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	2003 Guide to Food Labelling and Advertising
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-	Chapter 4 - Composition, Quality, Quantity & Origin Claims
-	Chapter 5 - Nutrition Labelling
-	Chapter 6 - The Elements Within the Nutrition Facts Table
-	Chapter 7 - Nutrient Content Claims
-	Chapter 8 - Diet-Related Health Claims
-	Chapter 9 - Supplementary Information on Specific Products
-	Chapter 10 - Guide to the Labelling of Alcoholic Beverages
-	Chapter 11 - Labelling Guide for Processed Fruits and Vegetables
-	Chapter 12 - Guide to the Labelling of Honey
-	Chapter 13 - Guide to the Labelling of Maple Products
-	Chapter 14 - Meat and Poultry Products
-	Chapter 15 - Fish and Fish Products
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Regulated Products Found in the Processed Products Regulations (PPR)
Table 11-1

List of standardized products Processed Products Regulations (PPR)
Products		Grade applicable Schedule I	Size Grading applicable Schedule VI	Standard Containers Schedule III	Drained Weight Schedule IV	Standard of Identity Schedule I I	Products NOT covered by PPR
FRUITS Canned or packed in Hermetically Sealed Container	Apricots (whole or halved)						Fruit purees (excluding apple puree) Fruit snacks
	Pineapple (sliced, crushed, tidbits and chunks)
	Blueberries
	Cranberries, cranberry sauce
	Cherries (sweet)
	Cherries (red, sour, pitted)
	Fruit cocktail
	Strawberries
	Fruits for salad
	Mandarins
	Oranges
	Grapefruits
	Peaches (whole, halved, sliced, diced or quartered)
	Pears (whole, halved, sliced, diced or quartered)
	Apples (sliced)
	Apple sauce
	Plums and prune plums
	Fruit salad
	Other canned fruits
VEGETABLES Canned or packed in Hermetically Sealed Container	Asparagus (cuts)						Vegetable puree
	Asparagus (tips or spears)
	Beets (whole, sliced, diced or cubes, quartered, julienne or shoestring)
	Carrots (whole, sliced, diced or cubes, quartered, julienne or shoestring)
	Creamed mushrooms (whole, sliced chopped)						Truffles
	Mushrooms
	Mushrooms (stems and pieces)
	Sauerkraut with preservative						Sauerkraut with wine or alcohol
	Sauerkraut
	Pumpkin
	Squash
	Spinach
	Bean sprouts
	Beans, vegetarian beans						Canned fried beans
	Lima beans
	Lima beans (ripe, dried, dried soaked or cooked dry)
	Beans (green or wax)
	Mixed vegetables or macédoine	optional					Vegetables in oil Vegetable oil Capers
	Vegetables for chop suey
	Canned vegetables with sauce, butter, butter sauce, cheese sauce or tomato sauce
	Corn cream style
	Corn on the cob
	Corn (whole or cut kernel)
	Hominy corn
	Onions
	Sweet potatoes (whole or cut)
	White potatoes (slices, diced or cubes)
	White potatoes (julienne, shoestring, regular cut or crinkle cut)
	White potatoes (whole)
	Peas
	Peas and carrots
	Ripe peas, dried soaked peas, dry peas, cooked dry peas)
	Tomatoes (whole, whole pieces, wedges, sliced, diced, chopped						Tomato broth BBQ sauce
	Tomatoes stewed	optional
	Tomato catsup	optional
	Tomato paste (concentrated or not)	optional					Salsa (tomatoes) Pepper sauce Tomato sauce Pizza sauce Spaghetti sauce Tomato coulis Pasta sauce
	Tomato pulp	optional
	Tomato puree	optional
	Tomato chili sauce	optional
	Spaghetti in tomato sauce
	Other canned vegetables
FROZEN FRUITS	Apricots						Frozen fruits pulp Frozen fruits puree
	Blueberries
	Cherries (red, sour, pitted)
	Sweet cherries
	Fruit cocktail
	Strawberries whole, sliced
	Fruits for salad
	Peaches (halves, sliced, diced, quartered)
	Apples (sliced)
	Rhubarb (cut)
	Fruit salad
	Other frozen fruits
FROZEN VEGETABLES	Asparagus (cuts)						Frozen vegetables with pasta and sauce Frozen vegetable puree Frozen vegetables with sauce, seasonings spice or rice
	Asparagus (tips or spears)
	Broccoli (spears, cut or chopped)
	Carrots (cut carrots- baby whole style, cut carrots-whole style, diced carrots, sliced carrots, whole carrots, whole baby carrots)
	Mushrooms (whole, sliced, diced, chopped, stems & pieces)
	Brussels sprouts		optional
	Cauliflower
	Squash (cooked)
	Uncooked squash (diced or cubed)
	Spinach (whole leaf, cut or chopped)
	Beans (green, wax)
	Lima beans
	Mixed vegetables
	Corn (whole kernel or cob)
	Special blends of vegetables
	Peas
	Peas and carrots (diced, sliced, whole)
	White potatoes (others) unfried
	French fries potatoes (shoestring or julienne, straight or regular cut, crinkle cuts)						Fried potatoes, styles other than of prescribed for french fries. Potatoes : - Coated / Seasoned or not - Hash Brown - Formed (ex: Patties or Bits) Potatoes - With Peel - Baked
	Other frozen vegetables
PROCESSED FRUITS PRODUCTS	Cherries (maraschino, creme de menthe or cocktail)						Sulfited cherries
	Jam, Jam with pectin Apple (or Rhubarb) and (Naming the Fruit) Jam						Jam with wine or alcohol
	Preserve						Fruit topping
	Glace fruit, cut mixed fruit						Fruit topping
	Pie fruits, solid pack or heavy pack						Fruit spread
	Pie fillers, pie filling						Lemon pie filling and raisin pie filling
	Fruit jelly, fruit jelly with pectin						Lemon pie filling and raisin pie filling
	Cranberry jelly or sauce						Mint jelly, Jellied mint, Rose jelly, Jellies with wine or alcohol
	Marmalade, marmalade with pectin						Pineapple marmalade, Fig marmalade, Ginger marmalade, Marmalade with wine or alcohol
	Mincemeat, fruit mince						Dried or dehydrated fruits Dates, nuts
	Fruit peels, cut mixed peel						Fountain fruits
FRUIT JUICES	Fruit juices						Fresh refrigerated fruit juices Other concentrated fruit juices or fruit juices from concentrate Other frozen concentrated fruit juices Fruit drinks, beverages Boiled cider Must of grapes
	Carbonated fruit juices
	Apple juice from concentrate
	Frozen concentrated apple juice
	Concentrated apple juice
	Apple juice
	Grape juice
	Grape juice from concentrate
	Concentrated grape juice or grape juice concentrate
	Frozen concentrated orange juice sweetened
	Frozen concentrated orange juice
VEGETABLE JUICES	Mixed vegetable juices	optional					Mixed vegetable juice NOT containing tomato juice Tomato juice cocktail, Fresh refrigerated vegetable juices
	Concentrated tomato juice						Frozen concentrated tomato juice
	Tomato juice						Other concentrated vegetable juices or made from concentrate Garlic juice
	Vegetable juice
	Other vegetable juices
NECTARS	Pears, plums, apricots or peaches						Other nectars
PICKLES	Relish						Pickles with more than 15% oil. Vine leaves stuffed (with rice and spice) Olives in oil
	Pickles
	Green olives
	Ripe or black olives
OTHERS	Chutney
	Prepared horseradish
	Prepared mustard						Mustard seed, Mustard flour Ground mustard
							Wine or cider vinegar, White vinegar, Flavoured vinegar
	Baby food						Refrigerated or frozen baby food or with meat
	Beans with pork, beans with pork and tomato sauce
							Seafood cream sauce, Seafood sauce
	Vegetable soups condensed						Frozen soups
	Vegetable soups ready-to-serve						Frozen soups

Summary of Basic Labelling Rules for Prepackaged Products
Table 11-2

PROCESSED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES Prepackaged Domestic, Imported and Interprovincial
Requirements	Height of Letters	Location	Language	References (PPR)
*Product Name* The product name must be as prescribed by PPR, e.g.: apple juice. If it is not prescribed, the name must be the name used to designate the food (e.g.: "hearts of palm")	Minimum 1.6 mm	Principal display panel of label or packaging	English and French	31(f.1) 32 36(1) 42(1) mandatory
Net Quantity * see PPR Schedule III for standardized containers Depending on the case: volume (mL or L; fl oz or fl oz) weight (g or kg ; oz or lb) number units: metric or "other" and metric	Minimum 1.6 mm for letters See PPR Schedule V for numerals	Principal display panel of label or packaging	English and French (metric and imperial symbols are bilingual)	31(f) 32 36 42 mandatory
*Grade* CANNED / FROZEN Canadian Product: CANADA FANCY / CANADA A CANADA CHOICE / CANADA B CANADA STANDARD / CANADA C SUBSTANDARD Imported Product: (sold in its original container) FANCY GRADE / GRADE A CHOICE GRADE / GRADE B STANDARD GRADE / GRADE C * the substandard grade is not permitted for imported products	See PPR Schedule V (based on the principal display surface)	Principal display panel of label or packaging	English and French	31(e) 32 36 37, 38 42(1) mandatory if product listed in PPR Schedule I
Size Grades * see PPR Schedule VI or section 11.4. of this Guide for the products that must be graded by size. Indicate the number designation, its equivalent word designation or the designation specified in the PPR, depending on the case. Label wording "assorted sizes" or "mixed sizes" for mixtures of 2 or more sizes. Label wording "ungraded as to size" when the product is not graded by size.	Minimum 1.6 mm	Anywhere on surface except bottom of container	English and French	31(g) 32 36(1) 40(1) 42(2) mandatory for products listed in Schedule VI
Name and Address * must be sufficiently complete to communicate in writing (city, province, country, postal code) When the name and address are those of the first dealer: "Packed for" or "Imported by" or "Imported for" must precede the name and address, and the registration number of the operator or his identifying code mark shall appear on the label or be embossed on the container. When the name and address are those of the manufacturer: "Packed by" is optional	Minimum 1.6 mm	Anywhere on surface except bottom of packaging	English or French	31(a) 32 33 36(1) 42(2) mandatory
*Country of origin* - Products prepared in Canada, from fruits and vegetables processed in Canada Indicating "Product of Canada" is OPTIONAL for the purposes of marketing in Canada and export. *- Processed fruit and vegetables products, wholly manufactured* in a country other than Canada** The declaration of the country of origin is MANDATORY. The country of origin may be declared as part of the name and address of the foreign packer (processor) or as a separate declaration. * see definition of wholly manufactured in section 11.6 of this chapter - Processed fruit and vegetables products, prepared in Canada from imported fruits and vegetables The declaration of the country of origin is OPTIONAL. * apply the 51% rule if called "Product of Canada". The last substantial transformation of the goods must have been carried out in Canada, giving the product a different appearance from that of the ingredients considered individually. In addition, the direct labour or the proportion of materials (or both) must total at least 51%, i.e. Canadian materials and manufactured by Canadians. See section 11.6 of this Guide for details and examples.	varies depending on the case: 6.4 mm, 3.2 mm, 1.6 mm see Section 41, PPR	Anywhere on surface except bottom of packaging	English AND French	41 42(2) optional or mandatory, depending of the case
Registration number The registration number (of the establishment where the product was prepared) must be shown on the label, or embossed on the can, when the name and address of the responsible party are those of the distributor or first dealer. Products imported and sold in their original container do not carry a registration number since they were not prepared or packaged in an establishment registered by the CFIA.	Minimum 1.6 mm	Anywhere on label, including bottom of package Recommend near name and address of responsible party	not applicable	33 36(1) mandatory if Canadian product
Production Code Each can (of low-acid food product or marked with a grade) must be identified with a code. This code may be embossed or shown with indelible ink on the can.	Minimum 1.6 mm	Any surface of container	not applicable	30.3(d) 31(aa) when applicable
List of Ingredients The ingredients must be shown in decreasing order of their proportion by weight.	Minimum 1.6 mm	Anywhere on surface except bottom of packaging	English AND French	31(ee) 32 36(1) 42(2) mandatory

Mandatory Label Wording for Processed Products
Table 11-3

PROCESSED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES Prepackaged Domestic, Imported and Interprovincial
Requirements	Products	Height of Letters	Location	References (PPR)
*SPECIAL LABEL WORDING* must be in English AND French				32
"Brand / Marque " When the brand name refers to a geographic name or some other descriptive name		minimum 1.6 mm	above the trade name	31(c) 42(2) when applicable
"contents - percent slack filled" or "contents - percent short weight" if the container is slack filled or contains less than the minimum net and drained weight prescribed by these Regulations.		minimum 1.6 mm	any surface except the bottom	31(w) 42(2) when applicable
"cream style", "vacuum pack", "brine pack", "packed in brine" or "packed in liquid"	canned corn	minimum 1.6 mm	any surface except the bottom	31(t) 42(2) when applicable
"freestone" or "clingstone"	canned peaches	minimum 1.6 mm	any surface except the bottom	31(nn) 42(2) when applicable
"in water" the product is canned in water		minimum 1.6 mm	any surface except the bottom	31(j) 42(2) when applicable
"keep frozen"	canned low-acid food which must be kept continuously frozen	minimum 1.6 mm	any surface except the bottom	30.1(2)(b) 42(2) when applicable
"keep refrigerated"	fruit juice (in a non-hermetically sealed container) and sauerkraut with preservative	minimum 1.6 mm	any surface except the bottom	31(pp) 31(oo) 42 (2) when applicable
"keep refrigerated"	canned low-acid food which must be kept continuously under refrigeration	minimum 1.6 mm	any surface except the bottom	30.1(2)(a) 42(2) when applicable
"Seville", "bitter" or "extra bitter"	orange marmalade	minimum 1.6 mm	any surface except the bottom	31(p) 42(2) when applicable
"sparkling" or "carbonated"	apple juice and grape juice (juice or from concentrate) to which carbon dioxide has been added	minimum 1.6 mm	any surface except the bottom	31(rr) 42(2) when applicable
"solid pack" or "heavy pack" solid pack: if the product is a solid pack which contains little or no free liquid heavy pack: if the product is canned so as to contain the maximum drained weight that processing will permit	pie fruits, sliced apples, pumpkin	minimum 1.6 mm	any surface except the bottom	31(h) 31(i) 42(2) 2(1) (Schedule I, Table I) 22 (Schedule II) 46(2) (Schedule 1, Table 1) when applicable
"....% sugar, invert sugar, dextrose or glucose added"	frozen fruits packed in sweetener (Schedule IV, Table IV)	minimum 1.6 mm	any surface except the bottom	35(2) 42(2) when applicable
"sweetened"	sweetened frozen concentrated orange juice	same as the words "concentrated orange juice"	principal display panel of the label	31(ss) 42(2) when applicable
"tips removed" or "without tips"	Canada Choice grade asparagus, without tips	minimum 1.6 mm	under the product name	31(s) 42(1) when applicable
Variety of fruit or vegetable: If named on the label, it must be true and correct		minimum 1.6 mm	any surface except the bottom	31(d) 42(2) optional
"very heavy syrup" or "very heavy fruit juice syrup"; "heavy syrup" or "heavy fruit juice syrup"; "light syrup" or "light fruit juice syrup" (with declaration of sugar content; "slightly sweetened water or slightly sweetened fruit juice" "in (name of fruit(s)) juice" or "in (name of fruit(s)) juice from concentrate"	fruits listed in Table III of PPR Schedule IV	minimum 1.6 mm	any surface except the bottom	5(1) 42(2) Schedule IV when applicable
"Vitaminized" or "vitamin C added" 31, PPR: "...every food product shall be labelled with: (u) the words "Vitaminized" or "Vitamin C Added" if the product is apple juice to which ascorbic acid has been added to increase the Vitamin C content; (v) the words "Vitaminized" or "Vitamin C added" if the product is mixed vegetable juices, tomato juice cocktail, prune nectar, apricot nectar, grape juice or grape juice from concentrate to which ascorbic acid has been added to increase the Vitamin C content" When Vitamin C has been added, the vitamin levels specified for the product must be followed (minimum 35 mg/100 mL and maximum 60 mg/114 mL for apple juice; minimum 18 mg/100 mL and maximum 60 mg/ 114 mL for grape juice; the nectars must meet the standards set out in the Food and Drug Regulations, i.e. minimum 20 mg/114 mL and maximum 60 mg/114 mL). (D.01.009 to D.01.011)	prune or apricot nectar, mixed vegetable juices, apple juice, grape juice, grape juice from concentrate	minimum 1.6 mm	any surface except the bottom	31(u) 31(v) 42(2) 3(2)(g)* 14(1)(l) 15(k) 16(j) 40 41** when applicable * Schedule I, Table I **Schedule II
"a water extract of dried prunes"	prune nectar	minimum 1.6 mm	following the product name	31(mm) 42(1) when applicable
"whole", "cut", "whole vertical pack", "asparagus style" or "shoestring"	canned or frozen green or wax beans	minimum 1.6 mm	any surface except the bottom	31(r) 42(2) when applicable
"wild" or "cultivated" and "individually quick frozen" or "non-free flowing"	frozen blueberries	minimum 1.6 mm	any surface except the bottom	31(qq) 42(2) when applicable
"with pectin"	jam, jelly, marmalade	minimum 1/8 inch height for containers >10 ounces minimum 3/32 inch containers < 10 ounces	under the product name	31(o) 42(1) when applicable

Summary of Labelling Rules for Shipping Containers
Table 11-4

Requirements	Height of Letters	Location	Language	References (PPR)
PROCESSED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES Shipping Containers Domestic, Imported and Interprovincial
*Common Name* The product name must be as prescribed by the standard	Minimum 1.6 mm	On a panel of the packaging	English OR French	46(a) mandatory
Grade As indicated on the labels of the containers	Minimum 1.6 mm	On a panel of the packaging	English OR French	46(c) mandatory
Number and Size of the Containers	Minimum 1.6 mm	On a panel of the packaging	not applicable	46(d) mandatory
*Label Wording:* "Keep refrigerated" Canned low-acid food which must be kept continuously refrigerated	Minimum 1.6 mm	On the main panel	English OR French	30.1(2)(a) when applicable B.27.002 (2)(a) FDR
*Label Wording:* "Keep frozen" Canned low-acid food which must be kept continuously frozen	Minimum 1.6 mm	On the main panel	English OR French	30.1(2)(b) when applicable B.27.002 (2)(b) FDR
Registration Number The number must be the number of the establishment where the product was packaged	Minimum 1.6 mm	On a panel of the packaging	not applicable	46(e) mandatory if Canadian product
Country of Origin Imported product: "Product of..." / "Produit de..." or the country of origin is part of the name and address of the foreign dealer	Minimum 1.6 mm	On a panel of the packaging	English OR French	41 mandatory if imported product
*Name and Address* Domestic product: a) name and address of the manufacturer; or b) name and address of the first dealer preceded by: "prepared for" / préparé pour", "distributed by / distribué par" Imported product (while following the criteria set out above for the country of origin): a) name and address of the manufacturer; b) name and address of the first foreign dealer; or c) name and address of the Canadian importer preceded by: "prepared for" / préparé pour", "distributed by / distribué par", "imported by" / "importé par" or grouped with the declaration of country of origin	Minimum 1.6 mm	On a panel of the packaging	English OR French	46(b) mandatory

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Regulated Products Found in the Processed Products Regulations (PPR) Table 11-1

Summary of Basic Labelling Rules for Prepackaged Products Table 11-2

Mandatory Label Wording for Processed Products Table 11-3

Summary of Labelling Rules for Shipping Containers Table 11-4

Regulated Products Found in the Processed Products Regulations (PPR)
Table 11-1

Summary of Basic Labelling Rules for Prepackaged Products
Table 11-2

Mandatory Label Wording for Processed Products
Table 11-3

Summary of Labelling Rules for Shipping Containers
Table 11-4