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Table of Contents

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Preface

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Chapter 1 - Introduction

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Chapter 2 - Basic Labelling requirements

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Chapter 3 - Advertising Requirements

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Chapter 4 - Composition, Quality, Quantity & Origin Claims

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Chapter 5 - Nutrition Labelling

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Chapter 6 - The Elements Within the Nutrition Facts Table

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Chapter 7 - Nutrient Content Claims

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Chapter 8 - Diet-Related Health Claims

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Chapter 9 - Supplementary Information on Specific Products

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Chapter 10 - Guide to the Labelling of Alcoholic Beverages

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Chapter 11 - Labelling Guide for Processed Fruits and Vegetables

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Chapter 12 - Guide to the Labelling of Honey

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Chapter 13 - Guide to the Labelling of Maple Products

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Chapter 14 - Meat and Poultry Products

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Chapter 15 - Fish and Fish Products

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Chapter 2 - Basic Labelling Requirements

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Table of Contents

2.1 Definitions
2.2 General Labelling Requirements
2.3 Foods Requiring a Label
2.4 Bilingual Requirements
2.5 Common Name
2.5.1 Abbreviations
2.6 Net Quantity
2.6.1 Minimum Type Height for Net Quantity
2.6.2 Canadian Units of Measure
2.6.3 Canadian versus U.S. Measure
2.7 Name and Address
2.8 List of Ingredients
2.8.1 Ingredient Common Name
2.8.2 Component Declarations
2.8.3 Declaration of Processing Aids
Processing Aids
Table 2-1
2.9 Nutrition Facts Table
2.10 Artificial Flavours
2.11 Durable Life Date
2.11.1 Foods Packaged at Other Than Retail
2.11.2 Foods Packaged at Retail
2.12 Previously Frozen
2.13 Standard Container Sizes
2.13.1 Standard Container Sizes for Wine, Syrups and Peanut Butter
2.14 Other Mandatory Information
2.14.1 Food Irradiation
Irradiated Foods Which May be Sold in Canada
Table 2-2
2.15 Labels of Shipping Containers
2.16 Test Market Foods
2.17 Temporary Marketing Authorization Letter
2.18 Interim Marketing Authorization
Annex 2-1 Mandatory Common Names of Ingredients and Components
Annex 2-2 Class Names for Ingredients
Annex 2-3 Ingredients Exempt from Component Declaration
Annex 2-4 Component Declarations



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