen or gluten is that component or is present in that component.

• (9) Despite subsection (2), the source of the food allergen or gluten must be shown on the label of the product in the food allergen source, gluten source and added sulphites statement if the food allergen or gluten

  • (a) is, or is present in, an ingredient that is not shown in the list of ingredients, but is not a component of that ingredient or present in a component of that ingredient; or

  • (b) is, or is present in, a component and neither the component nor the ingredient in which it is present is shown in the list of ingredients.

• (10) Despite subsection (8), the source of the food allergen or gluten is not required to be shown in parentheses immediately after the ingredient or component, as the case may be, if the source of the food allergen or gluten appears

  • (a) in the list of ingredients

    • (i) as part of the common name of the ingredient or component, or

    • (ii) in parentheses, under subsection (8), immediately after another ingredient or component; or

  • (b) in the food allergen source, gluten source and added sulphites statement.

• (11) For greater certainty, nothing in subsection (8) affects how an ingredient or component may be shown in the list of ingredients under paragraph B.01.010(3)(b).

• B.01.010.2 (1) In this section and in sections B.01.010.3 and B.01.010.4, sulphites means one or more food additives that are listed exclusively in column I of item 21 of the table to paragraph B.01.010(3)(b) and are present in a prepackaged product.

• (2) For greater certainty, the definition sulphites in subsection (1) includes only sulphites that are present in the prepackaged product as a result of being added.

• (3) If sulphites are present in a prepackaged product in a total amount of 10 parts per million or more and none are required to be shown in the list of ingredients under section B.01.008 or B.01.009, the sulphites must be shown on the label of the product in

  • (a) the list of ingredients; or

  • (b) the food allergen source, gluten source and added sulphites statement that complies with the requirements of subsection B.01.010.3(1).

• (4) Subsection (3) does not apply to sulphites present in the prepackaged products referred to in paragraphs B.01.008(2)(a) to (e) unless a list of ingredients is shown on the product’s label.

• (5) Subsection (3) does not apply to sulphites present in a prepackaged product for which a standard is prescribed by section B.02.130 or B.02.131 unless a list of ingredients is shown on the product’s label.

• (6) Sulphites that are shown on a label of the product under subsection (3) must be shown as follows:

  • (a) if the sulphites are shown in the list of ingredients,

    • (i) by one of the common names “sulfites”, “sulfiting agents”, “sulphites” or “sulphiting agents”, or

    • (ii) individually by the applicable name set out in column I of item 21 of the table to paragraph B.01.010(3)(b), except that the name “sodium dithionite”, “sulphur dioxide” or “sulphurous acid” must be followed, in parentheses, by one of the common names “sulfites”, “sulfiting agents”, “sulphites” or “sulphiting agents”; or

  • (b) if the sulphites are shown in a food allergen source, gluten source and added sulphites statement, by one of the common names “sulfites”, “sulfiting agents”, “sulphites” or “sulphiting agents”.

• (7) Sulphites that are shown in the list of ingredients under paragraph (6)(a) must be shown as follows:

  • (a) sulphites that are a component of an ingredient that is shown in the list of ingredients must be shown either in parentheses immediately after the ingredient or at the end of that list where they may be shown in any order with the other ingredients that are shown at the end of that list in accordance with subsection B.01.008.2(4); and

  • (b) in all other cases, the sulphites must be shown at the end of the list of ingredients where they may be shown in any order with the other ingredients that are shown at the end of that list in accordance with subsection B.01.008.2(4).

• (8) If sulphites are present in a prepackaged product in a total amount of 10 parts per million or more and any of them are required to be shown in the list of ingredients under section B.01.008 or B.01.009, in the case of sulphites shown individually by the name “sodium dithionite”, “sulphur dioxide” or “sulphurous acid”, that name must be followed, in parentheses, by one of the common names “sulfites”, “sulfiting agents”, “sulphites” or “sulphiting agents”.

• (9) If the total amount of sulphites present in the prepackaged product is 10 parts per million or more, sulphites that are required to be shown in a list of ingredients under section B.01.008 or B.01.009 may also be shown on the label of the product in a food allergen source, gluten source and added sulphites statement that complies with the requirements of subsection B.01.010.3(1).

• (10) Despite subparagraph (6)(a)(ii) and subsection (8), if sulphites are shown individually in a list of ingredients, by the name “sodium dithionite”, “sulphur dioxide” or “sulphurous acid”, that name is not required to be followed, in parentheses, by one of the common names “sulfites”, “sulfiting agents”, “sulphites” or “sulphiting agents” if

  • (a) in the list of ingredients,

    • (i) the term “sulfite” or “sulphite” appears in the common name of another sulphite, or

    • (ii) one of the common names “sulfites”, “sulfiting agents”, “sulphites” or “sulphiting agents” is shown in parentheses following another sulphite; or

  • (b) one of the common names “sulfites”, “sulfiting agents”, “sulphites” or “sulphiting agents” is shown in a food allergen source, gluten source and added sulphites statement on the label of the product.

• B.01.010.3 (1) A food allergen source, gluten source and added sulphites statement on the label of a prepackaged product shall

  • (a) be introduced by a title that shall

    • (i) consist of the term

      • (A) “Contains” or “Contains:” in the English version of the statement, and

      • (B) “Contient” or “Contient:” in the French version of the statement,

    • (ii) be shown in bold type, and

    • (iii) be shown without any intervening printed, written or graphic material appearing between the title and the rest of the statement;

  • (a.1) appear, in respect of each linguistic version, after the list of ingredients appearing in the same language, without any intervening printed, written or graphic material;

  • (a.2) appear on the same continuous surface as the list of ingredients

    • (i) against the same background colour as that of the list, and

    • (ii) if the list of ingredients is differentiated by means of a solid-line border or lines in accordance with paragraph B.01.008.2(2)(a), within the border or the lines;

  • (b) include all of the following information, even if all or part of that information is also shown in the list of ingredients for the product:

    • (i) the source for each food allergen that is present in the product,

    • (ii) each source for the gluten that is present in the product, and

    • (iii) one of the common names “sulfites”, “sulfiting agents”, “sulphites” or “sulphiting agents”, if the total amount of sulphites present in the product is 10 parts per million or more; and

  • (c) show information entries in regular or bold type, using lower case letters except for the first letter of each entry, which shall be an upper case letter, and shall use a bullet point or comma to separate each entry.

• (2) Despite paragraph (1)(b), the following information is not required to be shown in the statement more than once:

  • (a) the same source of a food allergen;

  • (b) the same source of gluten; and

  • (c) one of the common names “sulfites”, “sulfiting agents”, “sulphites” or “sulphiting agents”.

• (3) If the English and French versions of the statement appear on the same continuous surface of the label, the version that follows the other version shall not begin on the same line as that on which the other version ends, except in the case of a prepackaged product that has an available display surface of less than 100 cm².

• B.01.010.4 (1) If the label of a prepackaged product includes a declaration alerting consumers that, due to a risk of cross-contamination, the product may contain the source of a food allergen or gluten,

  • (a) the declaration must be shown immediately after the food allergen source, gluten source and added sulphites statement or, if there is none, after the list of ingredients, and must appear on the same continuous surface as the statement, if any, and the list of ingredients

    • (i) against the same background colour as that of the list, and

    • (ii) if the list of ingredients and the statement, if any, are differentiated by means of a solid-line border or solid lines in accordance with paragraph B.01.008.2(2)(a) or B.01.010.3(1)(a.2), within the border or the lines;

  • (b) the declaration must appear without any intervening printed, written or graphic material between it and the list of ingredients or statement that immediately precedes it, except that a solid line may appear before the declaration if the declaration begins on a different line than that on which the list of ingredients or the statement that immediately precedes it ends;

  • (c) the declaration must appear in bold type if it begins on the same line as that on which the list of ingredients or the statement that immediately precedes it ends and it is not introduced by a title; and

  • (d) the title that introduces the declaration, if any, must appear in bold type if the declaration begins on the same line as that on which the list of ingredients or the statement that immediately precedes it ends.

• (2) For the purpose of subsection (1), the source of a food allergen or gluten must be shown in accordance with subsection B.01.010.1(6) or (7), respectively.

• B.01.011 (1) Where it is an acceptable manufacturing practice for a manufacturer to

  • (a) omit from his prepackaged product any food that is ordinarily an ingredient or component, or

  • (b) substitute in whole or in part in his prepackaged product any other food for a food that is ordinarily an ingredient or component,

  the list of ingredients for the 12-month period commencing from the time the label is applied to the prepackaged product may show as ingredients or components the foods that may be omitted and the foods that may be used as substitutes if

  • (c) all the foods that may be used as ingredients or components throughout the 12-month period are shown in the list of ingredients;

  • (d) it is clearly stated as part of the list of ingredients that the food shown as an ingredient or component may not be present or that another food may be substituted for a food shown as an ingredient or component; and

  • (e) the foods that may be omitted or substituted are grouped with the same class of foods that are used as ingredients or components and the foods within each such group are listed in descending order of the proportion in which they will probably be used during the 12-month period.

• (2) Where it is an acceptable manufacturing practice for a manufacturer to vary the proportions of ingredients or components of his prepackaged product, the list of ingredients for the 12-month period commencing from the time the label is applied to the prepackaged product may show the ingredients or components in the same proportions throughout the 12-month period if

  • (a) it is clearly stated as part of the list of ingredients that the proportions indicated are subject to change; and

  • (b) the ingredients or components are listed in descending order of the proportion in which they will probably be used during the 12-month period.

• B.01.012 (1) In this section,

  local government unit

  local government unit means a city, metropolitan government area, town, village, municipality or other area of local government but does not include any local government unit situated within a bilingual district established under the Official Languages Act; (collectivité locale)

  local food

  local food means a food that is manufactured, processed, produced or packaged in a local government unit and sold only in

  • (a) the local government unit in which it is manufactured, processed or packaged,

  • (b) one or more local government units that are immediately adjacent to the one in which it is manufactured, processed, produced or packaged, or

  • (c) the local government unit in which it is manufactured, processed, produced or packaged and in one or more local government units that are immediately adjacent to the one in which it is manufactured, processed, produced or packaged; (produit alimentaire local)

  mother tongue

  mother tongue means the language first learned in childhood by persons in any area of Canada and still understood by them as ascertained by the decennial census taken immediately preceding the date on which the food referred to in subsection (3) is sold to the consumer; (langue maternelle)

  official languages

  official languages means the English language and the French language; (langues officielles)

  specialty food

  specialty food means a food that

  • (a) has special religious significance and is used in religious ceremonies; or

  • (b) is an imported food

    • (i) that is not widely used by the population as a whole in Canada, and

    • (ii) for which there is no readily available substitute that is manufactured, processed, produced or packaged in Canada and that is generally accepted as being a comparable substitute; (aliment spécial)

  test market food

  test market food means a food that, prior to the date of the notice of intention respecting that food referred to in subsection (5), was not sold in Canada in that form and that differs substantially from any other food sold in Canada with respect to its composition, function, state or packaging form and includes a food referred to in section B.01.054. (produit alimentaire d’essai)

• (2) Subject to subsections (9), (10) and (11), all information required by these Regulations to be shown on the label of a food shall be shown in both official languages.

• (3) Subject to subsections (4) to (6), subsection (2) does not apply to a local food or test market food if

  • (a) it is sold in a local government unit in which one of the official languages is the mother tongue of less than 10 per cent of the total number of persons residing in the local government unit; and

  • (b) the information required by these Regulations to be shown on the label of a food is shown in the official language that is the mother tongue of at least 10 per cent of the total number of persons residing in the local government unit.

• (4) Where one of the official languages is the mother tongue of less than 10 per cent of the total number of persons residing in a local government unit and the other official language is the mother tongue of less than 10 per cent of the total number of persons residing in the same local government unit, subsection (3) does not apply.

• (5) Subsection (3) does not apply to a test market food unless the person who intends to conduct the test marketing of the food has, six weeks prior to conducting the test marketing, filed with the President of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency a notice of intention in a form acceptable to the President.

• (6) A test market food shall, for the purposes of subsection (3), cease to be a test market food upon the expiration of 12 cumulative months after the date on which it was first offered for sale as a test market food but any test market food that was acquired for resale by a person, other than the person who filed the notice of intention referred to in subsection (5), before the expiration of those 12 cumulative months, shall continue to be a test market food for the purposes of subsection (3) until it is sold.

• (7) Subsection (2) does not apply to a specialty food if the information required by these Regulations to be shown on the label thereon is shown in one of the official languages.

• (8) Where there are one or more surfaces on the label of a food that are of at least the same size and prominence as the principal display panel, the information required by these Regulations to be shown on the principal display panel may be shown in one official language if such information is shown in the other official language on one of those other surfaces.

• (9) Subsection (2) does not apply to the identity and principal place of business of the person by or for whom the food was manufactured, processed, produced or packaged for resale if this information is shown in one of the official languages.

• (10) Subsection (2) does not apply to the following common names if the common name appears on the principal display panel in the following manner:

  • Scotch Whisky
  • Irish Whisky
  • Highland Whisky
  • Dry Gin
  • Bourbon
  • Tennessee Whisky
  • Tequila
  • Mezcal
  • Rye Whisky
  • Crème de Menthe
  • Crème de Cacao
  • Crème de Cassis
  • Crème de Banane
  • Triple Sec
  • Anisette
  • Crème de Noyau
  • Brandy
  • Sake or Saki
  • Advocaat or Advokaat
  • Kirsch
  • Slivovitz
  • Ouzo
  • Cherry Brandy Liqueur
  • Kummel
  • Akvavit
  • Aquavit
  • Armagnac
  • Marc
  • Grappa
  • Calvados
  • Poire William
  • Crème de Bleuets
  • Curaçao Orange
  • Liqueur de Fraise
  • Mandarinette
  • Prunelle de Bourgogne
  • Chartreuse
  • Pastis
  • Fior d’Alpe
  • Strega
  • Campari
  • Americano
  • Apricot Brandy Liqueur
  • Peach Brandy Liqueur
  • Sloe Gin
  • Manhattan
  • Martini

• (11) Subsection (2) does not apply to the label of a shipping container destined to a commercial or industrial enterprise or an institution, if

  • (a) the shipping container and its contents are not resold as a one unit prepackaged product to a consumer at the retail level; and

  • (b) all information required by these Regulations to be shown on a label of a food is shown in one of the official languages.

• B.01.013 (1) Unless specifically required by the Act or these Regulations, no reference, direct or indirect, to the Act or to these Regulations shall be made on any label of, or in any advertisement for, a food.

• (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), where a food complies with a standard established by these Regulations and the manufacturer of the food has substantiated, by means of the results of tests carried out before the statement is made or by other evidence that exists before the statement is made, that the food so complies, a statement that the food “complies with the standard for (naming the common name of the food in respect of which the claim is made) in the Food and Drug Regulations” may be made on the label of, or in an advertisement for, the food.

B.01.014 The label of a food, other than a sweetener, that contains aspartame shall carry the following information:

• (a) subject to paragraph (b), a statement on the principal display panel to the effect that the food contains aspartame or is sweetened with aspartame, in letters of at least the same size and prominence as the letters used in the numerical portion of the declaration of net quantity as required under section 14 of the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Regulations;

• (b) in the case where other sweeteners are used in conjunction with aspartame, a statement on the principal display panel to the effect that the food

  • (i) contains aspartame and (naming the other sweeteners), or

  • (ii) is sweetened with aspartame and (naming the other sweeteners),

  in letters of at least the same size and prominence as the letters used in the numerical portion of the declaration of net quantity as required under section 14 of the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Regulations;

• (c) a statement on any part of the label to the effect that aspartame contains phenylalanine; and

• (d) a statement setting out the aspartame content expressed in milligrams per serving of stated size.

• B.01.015 (1) The label of a food that is a sweetener that contains aspartame shall carry the following information:

  • (a) a statement on the principal display panel to the effect that the food contains aspartame or is sweetened with aspartame, in letters of at least the same size and prominence as the letters used in the numerical portion of the declaration of net quantity as required under section 14 of the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Regulations;

  • (b) a statement on any part of the label to the effect that aspartame contains phenylalanine;

  • (c) a statement on any part of the label of the sweetness per serving expressed in terms of the amount of sugar required to produce an equivalent degree of sweetness; and

  • (d) a statement setting out the aspartame content expressed in milligrams per serving of stated size.

• (2) [Repealed, SOR/2007-176, s. 1]

B.01.016 The label of a food, other than a table-top sweetener, that contains sucralose shall carry the following information:

• (a) subject to paragraph (b), a statement on the principal display panel to the effect that the food contains sucralose or is sweetened with sucralose, in letters of at least the same size and prominence as the letters used for showing the numerical quantity in the declaration of net quantity as required under section 14 of the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Regulations;

• (b) where sucralose is used in conjunction with another sweetener or a sweetening agent or both, the names thereof shown in a statement on the principal display panel to the effect that the food contains, or is sweetened with, sucralose and the other sweetener or the sweetening agent or both, as the case may be, in letters as described in paragraph (a); and

• (c) a statement setting out the sucralose content expressed in milligrams per serving of stated size.

• B.01.017 (1) The label of a food that is a table-top sweetener that contains sucralose shall carry the following information:

  • (a) a statement on the principal display panel to the effect that the food contains sucralose or is sweetened with sucralose, in letters of at least the same size and prominence as the letters used for showing the numerical quantity in the declaration of net quantity as required under section 14 of the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Regulations;

  • (b) a statement on any part of the label setting out the sweetness per serving expressed in terms of the amount of sugar required to produce an equivalent degree of sweetness; and

  • (c) a statement setting out the sucralose content expressed in milligrams per serving of stated size.

• (2) [Repealed, SOR/2007-176, s. 2]

B.01.018 The label of a food that contains polydextrose shall indicate the amount of polydextrose expressed in grams per serving of stated size.

B.01.019 The label of a food, other than a table-top sweetener, that contains acesulfame-potassium shall carry the following information:

• (a) subject to paragraph (b), a statement on the principal display panel to the effect that the food contains acesulfame-potassium or is sweetened with acesulfame-potassium, in letters of at least the same size and prominence as the characters used for showing the numerical quantity in the declaration of net quantity as required under section 14 of the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Regulations;

• (b) where acesulfame-potassium is used in conjunction with another sweetener or a sweetening agent or both, the names thereof shown in a statement on the principal display panel to the effect that the food contains, or is sweetened with, acesulfame-potassium and the other sweetener or the sweetening agent or both, as the case may be, in letters as described in paragraph (a); and

• (c) a statement setting out the acesulfame-potassium content expressed in milligrams per serving of stated size.

• B.01.020 (1) The label of a food that is a table-top sweetener that contains acesulfame-potassium shall carry the following information:

  • (a) a statement, on the principal display panel, to the effect that the food contains acesulfame-potassium or is sweetened with acesulfame-potassium, in letters of at least the same size and prominence as the characters used for showing the numerical quantity in the declaration of net quantity as required under section 14 of the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Regulations;

  • (b) a statement, on any part of the label, setting out the sweetness per serving, expressed in terms of the amount of sugar required to produce an equivalent degree of sweetness; and

  • (c) a statement setting out the acesulfame-potassium content expressed in milligrams per serving of stated size.

• (2) [Repealed, SOR/2007-176, s. 3]

• B.01.021 (1) The label of a food that contains erythritol shall carry a statement indicating the amount of erythritol expressed in grams per serving of stated size unless the label carries a nutrition facts table.

• (2) The statement of the amount of erythritol shall be grouped together with the statement of the amount of any other sugar alcohols and the amount of polydextrose.

B.01.022 The label of a food, other than a table-top sweetener, that contains neotame shall carry the following information:

• (a) subject to paragraph (b), a statement on the principal display panel to the effect that the food contains neotame or is sweetened with neotame, in letters of at least the same size and prominence as the letters used for showing the numerical quantity in the declaration of net quantity as required under section 14 of the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Regulations;

• (b) in the case where other sweeteners or sweetening agents are used in conjunction with neotame, a statement on the principal display panel, in letters of at least the same size and prominence as the letters used for showing the numerical quantity in the declaration of net quantity as required under section 14 of the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Regulations, to the effect that the food

  • (i) contains neotame and (naming the other sweeteners and the sweetening agents), or

  • (ii) is sweetened with neotame and (naming the other sweeteners and the sweetening agents);

• (c) if the label of the food carries a nutrition facts table, a statement setting out the neotame content expressed in milligrams per serving of stated size; and

• (d) if the label of the food does not carry a nutrition facts table, a statement setting out the following energy value and contents of the food, per serving of stated size, grouped together and given equal prominence on any part of the label:

  • (i) the energy value, expressed in Calories (Calories or Cal) and kilojoules (kilojoules or kJ),

  • (ii) the protein, fat and carbohydrate content, expressed in grams, and

  • (iii) the neotame content, expressed in milligrams.

B.01.023 The label of a food that is a table-top sweetener that contains neotame shall carry the following information:

• (a) a statement on the principal display panel to the effect that the food contains neotame or is sweetened with neotame, in letters of at least the same size and prominence as the letters used for showing the numerical quantity in the declaration of net quantity as required under section 14 of the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Regulations;

• (b) a statement on any part of the label of the sweetness per serving expressed in terms of the amount of sugar required to produce an equivalent degree of sweetness;

• (c) if the label of the food carries a nutrition facts table, a statement setting out the neotame content expressed in milligrams per serving of stated size; and

• (d) if the label of the food does not carry a nutrition facts table, a statement setting out the following energy value and contents of the food, per serving of stated size, grouped together and given equal prominence on any part of the label:

  • (i) the energy value, expressed in Calories (Calories or Cal) and kilojoules (kilojoules or kJ),

  • (ii) the protein, fat and carbohydrate content, expressed in grams, and

  • (iii) the neotame content, expressed in milligrams.

• B.01.033 (1) Except in the case of infant formula or a formulated liquid diet, no person shall sell a food represented in any manner as containing hydrolyzed or partially hydrolyzed collagen, hydrolyzed or partially hydrolyzed gelatin or hydrolyzed or partially hydrolyzed casein unless the label carries the following statement on the principal display panel in the same size type used for the common name:

  “CAUTION, DO NOT USE AS SOLE SOURCE OF NUTRITION”.

• (2) In this section, formulated liquid diet means a food that meets the requirements of sections B.24.101 to B.24.103.

B.01.034 [Repealed, SOR/88-559, s. 7]

• B.01.035 (1) Subject to subsection (8), where an irradiated food referred to in column 1 of the table to Division 26 is offered for sale as a prepackaged product, the principal display panel of the label applied to the package shall carry the symbol described in subsection (5).

• (2) Where an irradiated food referred to in column 1 of the table to Division 26 is not a prepackaged product and is offered for sale, a sign that carries the symbol described in subsection (5) shall be displayed immediately next to the food.

• (3) The symbol required pursuant to subsection (1) or (2) shall appear in close proximity on the principal display panel referred to in subsection (1) or on the sign referred to in subsection (2) to one of the following statements or a written statement that has the same meaning:

  • (a) “treated with radiation”;

  • (b) “treated by irradiation”; or

  • (c) “irradiated”.

• (4) No person shall sell a food referred to in column 1 of the table to Division 26 that has been irradiated in the manner set out in subsection B.26.003(2) unless the requirements of subsections (1) to (3) are met.

• (5) For the purposes of subsections (1) to (3), the symbol that indicates the irradiated food shall

  • (a) have an outer diameter

    • (i) in the case referred to in subsection (1), equal to or greater than the height of the numerical quantity prescribed by section 14 of the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Regulations for the declaration of net quantity of the package, and

    • (ii) in the case referred to in subsection (2), not less than 5 cm; and

  • (b) be in the following form:

    

• (6) Notwithstanding subsection B.01.009(1), any food referred to in column 1 of the table to Division 26 that is an ingredient or component of a prepackaged product and that has been irradiated shall, if the food constitutes 10 per cent or more of the prepackaged product, be included in the list of ingredients and preceded by the statement “irradiated”.

• (7) The label attached to a shipping container that contains a food set out in column 1 of the table to Division 26 that has been subjected to the maximum absorbed dose set out in column 5 shall carry the statement that is required by subsection (3) and the statement “Do not irradiate again.”.

• (8) Where a shipping container constitutes the package of the prepackaged product, the label attached to the shipping container shall carry the statement required by subsection (7) but need not carry the symbol required by subsection (5).

• (9) Any advertising of an irradiated food referred to in column 1 of the table to Division 26 shall identify the food as having been irradiated.

• (10) The statements referred to in subsections (3) and (6) to (8) shall be in both official languages in accordance with subsection B.01.012(2).

B.01.037 [Repealed, SOR/88-559, s. 8]

B.01.040 [Repealed, SOR/88-559, s. 9]

B.01.042 Where a standard for a food is prescribed in this Part,

• (a) the food shall contain only the ingredients included in the standard for the food;

• (b) each ingredient shall be incorporated in the food in a quantity within any limits prescribed for that ingredient; and

• (c) if the standard includes an ingredient to be used as a food additive for a specified purpose, that ingredient shall be a food additive set out in one of the tables to section B.16.100 for use as an additive to that food for that purpose.

B.01.043 Subject to section B.25.062, where a standard for a food is not prescribed in this Part,

• (a) the food shall not contain any food additives except food additives set out in a table to section B.16.100 for use as additives to that food for the purpose set out in that table; and

• (b) each such food additive shall be incorporated in the food in a quantity within any limits prescribed for that food and food additive in that table.

B.01.044 Where the limit prescribed for a food additive in a table to section B.16.100 is stated to be “Good Manufacturing Practice”, the amount of the food additive added to a food in manufacturing and processing shall not exceed the amount required to accomplish the purpose for which that additive is permitted to be added to that food.

B.01.045 A food additive shall,

• (a) where specifications are set out in this Part for that additive, meet those specifications;

• (b) where no specifications are set out in this Part for the additive, meet the specifications for it, if any, set out in

  • (i) the Food Chemicals Codex, tenth edition, 2016, published by the United States Pharmacopeial Convention, Rockville, MD, United States of America, as that or any subsequent edition, including their supplements, may be amended from time to time; or

  • (ii) the Combined Compendium of Food Additive Specifications, prepared by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives and published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, on the website of the Organization, as amended from time to time; and

• (c) in the case of a food colour for which no specifications exist under paragraph (a) or (b), contain no more than

  • (i) 3 parts per million of arsenic, and

  • (ii) 10 parts per million of lead.

• (d) [Repealed, SOR/2010-142, s. 1]

• (e) [Repealed, SOR/97-512, s. 2]

• (f) [Repealed, SOR/2016-305, s. 12]

• (g) [Repealed, SOR/97-512, s. 2]

B.01.046 [Repealed, SOR/2016-74, s. 2]

B.01.047 [Repealed, SOR/2016-74, s. 2]

• B.01.047.1 (1) The following definitions apply in this section.

  BSE

  BSE means Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy. (ESB)

  specified risk material

  specified risk material means

  • (a) the skull, brain, trigeminal ganglia, eyes, tonsils, spinal cord and dorsal root ganglia of cattle aged 30 months or older; and

  • (b) the distal ileum of cattle of all ages. (matériel à risque spécifié)

• (2) No person shall sell or import for sale food that contains specified risk material.

• (3) Subsection (2) does not apply in respect of food that originates from a country that is designated as being free from BSE in accordance with section 7 of the Health of Animals Regulations.

• (4) Subsection (2) does not apply in respect of food that is packaged for sale or imported for sale before the day on which this subsection comes into force.

• B.01.048 (1) No person shall sell

  • (a) any animal intended for consumption as food if any product containing any drug listed in subsection (2) has been administered to the animal;

  • (b) any food that is derived from an animal if any product containing a drug listed in subsection (2) has been administered to the animal; or

  • (c) any food that is derived from an animal if the food contains any residue of a drug listed in subsection (2).

• (2) The drugs referred to in subsection (1) are

  • (a) chloramphenicol and its salts and derivatives;

  • (b) a 5-nitrofuran compound;

  • (c) clenbuterol and its salts and derivatives;

  • (d) a 5-nitroimidazole compound; and

  • (e) diethylstilbestrol and other stilbene compounds.

B.01.049 No person shall use, in labelling, packaging, advertising or selling a food that does not meet the requirements of the kashruth applicable to it, the word “kosher” or any letters of the Hebrew alphabet or any other word, expression, depiction, sign, symbol, mark, device or other representation that indicates or that is likely to create an impression that the food is kosher.

B.01.050 A person must not use, in labelling, packaging, advertising or selling a food, the word “halal” — or any letters of the Arabic alphabet or any other word, expression, depiction, sign, symbol, mark, device or other representation that indicates or that is likely to create an impression that the food is halal — unless the name of the person or body that certified the food as halal is indicated on the label or package or in the advertisement or sale.

B.01.053 No person shall sell a product represented as a ready breakfast or instant breakfast or by any similar designation unless each serving of stated size of the product contains

• (a) not less than 4.0 mg. iron;

• (b) Vitamin A, thiamine, riboflavin, niacin or niacinamide and Vitamin C;

• (c) a good dietary source of protein; and

• (d) where consumed as directed, not less than 300 calories.

• B.01.054 (1) In order to generate information in support of an amendment to the Regulations, the Director may issue to the manufacturer or distributor of a food, where the food or the packaging, labelling or advertising of the food does not comply with the requirements of these Regulations, a Temporary Marketing Authorization Letter that authorizes the sale of the food described therein or the packaging, labelling or advertising of the food described therein for a specified period of time, within a designated area and in a specified quantity, in the manner specified in the Letter if

  • (a) the manufacturer or distributor of the food has supplied to the Director the following information:

    • (i) the purpose for which the temporary marketing authorization of the food is required,

    • (ii) a description of the food including a sample and proposed label,

    • (iii) a description of any proposed variation from the requirements of these Regulations,

    • (iv) adequate data to show that the use of the food will not be detrimental to the health of the purchaser or user,

    • (v) the proposed quantity of the food to be sold,

    • (vi) the proposed period of time required for such sale,

    • (vii) the proposed area designated for such sale, and

    • (viii) such other data as the Director may require; and

  • (b) the manufacturer or distributor of the food has agreed to

    • (i) describe the food on a label or in an advertisement in a manner that is not false, misleading or deceptive,

    • (ii) use such marks or statements on the label or in any advertisement as the Director may require,

    • (iii) on request, submit to the Director results of the temporary marketing, and

    • (iv) on request, withdraw the product from sale where the Director is of the opinion that it is in the public interest to do so.

• (2) The Director shall, in any Temporary Marketing Authorization Letter issued pursuant to subsection (1), set out

  • (a) the common name and description of the food to be sold;

  • (b) the name and address of the manufacturer or distributor of the food;

  • (c) the purpose for which the temporary marketing of the food is authorized;

  • (d) the quantity of the food that is authorized for sale;

  • (d.1) the type of packaging, labelling or advertising authorized in respect of the food where the Letter is intended to authorize a variation from a requirement of any provision of the Regulations respecting packaging, labelling or advertising;

  • (e) the period of time during which the food may be sold; and

  • (f) the designated area within which the food may be sold.

• B.01.055 (1) A manufacturer or distributor named in a Temporary Marketing Authorization Letter issued pursuant to subsection B.01.054(1) may, for the purpose set out in the Letter, sell the food in the manner authorized in the Letter and package, label or advertise that food in the manner authorized in the Letter for the period of time, within the designated area and in the quantity set out in the Letter.

• (2) No provision of these Regulations made pursuant to paragraph 30(1)(b) of the Act applies in respect of a food or the packaging, labelling or advertising of a food for which a Temporary Marketing Authorization Letter has been issued pursuant to subsection B.01.054(1) to the extent that the food, or the packaging, labelling or advertising of the food, as authorized in the Letter, does not comply with that provision.

B.01.056 [Repealed, SOR/2016-74, s. 4]

B.01.060 to B.01.066 [Repealed, SOR/88-559, s. 10]

B.01.070 [S]. Mixed nuts or a mixture of nuts shall consist of a mixture of nuts in which not less than five per cent by weight of each type of nuts is present in the mixture.

B.01.071 Where a prepackaged product is a mixture of nuts, the percentage and common name of the nut that is present in the product in the greatest amount by weight shall be applied to the principal display panel of the package in close proximity to the common name of the product.

B.01.072 Notwithstanding any requirement prescribed in Part B, a food product that has been subjected to heat in the presence of a vaporized liquid solution of smoke derived from hardwood, hardwood sawdust or corn cobs may be described as “smoked”.

• B.01.080 (1) In this section, frozen means preserved by freezing temperature and does not include any surface freezing that may occur during holding and transportation.

• (2) Where meat, meat by-products, poultry meat, poultry by-products or fish, or meat of any marine or fresh water animal, that has been frozen is thawed prior to sale, the words “previously frozen” shall be shown

  • (a) on the principal display panel in close proximity to the common name of the food and in letters at least as legible and conspicuous as those used in the common name;

  • (b) anywhere on the principal display panel in letters of not less than 1/4 of an inch (6.4 millimetres) in height; or

  • (c) on a sign displayed adjacent to the food in letters that are legible and conspicuous to a prospective purchaser.

• (3) Where part of a food referred to in subsection (2) has been frozen and thawed prior to sale, the words “Made from fresh and frozen portions” or “Made from fresh and frozen (naming the food)” shall be shown in the manner described in paragraph (2)(a), (b) or (c).

• B.01.090 (1) No person shall offer for sale at retail any solid cut meat or solid cut poultry meat to which phosphate salts or water has been added, unless that meat or poultry meat is contained in a package and carries a label.

• (2) The label referred to in subsection (1) shall contain a statement of the minimum percentage of meat protein as part of the common name of the product on the principal display panel of the package in type that is as legible and conspicuous as any other type on that display panel, and in letters that are at least one half of the size of the letters used in the common name of the product but that are not less than 1.6 mm in height.

B.01.091 The label of any solid cut meat or solid cut poultry meat that has had phosphate salts or water added to it, that is not cured and that is prepackaged at retail shall contain a statement of the ingredients contained in the food in accordance with subsections B.01.008.2(1) to (5) and (7).

B.01.092 Sections B.01.090 and B.01.091 do not apply in respect of side bacon, Wiltshire bacon, pork jowls, salt pork or salt beef.

• B.01.100 (1) The common name of a simulated meat product or simulated poultry product shall be the common name of the meat product or poultry product that is simulated, modified by the word “simulated”.

• (2) The word “simulated” in the common name of a simulated meat product or simulated poultry product shall be shown in letters of at least the same size and prominence as those used in the remainder of the common name of that product.

• (3) Where a simulated meat product or a simulated poultry product is not a prepackaged product, the common name of the product and the other information required by this section to be shown on the label of a simulated meat product or simulated poultry product shall be shown on a sign displayed on or adjacent to the product in letters that are legible and conspicuous to a prospective purchaser.

• (4) The words

  • (a) “contains no meat”, in the case of a simulated meat product, and

  • (b) “contains no poultry”, in the case of a simulated poultry product,

  shall be shown on the principal display panel of the label of a simulated meat product or simulated poultry product in close proximity to the common name and in letters of at least the same size and prominence as those shown in the common name.

• (5) to (7) [Repealed, SOR/88-559, s. 11]

• B.01.101 (1) For the purposes of this section and section B.01.102, source of protein means any food that contains protein, but does not include spices, seasonings, flavours, artificial flavours, flavour enhancers, food additives and similar foods that contain only small amounts of protein.

• (2) The common name of a meat product extender shall be the common name of each food in the meat product extender that is a source of protein, plus

  • (a) the word “meat”, or the common name of the meat product that is to be extended, plus the word “extender”; or

  • (b) the words “extender for” plus the common name of the meat product that is to be extended.

• (3) The common name of a poultry product extender shall be the common name of each food in the poultry product extender that is a source of protein, plus

  • (a) the word “poultry”, or the common name of the poultry product that is to be extended plus the word “extender”; or

  • (b) the words “extender for” plus the common name of the poultry product that is to be extended.

• (4) Foods that are a source of protein in the meat product extender or poultry product extender shall be shown by their common names in the common name of that meat product extender or poultry product extender

  • (a) in descending order of their proportion of the meat product extender or poultry product extender; and

  • (b) in letters of at least the same size and prominence as those used in the remainder of the common name of the meat product extender or poultry product extender.

• (5) and (6) [Repealed, SOR/88-559, s. 12]

• B.01.102 (1) The common name of an extended meat product or an extended poultry product shall be the common name of the meat product or poultry product that is extended, modified by the common name of each of the foods that are sources of protein in the extended meat product or extended poultry product.

• (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1),

  • (a) the word or words “meat”, “meat product”, “poultry”, “poultry meat” or “poultry meat by-product” as the case may be, may be used in the common name of an extended meat product or extended poultry product as the common name of the food therein that is a source of protein derived from a meat product or poultry product; and

  • (b) where it is an acceptable manufacturing practice for a manufacturer to omit from his meat product extender or poultry product extender any source of protein derived from a plant that is ordinarily an ingredient of that meat product extender or poultry product extender, or to substitute in whole or in part in his meat product extender or poultry product extender any source of protein derived from a plant for a source of protein that is ordinarily an ingredient of that meat product extender or poultry product extender, the word “plant” may be used in the common name of an extended meat product or extended poultry product as the common name of the food therein that is a source of protein derived from a plant.

• (3) Foods that are a source of protein in an extended meat product or extended poultry product shall be shown by their common names in the common name of that product

  • (a) in descending order of their proportion of that product; and

  • (b) in letters of at least the same size and prominence as those used in the remainder of the common name of that product.

• (4) Where an extended meat product or extended poultry product is not a prepackaged product, the common name of that product and the information required by this section to be shown on the label of an extended meat product or extended poultry product shall be shown on a sign displayed on or adjacent to that product in letters that are legible and conspicuous to a prospective purchaser.

• (5) to (7) [Repealed, SOR/88-559, s. 13]

• B.01.103 (1) The common name of a yolk-replaced egg shall be “yolk-replaced egg”.

• (2) to (4) [Repealed, SOR/88-559, s. 14]

B.01.300 [Repealed, SOR/2003-11, s. 15]

• B.01.301 (1) No person shall, on the label of or in any advertisement for a food, other than in the nutrition facts table, if any, include a declaration of the food’s energy value or the amount of a nutrient contained in the food unless it is declared in the following manner, per serving of stated size:

  • (a) in the case of the energy value, in Calories;

  • (b) in the case of a vitamin referred to in subsection D.01.002(1), in the applicable unit set out in subsection D.01.003(1);

  • (b.1) in the case of the following mineral nutrients:

    • (i) for sodium, potassium, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, zinc, chloride, copper and manganese, in milligrams, and

    • (ii) for iodide, chromium, selenium and molybdenum, in micrograms;

  • (c) in the case of cholesterol, in milligrams;

  • (d) in the case of the mineral ion content of prepackaged water or ice, in parts per million; and

  • (e) in any other case, in grams.

• (2) Despite subsection (1), a person may, on the label of a food or in any advertisement for a food, other than in the nutrition facts table, if any, include a declaration of the percentage of the daily value of a nutrient contained in the food if

  • (a) the nutrient is listed in column 1 of the table to section B.01.401 or the table to section B.01.402;

  • (b) the percentage of the daily value of the nutrient is required or permitted to be declared in the nutrition facts table; and

  • (c) the percentage of the daily value of the nutrient is declared per serving of stated size.

• (3) A declaration referred to in subsection (1) or (2) that appears on the label of a food shall be

  • (a) in English and French; or

  • (b) in one of those languages, if in accordance with subsection B.01.012(3) or (7) the information that is required by these Regulations to be shown on the label of the food may be shown in that language only and is shown on the label in that language.

• B.01.302 (1) If the label of a multiple-serving prepackaged product indicates that the product contains or, when prepared as directed in or on the package, provides a specified number of servings or portions, that information must be based on the serving of stated size set out in the nutrition facts table for the product.

• (2) Despite subsection (1), the label of the multiple-serving prepackaged product shall not include the information referred to in that subsection if the serving of stated size set out in the nutrition facts table for the product is expressed in cups or tablespoons.

B.01.303 and B.01.304 [Repealed, SOR/2003-11, s. 17]

• B.01.305 (1) No person shall, on the label of or in any advertisement for a food, make a representation, express or implied, respecting a protein unless the food meets the conditions set out in column 2 of item 8 of the table following section B.01.513 for the subject “source of protein” set out in column 1.

• (2) No person shall, on the label of or in any advertisement for a food, make a representation, express or implied, respecting an amino acid unless

  • (a) the food meets the conditions set out in column 2 of item 8 of the table following section B.01.513 for the subject “source of protein” set out in column 1; and

  • (b) the label or advertisement includes a declaration of the amount of histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan and valine contained in the food, expressed in grams per serving of stated size.

• (3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply in respect of

  • (a) a formulated liquid diet, a human milk substitute or a food represented as containing a human milk substitute;

  • (b) foods represented for use in gluten-free diets, protein restricted diets, low (naming the amino acid) diets and (naming the amino acid) free diets;

  • (c) the word “protein” when used as part of the common name of an ingredient in the list of ingredients;

  • (d) the declaration of amino acids in the list of ingredients;

  • (e) the common names set out in column II of items 7 to 9 of the table to paragraph B.01.010(3)(a), when shown in the list of ingredients in accordance with that paragraph;

  • (f) the common name of a single amino acid preparation that may be sold as a food;

  • (g) the statements required by paragraphs B.01.014(c) and B.01.015(1)(b);

  • (h) a statement or claim set out in column 4 of item 7 of the table following section B.01.513 respecting the subject “low in protein” set out in column 1;

  • (i) a declaration of the amount of protein in the nutrition facts table;

  • (j) a statement of the protein content of a food as required by paragraph B.24.103(c), subparagraph B.24.202(a)(ii), paragraph B.24.304(b) or B.25.057(1)(a) or subparagraph B.25.057(2)(c)(i) or (d)(i); or

  • (k) a statement that a food is not a source of protein.

• (4) A representation referred to in subsection (1) or (2) that appears on the label of a food shall be

  • (a) in English and French; or

  • (b) in one of those languages, if in accordance with subsection B.01.012(3) or (7) the information that is required by these Regulations to be shown on the label of the food may be shown in that language only and is shown on the label in that language.

B.01.306 to B.01.310 [Repealed, SOR/2003-11, s. 19]

• B.01.311 (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), no person shall, on the label of or in any advertisement for a food, make a representation, express or implied, concerning the action or effect of the food’s energy value or of a nutrient contained in the food.

• (2) The label of or advertisement for a food may carry a statement or claim set out in column 1 of the table following section B.01.603.

• (3) Subject to section B.01.312, the label of or advertisement for a food may carry a statement or claim to the effect that the food’s energy value or a nutrient contained in the food is generally recognized as an aid in maintaining the functions of the body necessary to the maintenance of good health and normal growth and development.

• (4) If a statement or claim described in subsection (3) concerns a nutrient not listed in column 1 of the tables to sections B.01.401 and B.01.402, the amount of the nutrient contained in the food must be expressed on any part of the label in grams per serving of stated size.

• (5) A statement or claim referred to in subsection (2) or (3) that appears on the label of a food shall be

  • (a) in English and French; or

  • (b) in one of those languages, if in accordance with subsection B.01.012(3) or (7) the information that is required by these Regulations to be shown on the label of the food may be shown in that language only and is shown on the label in that language.

• B.01.312 (1) If a statement or claim described in subsection B.01.311(3) is made on the label of or in an advertisement for a food that is not a prepackaged product or in an advertisement for a prepackaged product that is not made or placed by or on the direction of the manufacturer of the product, the label or advertisement shall include a declaration, per serving of stated size, of

  • (a) the energy value, if the energy value is the subject of the statement or claim; or

  • (b) the amount of the nutrient, if a nutrient is the subject of the statement or claim.

• (1.1) Subsection (1) does not apply if the statement or claim is made on the label of or in the advertisement for a fresh vegetable or fruit or any combination of fresh vegetables or fruits without any added ingredients, an orange with added food colour or a fresh vegetable or fruit coated with mineral oil, paraffin wax, petrolatum or any other protective coating.

• (2) If the statement or claim is made in an advertisement other than a radio or television advertisement, the declaration referred to in subsection (1) shall be

  • (a) adjacent to, without any intervening printed, written or graphic material, the statement or claim, if the statement or claim is made only once, or the most prominent statement or claim, if the statement or claim is made more than once; and

  • (b) shown in letters of at least the same size and prominence as those of the statement or claim, if the statement or claim is made only once, or the most prominent statement or claim, if the statement or claim is made more than once.

• (3) If the statement or claim is made in a radio advertisement or in the audio portion of a television advertisement, the declaration referred to in subsection (1) shall immediately precede or follow the statement or claim.

• (4) If the statement or claim is made in a television advertisement, the declaration referred to in subsection (1) shall be communicated

  • (a) in the audio mode, if the statement or claim is made only in the audio portion of the advertisement or in both the audio and visual portions; or

  • (b) in the audio or visual mode, if the statement or claim is made only in the visual portion of the advertisement.

• (5) If the declaration referred to in subsection (1) is communicated in the visual mode of a television advertisement, it shall

  • (a) appear concurrently with and for at least the same amount of time as the statement or claim;

  • (b) be adjacent to, without any intervening printed, written or graphic material, the statement or claim, if the statement or claim is made only once, or the most prominent statement or claim, if the statement or claim is made more than once; and

  • (c) be shown in letters of at least the same size and prominence as those of the statement or claim, if the statement or claim is made only once, or the most prominent statement or claim, if the statement or claim is made more than once.

Interpretation

• B.01.400 (1) For the purpose of sections B.01.401 to B.01.603, fat means all fatty acids expressed as triglycerides.

• (2) For the purpose of sections B.01.401 to B.01.603, the amount of vitamins shall be determined in accordance with section D.01.003.

Nutrition Labelling

Core Information

• B.01.401 (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section and sections B.01.402 to B.01.406 and B.01.467 to B.01.469, the label of a prepackaged product shall carry a nutrition facts table that contains only the information set out in column 1 of the table to this section, expressed using a description set out in column 2, in the unit set out in column 3 and in the manner set out in column 4.

• (1.1) For the purpose of subsection (1), the serving of stated size set out in a nutrition facts table for a prepackaged product, as expressed in a metric unit, shall be used as the basis for determining the information appearing in the nutrition facts table in respect of the energy value and nutrient content of the product.

• (1.2) The percentage of the daily value for a mineral nutrient shown in the nutrition facts table for a prepackaged product in accordance with subsection (1) shall be established on the basis of the amount, by weight, of the mineral nutrient per serving of stated size for the product, rounded off in the applicable manner set out in column 4 of the table to this section.

• (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a prepackaged product if

  • (a) all the information set out in column 1 of the table to this section, other than in respect of item 1 (“Serving of stated size”), may be expressed as “0” in the nutrition facts table in accordance with this section;

  • (b) the product is

    • (i) a beverage with an alcohol content of more than 0.5%,

    • (ii) [Repealed, SOR/2016-305, s. 18]

    • (iii) a raw single ingredient meat, meat by-product, poultry meat or poultry meat by-product,

    • (iv) a raw single ingredient marine or fresh water animal product,

    • (v) sold only in the retail establishment where the product is prepared and processed from its ingredients, including from a pre-mix if an ingredient other than water is added to the pre-mix during the preparation and processing of the product,

    • (vi) sold only at a road-side stand, craft show, flea market, fair, farmers’ market or sugar bush by the individual who prepared and processed the product,

    • (vii) an individual serving that is sold for immediate consumption and that has not been subjected to a process to extend its durable life, including special packaging, or

    • (viii) sold only in the retail establishment where the product is packaged, if the product is labelled by means of a sticker and has an available display surface of less than 200 cm²; or

  • (c) the product is

    • (i) a fresh vegetable or fruit or any combination of fresh vegetables or fruits without any added ingredients, an orange with added food colour or a fresh vegetable or fruit coated with mineral oil, paraffin wax, petrolatum or any other protective coating,

    • (ii) a prepackaged individual portion of food that is solely intended to be served by a restaurant or other commercial enterprise with meals or snacks, or

    • (iii) milk, partly skimmed milk, skim milk, goat’s milk, partly skimmed goat’s milk, skimmed goat’s milk, (naming the flavour) milk, (naming the flavour) partly skimmed milk, (naming the flavour) skim milk or cream sold in a refillable glass container.

• (3) Despite paragraphs (2)(a) and (b), subsection (1) applies to a prepackaged product if

  • (a) the product contains an added vitamin or mineral nutrient;

  • (b) a vitamin or mineral nutrient is declared as a component of one of the product’s ingredients other than flour;

  • (c) the product contains added acesulfame-potassium, aspartame, neotame or sucralose;

  • (d) the product is a meat, meat by-product, poultry meat or poultry meat by-product that is ground; or

  • (e) the label of the product, or any advertisement for the product that is made or placed by or on the direction of the manufacturer of the product, contains

    • (i) a reference to the energy value, a nutrient set out in column 1 of the table to this section or in column 1 of the table to section B.01.402 or a constituent of such a nutrient, other than information required by Division 12 or a reference to the common name of an ingredient in the list of ingredients for the product,

    • (ii) a representation that expressly or implicitly indicates that the product has particular nutritional or health-related properties, including any statement or claim set out in column 4 of the table following section B.01.513 or column 1 of the table following section B.01.603 or referred to in section B.01.311, D.01.006 or D.02.004,

    • (iii) a health-related name, statement, logo, symbol, seal of approval or mark, or

    • (iv) the phrase “nutrition facts”, “valeur nutritive” or “valeurs nutritives”.

• (4) Subsection (1) does not apply to a formulated liquid diet, a human milk substitute, a food represented as containing a human milk substitute, a meal replacement, a nutritional supplement or a food represented for use in a very low energy diet.

• (5) The label of or advertisement for a formulated liquid diet, a human milk substitute, a food represented as containing a human milk substitute, a meal replacement, a nutritional supplement or a food represented for use in a very low energy diet shall not contain a nutrition facts table or the phrase “nutrition facts”, “valeur nutritive” or “valeurs nutritives”.

• (6) If, for a prepackaged product other than one intended solely for infants six months of age or older but less than one year of age, the information in respect of six or more of the energy value and nutrients referred to in column 1 of items 2 to 5 and 7 to 15 of the table to this section may be expressed as “0” in the nutrition facts table in accordance with this section, the nutrition facts table need only include the following information:

  • (a) the serving of stated size;

  • (b) the energy value;

  • (c) the amount of fat;

  • (d) the amount of carbohydrate;

  • (e) the amount of protein;

  • (f) the amount of any nutrient that is the subject of a representation referred to in subparagraph (3)(e)(ii);

  • (g) the amount of any sugar alcohol, vitamin or mineral nutrient added to the prepackaged product, other than iodide added to salt for table or general household use or fluoride added to prepackaged water or ice;

  • (h) the amount of any vitamin or mineral nutrient that is declared as a component of one of the prepackaged product’s ingredients other than flour;

  • (i) the amount of any nutrient referred to in column 1 of any of items 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11 and 13 to 15 of the table to this section that may not be expressed as “0” in the nutrition facts table; and

  • (j) the statement “Not a significant source of (naming each nutrient that is omitted from the nutrition facts table in accordance with this subsection)” or, if the prepackaged product meets the condition specified in subsection B.01.455(3), the statement “Not a significant source of other nutrients”.

• (6.1) The nutrition facts table of a single-serving prepackaged product, other than one that is a prepackaged meal, need only include the following information:

  • (a) the serving of stated size;

  • (b) the energy value;

  • (c) the amount of fat;

  • (d) the amount of carbohydrate;

  • (e) the amount of protein;

  • (f) the amount of any nutrient that is the subject of a representation referred to in subparagraph (3)(e)(ii);

  • (g) the amount of any sugar alcohol, vitamin or mineral nutrient added to the prepackaged product, other than iodide added to salt for table or general household use or fluoride added to prepackaged water or ice;

  • (h) the amount of any nutrient referred to in column 1 of item 4 or 5 of the table to this section and the sum of saturated fatty acids and trans fatty acids if any of the amounts or the sum may not be expressed as “0” in the nutrition facts table; and

  • (i) the amount of any nutrient referred to in column 1 of item 8 or 11 of the table to this section that may not be expressed as “0” in the nutrition facts table;

  • (j) the % Daily Value interpretative statement.

• (7) Subsection (1) does not apply to a prepackaged product

  • (a) that is intended solely for use as an ingredient in the manufacture of other prepackaged products intended for sale to a consumer at the retail level or as an ingredient in the preparation of food by a commercial or industrial enterprise or an institution; or

  • (b) that is a multiple-serving ready-to-serve prepackaged product intended solely to be served in a commercial or industrial enterprise or an institution.

• (8) If the nutrition facts table on the label of a prepackaged product corresponds to Figure 6.5(B), 6.6(B), 6.5.1(B), 6.6.1(B), 7.3(B), 7.4(B), 7.3.1(B), 7.4.1(B), 17.2(E) and (F), 17.2.1(E) and (F), 24.1 (E) and (F) to 24.6(E) and (F), 25.1 (B) to 25.6(B), 26.1(B) to 26.4(B), 32.1(E) and (F) or 32.2(E) and (F) of the Directory of NFT Formats, the nutrition facts table is not required to show the % Daily Value interpretative statement referred to in item 16 of the table to this section.

  Item	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
  	Information	Description	Unit	Manner of expression
  1	Serving of stated size	“Serving Size (naming the serving size)”, “Serving (naming the serving size)” or “Per (naming the serving size)”	The size is expressed (a) in the case of a single-serving prepackaged product, (i) per package, and (ii) in grams or millilitres, in accordance with subparagraph B.01.002A(2)(a)(i) or (ii); and (b) in the case of a multiple-serving prepackaged product, in the following units set out in column 3B of the Table of Reference Amounts: (i) the household measure that applies to the product, and (ii) the metric measure that applies to the product.	(1) The size when expressed in a metric unit is rounded off (a) if it is less than 10 g or 10 mL, to the nearest multiple of 0.1 g or 0.1 mL; and (b) if it is 10 g or more or 10 mL or more, to the nearest multiple of 1 g or 1 mL. (2) The size when expressed as a fraction is represented by a numerator and a denominator separated by a line. (3) The size shall include the word “assorted” if the information in the nutrition facts table of a prepackaged product that contains an assortment of foods is set out as a composite value.
  2	Energy value	“Calories”, “Total Calories” or “Calories, Total”	The value is expressed in Calories per serving of stated size.	The value is rounded off (a) if it is less than 5 Calories (i) if the product meets the conditions set out in column 2 of item 1 of the table following section B.01.513 for the subject” free of energy” set out in column 1, to “0” Calorie, and (ii) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1 Calorie; (b) if it is 5 Calories or more but not more than 50 Calories, to the nearest multiple of 5 Calories; and (c) if it is more than 50 Calories, to the nearest multiple of 10 Calories.
  3	Amount of fat	“Fat”, “Total Fat” or “Fat, Total”	The amount is expressed (a) in grams per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.5 g (i) if the product meets the conditions set out in column 2 of item 11 of the table following section B.01.513 for the subject “free of fat” set out in column 1 and the amounts of saturated fatty acids and trans fatty acids are declared as “0 g” in the nutrition facts table or are omitted from that table in accordance with subsection B.01.401(6) and no other fatty acids are declared in an amount greater than 0 g, to “0 g”, and (ii) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 0.1 g; (b) if it is 0.5 g or more but not more than 5 g, to the nearest multiple of 0.5 g; and (c) if it is more than 5 g, to the nearest multiple of 1 g. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as “0 g”, to “0%“; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
  4	Amount of saturated fatty acids	“Saturated Fat”, “Saturated Fatty Acids”, “Saturated” or “Saturates”	The amount is expressed in grams per serving of stated size.	The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.5 g (i) if the product meets the conditions set out in column 2 of item 18 of the table following section B.01.513 for the subject “free of saturated fatty acids” set out in column 1, to “0 g”, and (ii) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 0.1 g; (b) if it is 0.5 g or more but not more than 5 g, to the nearest multiple of 0.5 g; and (c) if it is more than 5 g, to the nearest multiple of 1 g.
  5	Amount of trans fatty acids	“Trans Fat”, “Trans Fatty Acids” or “Trans”	The amount is expressed in grams per serving of stated size.	The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.5 g (i) if the product meets the conditions set out in column 2 of item 22 of the table following section B.01.513 for the subject “free of trans fatty acids” set out in column 1, to “0 g”, and (ii) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 0.1 g; (b) if it is 0.5 g or more but not more than 5 g, to the nearest multiple of 0.5 g; and (c) if it is more than 5 g, to the nearest multiple of 1 g.
  6	The sum of saturated fatty acids and trans fatty acids	“Saturated Fat + Trans Fat”, “Saturated Fatty Acids + Trans Fatty Acids”, “Saturated + Trans” or “Saturates + Trans”	The sum is expressed as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amounts of saturated fatty acids and trans fatty acids are declared as “0 g”, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
  7	Amount of cholesterol	“Cholesterol”	The amount (a) is expressed in milligrams per serving of stated size; and (b) may also be expressed as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if the product meets the conditions set out in column 2 of item 27 of the table following section B.01.513 for the subject “free of cholesterol” set out in column 1, to “0 mg”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 5 mg. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as “0 mg” to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
  8	Amount of sodium	“Sodium”	The amount is expressed (a) in milligrams per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 5 mg (i) if the product meets the conditions set out in column 2 of item 31 of the table following section B.01.513 for the subject “free of sodium or salt” set out in column 1, to “0 mg”, and (ii) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1 mg; (b) if it is 5 mg or more but not more than 140 mg, to the nearest multiple of 5 mg; and (c) if it is more than 140 mg, to the nearest multiple of 10 mg. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as “0 mg”, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
  9	Amount of carbohydrate	“Carbohydrate”, “Total Carbohydrate” or “Carbohydrate, Total”	The amount is expressed in grams per serving of stated size.	The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.5 g, to “0 g”; and (b) if it is 0.5 g or more, to the nearest multiple of 1 g.
  10	Amount of fibre	“Fibre”, “Fiber”, “Dietary Fibre” or “Dietary Fiber”	The amount is expressed (a) in grams per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.5 g, to “0 g”; and (b) if it is 0.5 g or more, to the nearest multiple of 1 g. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as “0 g”, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
  11	Amount of sugars	“Sugars”	The amount is expressed (a) in grams per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.5 g, to “0 g”; and (b) if it is 0.5 g or more, to the nearest multiple of 1 g. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as “0 g”, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
  12	Amount of protein	“Protein”	The amount is expressed in grams per serving of stated size.	The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.5 g, to the nearest multiple of 0.1 g; and (b) if it is 0.5 g or more, to the nearest multiple of 1 g.
  13	Amount of potassium	“Potassium”	The amount is expressed (a) in milligrams per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 5 mg, to “0 mg”; (b) if it is 5 mg or more but less than 50 mg, to the nearest multiple of 10 mg; (c) if it is 50 mg or more but less than 250 mg, to the nearest multiple of 25 mg; and (d) if it is 250 mg or more, to the nearest multiple of 50 mg. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as 0 mg, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
  14	Amount of calcium	“Calcium”	The amount is expressed (a) in milligrams per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 5 mg, to “0 mg”; (b) if it is 5 mg or more but less than 50 mg, to the nearest multiple of 10 mg; (c) if it is 50 mg or more but less than 250 mg, to the nearest multiple of 25 mg; and (d) if it is 250 mg or more, to the nearest multiple of 50 mg. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as 0 mg, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
  15	Amount of iron	“Iron”	The amount is expressed (a) in milligrams per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.05 mg, to “0 mg”; (b) if it is 0.05 mg or more but less than 0.5 mg, to the nearest multiple of 0.1 mg; (c) if it is 0.5 mg or more but less than 2.5 mg, to the nearest multiple of 0.25 mg; and (d) if it is 2.5 mg or more, to the nearest multiple of 0.5 mg. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as 0 mg, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
  16	% Daily Value interpretative statement	“*5% or less is a little, 15% or more is a lot”	[not applicable]	The “% Daily Value” or “% DV” subheading is followed by an asterisk in order to reference the % Daily Value interpretative statement shown in the nutrition facts table.

Additional Information

• B.01.402 (1) The nutrition facts table may also contain information set out in column 1 of the table to this section.

• (2) If information set out in column 1 of the table to this section is included in the nutrition facts table, it shall be expressed using a description set out in column 2, in the unit set out in column 3 and in the manner set out in column 4.

• (2.1) For the purpose of subsection (2), the serving of stated size set out in a nutrition facts table for a prepackaged product, expressed in the metric unit, shall be used as the basis for determining the information appearing in the nutrition facts table in respect of the energy value and nutrient content of the product.

• (2.2) The percentage of the daily value for a vitamin or mineral nutrient shown in the nutrition facts table for a prepackaged product in accordance with subsection (2) shall be established on the basis of the amount, by weight, of the vitamin or mineral nutrient per serving of stated size for the product, rounded off in the applicable manner set out in column 4 of the table to this section.

• (3) The amount of omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids, omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and monounsaturated fatty acids shall be in the nutrition facts table if

  • (a) the amount of any of those groups of fatty acids or the amount of polyunsaturated fatty acids is in the nutrition facts table or is shown on the label of the prepackaged product or in any advertisement for the product that is made or placed by or on the direction of the manufacturer of the product; or

  • (b) the amount of any specific fatty acid is shown on the label of the prepackaged product or in any advertisement for the product that is made or placed by or on the direction of the manufacturer of the product.

• (4) If the label of a prepackaged product, or any advertisement for the product that is made or placed by or on the direction of the manufacturer of the product, contains a representation, express or implied, that includes information that is set out in column 1 of the table to this section, that information shall also be in the nutrition facts table.

• (5) [Repealed, SOR/2016-305, s. 19]

• (6) The nutrition facts table shall show the amount of any sugar alcohol, vitamin or mineral nutrient added to the prepackaged product, except in the case of iodide added to salt for table or general household use or fluoride added to prepackaged water or ice.

• (7) The nutrition facts table shall show the amount of any vitamin or mineral nutrient that is declared as a component of one of the prepackaged product’s ingredients other than flour.

• (8) Despite subsection (1) and item 1 of the table to this section, the nutrition facts table shall not include information on the number of servings per package if the serving of stated size is expressed in cups or tablespoons.

• (9) If information set out in column 1 of the table to this section is included in the nutrition facts table, it shall be shown

  • (a) in English and French; or

  • (b) in one of those languages, if in accordance with subsection B.01.012(3) or (7) the information that is required by these Regulations to be shown on the label of the product may be shown in that language only and is shown on the label in that language.

    Item	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
    	Information	Description	Unit	Manner of expression
    1	Servings per package	“Servings per Container”, “(number of units) per Container”, “Servings per Package”, “(number of units) per Package”, “Servings per (naming the package type)”, or “(number of units) per (naming the package type)”	The quantity is expressed in number of servings.	(1) The quantity is rounded off (a) if it is less than 2, to the nearest multiple of 1; (b) if it is between 2 and 5, to the nearest multiple of 0.5; and (c) if it is more than 5, to the nearest multiple of 1. (2) If a quantity is rounded off, it shall be preceded by the word “about”. (3) If the product is of a random weight, the quantity may be declared as “varied”.
    2	Energy value	“kilojoules” or “kJ”	The value is expressed in kilojoules per serving of stated size.	The value is rounded off to the nearest multiple of 10 kilojoules.
    3 and 4	[Repealed, SOR/2016-305, s. 19]
    5	Amount of polyunsaturated fatty acids	“Polyunsaturated Fat”, “Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids”, “Polyunsaturated” or “Polyunsaturates”	The amount is expressed in grams per serving of stated size.	The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 1 g, to the nearest multiple of 0.1 g; (b) if it is 1 g or more but not more than 5 g, to the nearest multiple of 0.5 g; and (c) if it is more than 5 g, to the nearest multiple of 1 g.
    6	Amount of omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids	(1) If the nutrition facts table includes the amount of polyunsaturated fatty acids: “Omega-6”, “Omega-6 Polyunsaturated Fat”, “Omega-6 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids”, “Omega-6 Polyunsaturates” or “Omega-6 Polyunsaturate (2) In all other cases: “Omega-6 Polyunsaturated Fat”, “Omega-6 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids”, “Omega-6 Polyunsaturates” or “Omega-6 Polyunsaturated”	The amount is expressed in grams per serving of stated size.	The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 1 g, to the nearest multiple of 0.1 g; (b) if it is 1 g or more but not more than 5 g, to the nearest multiple of 0.5 g; and (c) if it is more than 5 g, to the nearest multiple of 1 g.
    7	Amount of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids	(1) If the nutrition facts table includes the amount of polyunsaturated fatty acids: “Omega-3”, “Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fat”, “Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids”, “Omega-3 Polyunsaturates” or “Omega-3 Polyunsaturated” (2) In all other cases: “Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fat”, “Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids”, “Omega-3 Polyunsaturates” or “Omega-3 Polyunsaturated”	The amount is expressed in grams per serving of stated size.	The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 1 g, to the nearest multiple of 0.1 g; (b) if it is 1 g or more but not more than 5 g, to the nearest multiple of 0.5 g; and (c) if it is more than 5 g, to the nearest multiple of 1 g.
    8	Amount of monounsaturated fatty acids	“Monounsaturated Fat”, “Monounsaturated Fatty Acids”, “Monounsaturates” or “Monounsaturated”	The amount is expressed in grams per serving of stated size.	The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 1 g, to the nearest multiple of 0.1 g; (b) if it is 1 g or more but not more than 5 g, to the nearest multiple of 0.5 g; and (c) if it is more than 5 g, to the nearest multiple of 1 g.
    9	[Repealed, SOR/2016-305, s. 19]
    10	Amount of soluble fibre	“Soluble Fibre” or “Soluble Fiber”	The amount is expressed as grams per serving of stated size.	The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.5 g, to “0 g”; and (b) if it is 0.5 g or more, to the nearest multiple of 1 g.
    11	Amount of insoluble fibre	“Insoluble Fibre” or “Insoluble Fiber”	The amount is expressed as grams per serving of stated size.	The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.5 g, to “0 g”; and (b) if it is 0.5 g or more, to the nearest multiple of 1 g.
    12	Amount of sugar alcohol	(1) If the food contains only one type of sugar alcohol: “Sugar Alcohol”, “Polyol” or “(naming the sugar alcohol)” (2) In all other cases: “Sugar Alcohols” or “Polyols”	The amount is expressed as grams per serving of stated size.	The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.5 g, to “0 g”; and (b) if it is 0.5 g or more, to the nearest multiple of 1 g.
    13	Amount of starch	“Starch”	The amount is expressed as grams per serving of stated size.	The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.5 g, to “0 g”; and (b) if it is 0.5 g or more, to the nearest multiple of 1 g.
    14	Amount of vitamin A	“Vitamin A” or “Vit A”	The amount is expressed (a) in micrograms per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 5 µg, to “0 µg”; (b) if it is 5 µg or more but less than 50 µg, to the nearest multiple of 10 µg; (c) if it is 50 µg or more but less than 250 µg, to the nearest multiple of 50 µg; and (d) if it is 250 µg or more, to the nearest multiple of 100 µg. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as 0 µg, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
    15	Amount of vitamin C	“Vitamin C” or “Vit C”	The amount is expressed (a) in milligrams per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.1 mg, to “0 mg”; (b) if it is 0.1 mg or more but less than 1 mg, to the nearest multiple of 0.2 mg; (c) if it is 1 mg or more but less than 5 mg, to the nearest multiple of 0.5 mg; and (d) if it is 5 mg or more, to the nearest multiple of 1 mg. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as 0 mg, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
    16	Amount of vitamin D	“Vitamin D” or “Vit D”	The amount is expressed (a) in micrograms per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.1 µg, to “0 µg”; (b) if it is 0.1 µg or more but less than 1 µg, to the nearest multiple of 0.2 µg; (c) if it is 1 µg or more but less than 5 µg, to the nearest multiple of 0.5 µg; and (d) if it is 5 µg or more, to the nearest multiple of 1 µg. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as 0 µg, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
    17	Amount of vitamin E	“Vitamin E” or “Vit E”	The amount is expressed (a) in milligrams per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.05 mg, to “0 mg”; (b) if it is 0.05 mg or more but less than 0.5 mg, to the nearest multiple of 0.1 mg; (c) if it is 0.5 mg or more but less than 2.5 mg, to the nearest multiple of 0.25 mg; and (d) if it is 2.5 mg or more, to the nearest multiple of 0.5 mg. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as 0 mg, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
    18	Amount of vitamin K	“Vitamin K” or “Vit K”	The amount is expressed (a) in micrograms per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.05 µg, to “0 µg”; (b) if it is 0.05 µg or more but less than 0.5 µg, to the nearest multiple of 0.1 µg; (c) if it is 0.5 µg or more but less than 2.5 µg, to the nearest multiple of 0.25 µg; and (d) if it is 2.5 µg or more, to the nearest multiple of 0.5 µg. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as 0 µg, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
    19	Amount of thiamine	“Thiamine”, “Thiamin”, “Thiamine (Vitamin B1)”, “Thiamine (Vit B1)”, “Thiamin (Vitamin B1)” or “Thiamin (Vit B1)”	The amount is expressed (a) in milligrams per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.005 mg, to “0 mg”; (b) if it is 0.005 mg or more but less than 0.05 mg, to the nearest multiple of 0.01 mg; (c) if it is 0.05 mg or more but less than 0.25 mg, to the nearest multiple of 0.025 mg; and (d) if it is 0.25 mg or more, to the nearest multiple of 0.05 mg. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as 0 mg, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
    20	Amount of riboflavin	“Riboflavin”, “Riboflavin (Vitamin B2)” or “Riboflavin (Vit B2)”	The amount is expressed (a) in milligrams per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.005 mg, to “0 mg”; (b) if it is 0.005 mg or more but less than 0.05 mg, to the nearest multiple of 0.01 mg; (c) if it is 0.05 mg or more but less than 0.25 mg, to the nearest multiple of 0.025 mg; and (d) if it is 0.25 mg or more, to the nearest multiple of 0.05 mg. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as 0 mg, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
    21	Amount of niacin	“Niacin”	The amount is expressed (a) in milligrams per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.05 mg, to “0 mg”; (b) if it is 0.05 mg or more but less than 0.5 mg, to the nearest multiple of 0.1 mg; (c) if it is 0.5 mg or more but less than 2.5 mg, to the nearest multiple of 0.25 mg; and (d) if it is 2.5 mg or more, to the nearest multiple of 0.5 mg. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as 0 mg, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
    22	Amount of vitamin B6	“Vitamin B6” or “Vit B6”	The amount is expressed (a) in milligrams per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.005 mg, to “0 mg”; (b) if it is 0.005 mg or more but less than 0.05 mg, to the nearest multiple of 0.01 mg; (c) if it is 0.05 mg or more but less than 0.25 mg, to the nearest multiple of 0.025 mg; and (d) if it is 0.25 mg or more, to the nearest multiple of 0.05 mg. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as 0 mg, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
    23	Amount of folate	“Folate”	The amount is expressed (a) in micrograms of dietary folate equivalents (DFE) per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 1 µg DFE, to “0 µg DFE”; (b) if it is 1 µg DFE or more but less than 10 µg DFE, to the nearest multiple of 2 µg DFE; (c) if it is 10 µg DFE or more but less than 50 µg DFE, to the nearest multiple of 5 µg DFE; and (d) if it is 50 µg DFE or more, to the nearest multiple of 10 µg DFE. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as 0 µg DFE, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
    24	Amount of vitamin B12	“Vitamin B12” or “Vit B12”	The amount is expressed (a) in micrograms per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.005 µg, to “0 µg”; (b) if it is 0.005 µg or more but less than 0.05 µg, to the nearest multiple of 0.01 µg; (c) if it is 0.05 µg or more but less than 0.25 µg, to the nearest multiple of 0.025 µg; and (d) if it is 0.25 µg or more, to the nearest multiple of 0.05 µg. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as 0 µg, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
    25	Amount of biotin	“Biotin”	The amount is expressed (a) in micrograms per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.05 µg, to “0 µg”; (b) if it is 0.05 µg or more but less than 0.5 µg, to the nearest multiple of 0.1 µg; (c) if it is 0.5 µg or more but less than 2.5 µg, to the nearest multiple of 0.25 µg; and (d) if it is 2.5 µg or more, to the nearest multiple of 0.5 µg. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as 0 µg, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
    26	Amount of pantothenic acid	“Pantothenic Acid” or “Pantothenate”	The amount is expressed (a) in milligrams per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.01 mg, to “0 mg”; (b) if it is 0.01 mg or more but less than 0.1 mg, to the nearest multiple of 0.02 mg; (c) if it is 0.1 mg or more but less than 0.5 mg, to the nearest multiple of 0.05 mg; and (d) if it is 0.5 mg or more, to the nearest multiple of 0.1 mg. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as 0 mg, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
    27	Amount of choline	“Choline”	The amount is expressed (a) in milligrams per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 1 mg, to “0 mg”; (b) if it is 1 mg or more but less than 10 mg, to the nearest multiple of 2 mg; (c) if it is 10 mg or more but less than 50 mg, to the nearest multiple of 5 mg; and (d) if it is 50 mg or more, to the nearest multiple of 10 mg. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as 0 mg, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
    28	Amount of phosphorous	“Phosphorus”	The amount is expressed (a) in milligrams per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 5 mg, to “0 mg”; (b) if it is 5 mg or more but less than 50 mg, to the nearest multiple of 10 mg; (c) if it is 50 mg or more but less than 250 mg, to the nearest multiple of 25 mg; and (d) if it is 250 mg or more, to the nearest multiple of 50 mg. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as 0 mg, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
    29	Amount of iodide	“Iodide” or “Iodine”	The amount is expressed (a) in micrograms per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 1 µg, to “0 µg”; (b) if it is 1 µg or more but less than 10 µg, to the nearest multiple of 2 µg; (c) if it is 10 µg or more but less than 50 µg, to the nearest multiple of 5 µg; and (d) if it is 50 µg or more, to the nearest multiple of 10 µg. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as 0 µg, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
    30	Amount of magnesium	“Magnesium”	The amount is expressed (a) in milligrams per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 1 mg, to “0 mg”; (b) if it is 1 mg or more but less than 10 mg, to the nearest multiple of 2 mg; (c) if it is 10 mg or more but less than 50 mg, to the nearest multiple of 5 mg; and (d) if it is 50 mg or more, to the nearest multiple of 10 mg. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as 0 mg, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
    31	Amount of zinc	“Zinc”	The amount is expressed (a) in milligrams per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.05 mg, to “0 mg”; (b) if it is 0.05 mg or more but less than 0.5 mg, to the nearest multiple of 0.1 mg; (c) if it is 0.5 mg or more but less than 2.5 mg, to the nearest multiple of 0.25 mg; and (d) if it is 2.5 mg or more, to the nearest multiple of 0.5 mg. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as 0 mg, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
    32	Amount of selenium	“Selenium”	The amount is expressed (a) in micrograms per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.1 µg, to “0 µg”; (b) if it is 0.1 µg or more but less than 1 µg, to the nearest multiple of 0.2 µg; (c) if it is 1 µg or more but less than 5 µg, to the nearest multiple of 0.5 µg; and (d) if it is 5 µg or more, to the nearest multiple of 1 µg. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as 0 µg, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
    33	Amount of copper	“Copper”	The amount is expressed (a) in milligrams per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.0015 mg, to “0 mg”; (b) if it is 0.0015 mg or more but less than 0.025 mg, to the nearest multiple of 0.002 mg; (c) if it is 0.025 mg or more but less than 0.05 mg, to the nearest multiple of 0.005 mg; and (d) if it is 0.05 mg or more, to the nearest multiple of 0.01 mg. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as 0 mg, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
    34	Amount of manganese	“Manganese”	The amount is expressed (a) in milligrams per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.005 mg, to “0 mg”; (b) if it is 0.005 mg or more but less than 0.05 mg, to the nearest multiple of 0.01 mg; (c) if it is 0.05 mg or more but less than 0.25 mg, to the nearest multiple of 0.025 mg; and (d) if it is 0.25 mg or more, to the nearest multiple of 0.05 mg. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as 0 mg, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
    35	Amount of chromium	“Chromium”	The amount is expressed (a) in micrograms per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.05 µg, to “0 µg”; (b) if it is 0.05 µg or more but less than 0.5 µg, to the nearest multiple of 0.1 µg; (c) if it is 0.5 µg or more but less than 2.5 µg, to the nearest multiple of 0.25 µg; and (d) if it is 2.5 µg or more, to the nearest multiple of 0.5 µg. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as 0 µg, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
    36	Amount of molybdenum	“Molybdenum”	The amount is expressed (a) in micrograms per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 0.05 µg, to “0 µg”; (b) if it is 0.05 µg or more but less than 0.5 µg, to the nearest multiple of 0.1 µg; (c) if it is 0.5 µg or more but less than 2.5 µg, to the nearest multiple of 0.25 µg; and (d) if it is 2.5 µg or more, to the nearest multiple of 0.5 µg. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as 0 µg, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.
    37	Amount of chloride	“Chloride”	The amount is expressed (a) in milligrams per serving of stated size; and (b) as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size.	(1) The amount is rounded off (a) if it is less than 5 mg, to “0 mg”; (b) if it is 5 mg or more but less than 50 mg, to the nearest multiple of 10 mg; (c) if it is 50 mg or more but less than 250 mg, to the nearest multiple of 25 mg; and (d) if it is 250 mg or more, to the nearest multiple of 50 mg. (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as 0 mg, to “0%”; and (b) in all other cases, to the nearest multiple of 1%.

Foods for Infants Six Months of Age or Older but Less Than One Year of Age

• B.01.403 (1) This section applies to a prepackaged product that is intended solely for infants six months of age or older but less than one year of age.

• (2) The nutrition facts table of the prepackaged product shall not contain the percentage of the daily value of fat, fibre, sugars, cholesterol or sodium or of the sum of saturated fatty acids and trans fatty acids.

• (3) The nutrition facts table of the product may omit the amount of saturated fatty acids, trans fatty acids and cholesterol.

• (4) Despite subsection (3), if the amount of cholesterol is in the nutrition facts table, the amounts of saturated fatty acids and trans fatty acids shall also be in the nutrition facts table.

• (5) If the information in respect of five or more of the energy value and nutrients referred to in column 1 of items 2, 3 and 8 to 15 of the table to section B.01.401 may be expressed as “0” in the nutrition facts table of the prepackaged product in accordance with that section, the nutrition facts table need only include the following information:

  • (a) the serving of stated size;

  • (b) the energy value;

  • (c) the amount of fat;

  • (d) the amount of carbohydrate;

  • (e) the amount of protein;

  • (f) the amount of any nutrient that is the subject of a representation referred to in subparagraph B.01.401(3)(e)(ii);

  • (g) the amount of any sugar alcohol, vitamin or mineral nutrient added to the product, other than fluoride added to prepackaged water or ice;

  • (h) the amount of any vitamin or mineral nutrient that is declared as a component of one of the product’s ingredients other than flour;

  • (i) the amount of any nutrient referred to in column 1 of any of items 8, 10 or 11 and 13 to 15 of the table to section B.01.401 that may not be expressed as “0” in the nutrition facts table;

  • (j) except in the case described in paragraph (k), the statement “Not a significant source of (naming each nutrient that is omitted from the nutrition facts table in accordance with this subsection)”, but such a statement may be omitted in respect of saturated fatty acids, trans fatty acids and cholesterol; and

  • (k) if the product meets the condition specified in subsection B.01.462(3), the statement “Not a significant source of other nutrients” or the statement referred to in paragraph (j).

Food for Use in Manufacturing Other Foods

• B.01.404 (1) This section applies to a prepackaged product that is intended solely for use as an ingredient in the manufacture of other prepackaged products intended for sale to a consumer at the retail level or as an ingredient in the preparation of food by a commercial or industrial enterprise or an institution.

• (2) No person shall sell the product unless written nutrition information concerning the product accompanies the product when it is delivered to the purchaser.

• (3) The nutrition information

  • (a) shall include the information that would, but for subsection B.01.401(7), be required by sections B.01.401 and B.01.402 to be included in a nutrition facts table for the product;

  • (b) may include other information that is permitted by section B.01.402 to be included in that nutrition facts table; and

  • (c) shall be expressed in accordance with sections B.01.401 and B.01.402, subject to the following modifications, namely,

    • (i) information for vitamins referred to in subsection D.01.002(1) shall be expressed in the applicable unit referred to in subsection D.01.003(1), and information for mineral nutrients referred to in paragraphs D.02.001(1)(a) to (j), (l) to (n) and (p) shall be expressed in milligrams for sodium, potassium, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, zinc, chloride, copper and manganese and in micrograms for iodide, chromium, selenium and molybdenum,

      • (A) per gram or 100 grams of the food, if the net quantity of the food is declared on the label by weight or by count, or

      • (B) per millilitre or 100 millilitres of the food, if the net quantity of the food is declared on the label by volume,

    • (ii) information for other nutrients and the energy value set out in column 1 of the table to section B.01.401 or in column 1 of the table to section B.01.402 shall be expressed in the units referred to in column 3,

      • (A) per gram or 100 grams of the food, if the net quantity of the food is declared on the label by weight or by count, or

      • (B) per millilitre or 100 millilitres of the food, if the net quantity of the food is declared on the label by volume,

    • (iii) percentages of daily values and information on servings of stated size may be omitted, and

    • (iv) the nutrition information shall be stated with a degree of precision that corresponds to the accuracy of the analytical methodology used to produce the information.

Foods for Enterprise or Institution

• B.01.405 (1) This section applies to a prepackaged product that is a ready-to-serve multiple-serving prepackaged product intended solely to be served in a commercial or industrial enterprise or an institution.

• (2) No person shall sell the product unless written nutrition information concerning the product accompanies the product when it is delivered to the purchaser.

• (3) The nutrition information

  • (a) shall include the information that would, but for subsection B.01.401(7), be required by sections B.01.401 and B.01.402 to be included in a nutrition facts table for the product;

  • (b) may include other information that is permitted by section B.01.402 to be included in that nutrition facts table; and

  • (c) shall be expressed in accordance with sections B.01.401 and B.01.402.

Basis of Information

• B.01.406 (1) Subject to subsections (2) to (8), the information in the nutrition facts table shall be set out only on the basis of the prepackaged product as offered for sale.

• (2) If a prepackaged product contains separately packaged ingredients or foods that are intended to be consumed together, the information in the nutrition facts table shall be set out for each ingredient or food or for the entire product.

• (3) If a prepackaged product contains an assortment of foods of the same type and the typical serving consists of only one of those foods, the information in the nutrition facts table shall be set out

  • (a) on the basis of each of the foods contained in the product, if the nutrition information set out in column 1 of the table to section B.01.401 for each of those foods is different; or

  • (b) on the basis of one of the foods contained in the product, if the nutrition information set out in column 1 of the table to section B.01.401 for each of those foods is the same.

• (4) If a prepackaged product contains an assortment of foods of the same type and the typical serving consists of more than one of those foods, the information in the nutrition facts table shall be set out for each of the foods contained in the product or as a composite value.

• (5) If a prepackaged product contains a food that is to be prepared in accordance with directions provided in or on the package or that is commonly combined with other ingredients or another food or cooked before being consumed, the nutrition facts table may also set out information for the food as prepared, in which case

  • (a) the nutrition facts table shall set out the following information for the food as prepared, namely,

    • (i) except in the case described in subparagraph (ii), the amount of the food expressed using the unit referred to in column 3 of subparagraph 1(b)(i) of the table to section B.01.401 as “about (naming the serving size)” or “about (naming the serving size) prepared” and, if applicable, in the manner specified in column 4 of subitems 1(1) and (2), and

    • (ii) if the food is commonly served combined with another food, the amount of the other food expressed using the unit referred to in column 3 of subparagraph 1(b)(i) of the table to section B.01.401,

    • (iii) the energy value, expressed using a description set out in column 2 of item 2 of the table to section B.01.401, in the unit set out in column 3 and in the manner set out in column 4, and

    • (iv) the information set out in column 1 of items 3, 6 to 8, 11 and 13 to 15 of the table to section B.01.401 and in column 1 of items 14 to 37 of the table to section B.01.402 that is declared as a percentage of the daily value in the nutrition facts table for the food as sold, expressed using a description set out in column 2, as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size and in the manner specified in column 4; and

    • (v) [Repealed, SOR/2016-305, s. 24]

  • (b) the nutrition facts table may also set out the following information for the added ingredients or the other food, if it is declared in the nutrition facts table for the food as sold, namely,

    • (i) the information set out in column 1 of items 3 to 5 and 7 to 12 of the table to section B.01.401, expressed using a description set out in column 2, in milligrams for the information set out in column 1 of items 7 and 8 and in grams for the information set out in column 1 of items 3 to 5 and 9 to 12 and in the manner specified in column 4,

    • (ii) the information set out in column 1 of items 5 to 8 and 10 to 13 of the table to section B.01.402, expressed using a description set out in column 2, in grams and in the manner specified in column 4; and

    • (iii) the information set out in column 1 of item 2 of the table to section B.01.401, expressed using a description set out in column 2, in the unit set out in column 3 per serving of stated size of the food as prepared, and in the manner specified in column 4.

• (6) Subsection (5) does not apply in respect of a prepackaged product that is intended solely for infants six months of age or older but less than one year of age.

• (7) Subject to subsection (8), the information in the nutrition facts table may also be set out on the basis of other amounts of a food that reflect different uses or different units of measurement of a food, in which case

  • (a) the nutrition facts table shall set out the following information for each of the other amounts of food, namely,

    • (i) the amount of the food expressed in a household measure and a metric measure and in the manner specified in column 4 of subitems 1(1) and (2) of the table to section B.01.401,

    • (ii) the energy value, expressed using a description set out in column 2 of item 2 of the table to section B.01.401, in the unit set out in column 3 and in the manner set out in column 4, and

    • (iii) the information set out in column 1 of items 3, 6 to 8, 11 and 13 to 15 of the table to section B.01.401 and in column 1 of items 14 to 37 of the table to section B.01.402 that is declared as a percentage of the daily value in the nutrition facts table for the first amount of food for which information is declared, expressed using a description set out in column 2, as a percentage of the daily value per serving of stated size and in the manner specified in column 4; and

    • (iv) [Repealed, SOR/2016-305, s. 24]

  • (b) [Repealed, SOR/2016-305, s. 24]

  • (c) if the nutrition facts table is set out in a version of the aggregate format specified in section B.01.459 or B.01.464, it shall also set out the following information for each of the other amounts of food, if that information is declared in the nutrition facts table for the first amount of food for which information is declared, namely,

    • (i) [Repealed, SOR/2016-305, s. 24]

    • (ii) the information set out in column 1 of items 3 to 5 and 7 to 12 of the table to section B.01.401, expressed using a description set out in column 2, in milligrams for the information set out in column 1 of items 7 and 8 and in grams for the information set out in column 1 of items 3 to 5 and 9 to 12 and in the manner specified in column 4, and

    • (iii) the information set out in column 1 of items 5 to 8 and 10 to 13 of the table to section B.01.402, expressed using a description set out in column 2, in grams and in the manner specified in column 4.

• (8) If the nutrition facts table of a prepackaged product that is intended solely for infants six months of age or older but less than one year of age sets out information in accordance with subsection (7), it shall set out the information referred to in paragraphs (7)(a) and (c).

[B.01.407 to B.01.449 reserved]

Presentation of Nutrition Facts Table

• B.01.450 (1) Subject to subsections (2) to (6), the nutrition facts table shall be presented in accordance with the format specified in the applicable figure in the Directory of NFT Formats, having regard to matters such as order of presentation, dimensions, spacing and the use of upper and lower case letters and bold type.

• (2) The characters and rules in the nutrition facts table shall be displayed in a single colour that is a visual equivalent of 100% solid black type on a white background or on a uniform neutral background with a maximum 5% tint of colour.

• (3) The characters in the nutrition facts table

  • (a) shall be displayed in a single standard sans serif font that is not decorative and in such a manner that the characters never touch each other or the rules; and

  • (b) may be displayed with larger dimensions than those specified in the applicable figure in the Directory of NFT Formats if all the characters in the table are enlarged in a uniform manner.

• (3.1) The type size shown in parentheses for a version referred to in a table to sections B.01.454 to B.01.459 or sections B.01.461 to B.01.464 is the minimum type size that may be used in a nutrition facts table to show nutrients set out in the tables to sections B.01.401 and B.01.402 in accordance with that version.

• (4) A rule that is specified in the applicable figure in the Directory of NFT Formats as being a 1 point rule or a 2 point rule may be displayed with larger dimensions in the nutrition facts table.

• (5) The information in the nutrition facts table shall be in accordance with sections B.01.400 to B.01.403 and B.01.406.

• (6) In a nutrition facts table consisting of a table in both English and French, the order of languages may be reversed from the order shown in the applicable figure in the Directory of NFT Formats.

Location of Nutrition Facts Table

• B.01.451 (1) Subject to subsection (2), the nutrition facts table shall be displayed on the label of the prepackaged product

  • (a) in a table in English and a table in French on the same continuous surface of the available display surface;

  • (b) in a table in both English and French on a continuous surface of the available display surface; or

  • (c) in a table in English on a continuous surface of the available display surface and a table in French on another continuous surface of the available display surface that is of the same size and prominence as the first surface.

• (2) If in accordance with subsection B.01.012(3) or (7) the information required by these Regulations may be shown on the label of a prepackaged product in English only or in French only and is shown in that language, the nutrition facts table may be displayed on the label of the prepackaged product in a table in that language only on a continuous surface of the available display surface.

Orientation of Nutrition Facts Table

• B.01.452 (1) Subject to subsection (2), the nutrition facts table shall be oriented in the same manner as other information appearing on the label of the prepackaged product.

• (2) If a version of a nutrition facts table cannot be oriented in the same manner as other information appearing on the label of the prepackaged product, it shall be oriented in another manner if there is sufficient space to do so and the food contained in the package does not leak out and is not damaged when the package is turned over.

• (3) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of a nutrition facts table that is set out on the top or bottom of a prepackaged product.

Application

• B.01.453 (1) Sections B.01.454 to B.01.460 apply to prepackaged products other than those that are intended solely for infants six months of age or older but less than one year of age.

• (2) Sections B.01.461 to B.01.465 apply to prepackaged products that are intended solely for infants six months of age or older but less than one year of age.

Standard and Horizontal Formats

• B.01.454 (1) This section applies to a prepackaged product unless any of sections B.01.455 to B.01.459 applies to the product.

• (2) Subject to subsection (3), the nutrition facts table of the prepackaged product shall be set out in a version that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section and in respect of which the condition specified in column 2 is satisfied.

• (3) If it is not possible to display, in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface of the prepackaged product, a nutrition facts table in any of the versions that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section, the nutrition facts table shall be set out in

  • (a) the bilingual standard format in accordance with Figure 3.5(B), 3.6(B) or 3.7(B) of the Directory of NFT Formats;

  • (b) the bilingual horizontal format in accordance with Figure 4.3(B), 4.4(B) or 4.5(B) of the Directory of NFT Formats;

  • (c) the linear format in accordance with Figures 16.1(E) and (F) or 16.2(E) and (F) of the Directory of NFT Formats;

  • (d) a version that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section, even though more than 15% of the available display surface would be required to display the nutrition facts table; or

  • (e) a manner described in section B.01.466.

• (4) For the purpose of this section, in determining whether a version of a nutrition facts table cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface of the prepackaged product, the nutrition facts table shall include only the information that is required by these Regulations to be included in that table.

• (5) Despite subsections (2) and (3), if the prepackaged product is sold only in the retail establishment where the product is packaged, is labelled by means of a sticker and has an available display surface of 200 cm² or more, its nutrition facts table shall be set out in a version that is listed in column 1 of items 1 to 3 of Parts 1 to 3 of the table to this section, without regard to any condition specified in column 2.

• (6) Despite subsections (2) and (3), if the nutrition facts table of the prepackaged product is set out on a tag attached to an ornamental container or a tag attached to a package to which a label cannot be physically applied or on which information cannot be legibly set out and easily viewed by the purchaser or consumer under the customary conditions of purchase, it shall be set out in a version that is described in paragraph (3)(a), (b) or (c) or that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section, without regard to any condition specified in column 2.

  TABLE

  Item	Column 1	Column 2
  	Figure in Directory of NFT Formats (Version)	Condition of use
  1	1.1(E) and (F)
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 8 points)
  2	1.2(E) and (F)	The version in item 1 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 7 points)
  3	1.3(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 and 2 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 7 points (condensed))
  4	1.4(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 to 3 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 7 points (condensed))
  5	1.5(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 to 4 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 6 points (condensed))
  6	1.6(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 to 5 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 6 points (condensed))

  Item	Column 1	Column 2
  	Figure in Directory of NFT Formats (Version)	Condition of use
  1	2.1(E) and (F)
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 8 points)
  2	2.2(E) and (F)	The version in item 1 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 7 points)
  3	2.3(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 and 2 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 7 points (condensed))
  4	2.4(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 to 3 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 6 points (condensed))

  Item	Column 1	Column 2
  	Figure in Directory of NFT Formats (Version)	Condition of use
  1	3.1(B)
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 8 points)
  2	3.2(B)	The version in item 1 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 7 points)
  3	3.3(B)	The versions in items 1 and 2 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 7 points (condensed))
  4	3.4(B)	The versions in items 1 to 3 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 6 points (condensed))

  Item	Column 1	Column 2
  	Figure in Directory of NFT Formats (Version)	Condition of use
  1	4.1(B)	The versions in Parts 1 to 3 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 7 points (condensed))
  2	4.2(B)	The versions in Parts 1 to 3 and in item 1 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 6 points (condensed))

Simplified Formats

• B.01.455 (1) This section applies to a prepackaged product if it satisfies the condition set out in subsection B.01.401(6) and its nutrition facts table includes only the information referred to in paragraphs B.01.401(6)(a) to (j).

• (2) Subject to subsection (3), the nutrition facts table of the prepackaged product shall be set out in a version that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section and in respect of which the condition specified in column 2 is satisfied.

• (3) If it is not possible to display, in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface of the prepackaged product, a nutrition facts table containing only the information referred to in paragraphs B.01.401(6)(a) to (j) in any of the versions that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section, the nutrition facts table shall be set out in

  • (a) the bilingual simplified standard format in accordance with Figure 6.5(B) or 6.6(B) of the Directory of NFT Formats;

  • (b) the bilingual simplified horizontal format in accordance with Figure 7.3(B) or 7.4(B) of the Directory of NFT Formats;

  • (c) the simplified linear format in accordance with Figures 17.1(E) and (F) or 17.2(E) and (F) of the Directory of NFT Formats;

  • (d) a version that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section, even though more than 15% of the available display surface would be required to display the nutrition facts table; or

  • (e) a manner described in section B.01.466.

• (4) Despite subsections (2) and (3), if the prepackaged product is sold only in the retail establishment where the product is packaged, is labelled by means of a sticker and has an available display surface of 200 cm² or more, its nutrition facts table shall be set out in a version that is listed in column 1 of items 1 to 3 of Parts 1 and 2 of the table to this section, without regard to any condition specified in column 2.

• (5) Despite subsections (2) and (3), if the nutrition facts table of the prepackaged product is set out on a tag attached to an ornamental container or a tag attached to a package to which a label cannot be physically applied or on which information cannot be legibly set out and easily viewed by the purchaser or consumer under the customary conditions of purchase, it shall be set out in a version that is described in paragraph (3)(a), (b) or (c) or that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section, without regard to any condition specified in column 2.

  TABLE

  Item	Column 1	Column 2
  	Figure in Directory of NFT Formats (Version)	Condition of use
  1	5.1(E) and (F)
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 8 points)
  2	5.2(E) and (F)	The version in item 1 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 7 points)
  3	5.3(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 and 2 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 7 points (condensed))
  4	5.4(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 to 3 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 7 points (condensed))
  5	5.5(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 to 4 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 6 points (condensed))
  6	5.6(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 to 5 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 6 points (condensed))

  Item	Column 1	Column 2
  	Figure in Directory of NFT Formats (Version)	Condition of use
  1	6.1(B)
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 8 points)
  2	6.2(B)	The version in item 1 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 7 points)
  3	6.3(B)	The versions in items 1 and 2 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 7 points (condensed))
  4	6.4(B)	The versions in items 1 to 3 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 6 points (condensed))

  Item	Column 1	Column 2
  	Figure in Directory of NFT Formats (Version)	Condition of use
  1	7.1(B)	The versions in Parts 1 and 2 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 7 points (condensed))
  2	7.2(B)	The versions in Parts 1 and 2 and in item 1 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 6 points (condensed))

Simplified Formats — Single-serving Prepackaged Products

• B.01.455.1 (1) This section applies to a single-serving prepackaged product, other than one that is a prepackaged meal, whose nutrition facts table includes only the information referred to in paragraphs B.01.401(6.1)(a) to (j).

• (2) Subject to subsection (3), the nutrition facts table of the single-serving prepackaged product shall be set out in a version that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section and in respect of which the condition specified in column 2 is satisfied.

• (3) If it is not possible to display, in accordance with these Regulations, on 15% or less of the available display surface of the single-serving prepackaged product a nutrition facts table containing only the information referred to in paragraphs B.01.401(6.1)(a) to (j) in any of the versions that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section, the nutrition facts table shall be set out in

  • (a) the bilingual simplified standard format in accordance with Figure 6.5.1(B) or 6.6.1(B) of the Directory of NFT Formats;

  • (b) the bilingual simplified horizontal format in accordance with Figure 7.3.1(B) or 7.4.1(B) of the Directory of NFT Formats;

  • (c) the simplified linear format in accordance with Figures 17.1.1(E) and (F) or 17.2.1(E) and (F) of the Directory of NFT Formats;

  • (d) a version that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section, even though more than 15% of the available display surface would be required to display the nutrition facts table; or

  • (e) a manner described in section B.01.466.

• (4) Despite subsections (2) and (3), if the single-serving prepackaged product is sold only in the retail establishment where the product is packaged, is labelled by means of a sticker and has an available display surface of 200 cm² or more, its nutrition facts table shall be set out in a version that is listed in column 1 of items 1 to 3 of Part 1 of the table to this section, without regard to any condition specified in column 2.

• (5) Despite subsections (2) and (3), if the nutrition facts table of the single-serving prepackaged product is set out on a tag attached to an ornamental container or a tag attached to a package to which a label cannot be physically applied or on which information cannot be legibly set out and easily viewed by the purchaser or consumer under the customary conditions of purchase, it shall be set out in a version that is described in paragraph (3)(a), (b) or (c) or that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section, without regard to any condition specified in column 2.

  TABLE

  Item	Column 1	Column 2
  	Figure in Directory of NFT Formats (Version)	Condition of use
  1	6.1.1(B)
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 8 points)
  2	6.2.1(B)	The version in item 1 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 7 points)
  3	6.3.1(B)	The versions in items 1 and 2 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 7 points (condensed))
  4	6.4.1(B)	The versions in items 1 to 3 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 6 points (condensed))

  Item	Column 1	Column 2
  	Figure in Directory of NFT Formats (Version)	Condition of use
  1	7.1.1(B)	The versions in Part 1 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 7 points (condensed))
  2	7.2.1(B)	The versions in Part 1 and in item 1 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 6 points (condensed))

Dual Format — Foods Requiring Preparation

• B.01.456 (1) Subject to subsection (2), if the nutrition facts table of a prepackaged product includes information referred to in subsection B.01.406(5), the nutrition facts table shall be set out in a version that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section and in respect of which the condition specified in column 2 is satisfied.

• (2) If it is not possible to display, in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface of the prepackaged product, a nutrition facts table in any of the versions that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section, the nutrition facts table shall be set out in

  • (a) the bilingual dual format in accordance with Figure 9.5(B) or 9.6(B) of the Directory of NFT Formats; or

  • (b) a version that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section, even though more than 15% of the available display surface would be required to display the nutrition facts table.

• (3) For the purpose of this section, in determining whether a version of a nutrition facts table cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface of the prepackaged product, the nutrition facts table shall include only the information that is required by these Regulations to be included in the table, together with the information referred to in subsection B.01.406(5).

• (4) Despite subsections (1) and (2), if the nutrition facts table of the prepackaged product is set out on a tag attached to an ornamental container or a tag attached to a package to which a label cannot be physically applied or on which information cannot be legibly set out and easily viewed by the purchaser or consumer under the customary conditions of purchase, it shall be set out in a version that is described in paragraph (2)(a) or that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section, without regard to any condition specified in column 2.

  TABLE

  Item	Column 1	Column 2
  	Figure in Directory of NFT Formats (Version)	Condition of use
  1	8.1(E) and (F)
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 8 points)
  2	8.2(E) and (F)	The version in item 1 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 7 points)
  3	8.3(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 and 2 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 7 points (condensed))
  4	8.4(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 to 3 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 7 points (condensed))
  5	8.5(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 to 4 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 6 points (condensed))
  6	8.6(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 to 5 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 6 points (condensed))

  Item	Column 1	Column 2
  	Figure in Directory of NFT Formats (Version)	Condition of use
  1	9.1(B)
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 8 points)
  2	9.2(B)	The version in item 1 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 7 points)
  3	9.3(B)	The versions in items 1 and 2 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 7 points (condensed))
  4	9.4(B)	The versions in items 1 to 3 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 6 points (condensed))

Aggregate Format — Different Kinds of Foods

• B.01.457 (1) Subject to subsection (2), if the nutrition facts table of a prepackaged product includes separate information for each food or ingredient as provided in subsection B.01.406(2), paragraph B.01.406(3)(a) or subsection B.01.406(4), the nutrition facts table shall be set out in a version that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section and in respect of which the condition specified in column 2 is satisfied.

• (2) If it is not possible to display, in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface of the prepackaged product, a nutrition facts table in any of the versions that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section, the nutrition facts table shall be set out

  • (a) in the case of a product described in subsection B.01.406(2) or (4), in

    • (i) the bilingual aggregate format in accordance with Figure 11.5(B) or 11.6(B) of the Directory of NFT Formats, or

    • (ii) a version that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section, even though more than 15% of the available display surface would be required to display the nutrition facts table, or

  • (b) in the case of a product described in paragraph B.01.406(3)(a), in

    • (i) the bilingual aggregate format in accordance with Figure 11.5(B) or 11.6(B) of the Directory of NFT Formats,

    • (ii) a version that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section, even though more than 15% of the available display surface would be required to display the nutrition facts table, or

    • (iii) a manner described in section B.01.466.

• (3) For the purpose of this section, in determining whether a version of a nutrition facts table cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface of the prepackaged product, the nutrition facts table shall include only the information that is required by these Regulations to be included for each food or ingredient for which separate information is set out in the table.

• (4) Despite subsections (1) and (2), if the nutrition facts table of the prepackaged product is set out on a tag attached to an ornamental container or a tag attached to a package to which a label cannot be physically applied or on which information cannot be legibly set out and easily viewed by the purchaser or consumer under the customary conditions of purchase, it shall be set out in a version that is described in subparagraph (2)(a)(i) or that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section, without regard to any condition specified in column 2.

  TABLE

  Item	Column 1	Column 2
  	Figure in Directory of NFT Formats (Version)	Condition of use
  1	10.1(E) and (F)
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 8 points)
  2	10.2(E) and (F)	The version in item 1 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 7 points)
  3	10.3(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 and 2 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 7 points (condensed))
  4	10.4(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 to 3 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 7 points (condensed))
  5	10.5(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 to 4 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 6 points (condensed))
  6	10.6(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 to 5 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 6 points (condensed))

  Item	Column 1	Column 2
  	Figure in Directory of NFT Formats (Version)	Condition of use
  1	11.1(B)
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 8 points)
  2	11.2(B)	The version in item 1 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 7 points)
  3	11.3(B)	The versions in items 1 and 2 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 7 points (condensed))
  4	11.4(B)	The versions in items 1 to 3 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 6 points (condensed))

Dual Format — Different Amounts of Food

• B.01.458 (1) Subject to subsection (2), if the nutrition facts table of a prepackaged product includes separate information for different amounts of the food as provided in paragraph B.01.406(7)(a) without including the information referred to in paragraph B.01.406(7)(c), the nutrition facts table shall be set out in a version that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section and in respect of which the condition specified in column 2 is satisfied.

• (2) If it is not possible to display, in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface of the prepackaged product, a nutrition facts table in any of the versions that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section, the nutrition facts table shall be set out in

  • (a) the bilingual dual format in accordance with Figure 13.5(B) or 13.6(B) of the Directory of NFT Formats; or

  • (b) a version that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section, even though more than 15% of the available display surface would be required to display the nutrition facts table.

• (3) For the purpose of this section, in determining whether a version of a nutrition facts table cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface of the prepackaged product, the nutrition facts table shall include only the information that is required by these Regulations to be included for each amount of the food for which separate information is set out in the table.

• (4) Despite subsections (1) and (2), if the nutrition facts table of the prepackaged product is set out on a tag attached to an ornamental container or a tag attached to a package to which a label cannot be physically applied or on which information cannot be legibly set out and easily viewed by the purchaser or consumer under the customary conditions of purchase, it shall be set out in a version that is described in paragraph (2)(a) or that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section, without regard to any condition specified in column 2.

  TABLE

  Item	Column 1	Column 2
  	Figure in Directory of NFT Formats (Version)	Condition of use
  1	12.1(E) and (F)
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 8 points)
  2	12.2(E) and (F)	The version in item 1 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 7 points)
  3	12.3(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 and 2 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 7 points (condensed))
  4	12.4(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 to 3 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 7 points (condensed))
  5	12.5(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 to 4 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 6 points (condensed))
  6	12.6(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 to 5 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 6 points (condensed))

  Item	Column 1	Column 2
  	Figure in Directory of NFT Formats (Version)	Condition of use
  1	13.1(B)
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 8 points)
  2	13.2(B)	The version in item 1 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 7 points)
  3	13.3(B)	The versions in items 1 and 2 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 7 points (condensed))
  4	13.4(B)	The versions in items 1 to 3 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 6 points (condensed))

Aggregate Format — Different Amounts of Food

• B.01.459 (1) Subject to subsection (2), if the nutrition facts table of a prepackaged product includes separate information for different amounts of the food as provided in paragraphs B.01.406(7)(a) and (c), the nutrition facts table shall be set out in a version that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section and in respect of which the condition specified in column 2 is satisfied.

• (2) If it is not possible to display, in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface of the prepackaged product, a nutrition facts table in any of the versions that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section, the nutrition facts table shall be set out in

  • (a) the bilingual aggregate format in accordance with Figure 15.5(B) or 15.6(B) of the Directory of NFT Formats; or

  • (b) a version that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section, even though more than 15% of the available display surface would be required to display the nutrition facts table.

• (3) For the purpose of this section, in determining whether a version of a nutrition facts table cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface of the prepackaged product, the nutrition facts table shall include only the information that is required by these Regulations to be included for each amount of the food for which separate information is set out in the table.

• (4) Despite subsections (1) and (2), if the nutrition facts table of the prepackaged product is set out on a tag attached to an ornamental container or a tag attached to a package to which a label cannot be physically applied or on which information cannot be legibly set out and easily viewed by the purchaser or consumer under the customary conditions of purchase, it shall be set out in a version that is described in paragraph (2)(a) or that is listed in column 1 of the table to this section, without regard to any condition specified in column 2.

  TABLE

  Item	Column 1	Column 2
  	Figure in Directory of NFT Formats (Version)	Condition of use
  1	14.1(E) and (F)
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 8 points)
  2	14.2(E) and (F)	The version in item 1 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 7 points)
  3	14.3(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 and 2 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 7 points (condensed))
  4,	14.4(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 to 3 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 7 points (condensed))
  5	14.5(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 to 4 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 6 points (condensed))
  6	14.6(E) and (F)	The versions in items 1 to 5 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 6 points (condensed))

  Item	Column 1	Column 2
  	Figure in Directory of NFT Formats (Version)	Condition of use
  1	15.1(B)
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 8 points)
  2	15.2(B)	The version in item 1 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 7 points)
  3	15.3(B)	The versions in items 1 and 2 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 7 points (condensed))
  4	15.4(B)	The versions in items 1 to 3 cannot be displayed in accordance with these Regulations on 15% or less of the available display surface.
  	(nutrients to be shown in a type size of not less than 6 points (condensed))

Presentation of Additional Information

• B.01.460 (1) If information referred to in column 1 of the table to section B.01.402 is included in a nutrition facts table that is set out in a version consisting of a table in English and a table in French or a table in English or French, that information shall be displayed

  • (a) in accordance with the order of presentation, the use of indents and the presentation of footnotes illustrated in Figures 18.1(E) and (F) of the Directory of NFT Formats; and

  • (b) in respect of matters other than those referred to in paragraph (a), in accordance with the format that is specified in the applicable figure in the Directory of NFT Formats.

• (2) If information referred to in column 1 of the table to section B.01.402 is included in a nutrition facts table that is set out in a version consisting of a table in both English and French, that information shall be displayed

  • (a) in accordance with the order of presentation, the use of indents and the presentation of footnotes illustrated in Figure 19.1(B) of the Directory of NFT Formats; and

  • (b) in respect of matters other than those referred to in paragraph (a), in accordance with the format that is specified in the applicable figure in the Directory of NFT Formats.

• (3) Despite paragraph (1)(a), the use of indents illustrated in Figures 18.1(E) and (F) of the Directory of NFT Formats is not applicable if information referred to in column 1 of the table to section B.01.402 is set out in the linear format referred to in paragraph B.01.454(3)(c) or the simplified linear format referred to in paragraph B.01.455(3)(c).