Food and Drug Regulations (C.R.C., c. 870)

Regulations are current to 2013-06-10 and last amended on 2013-05-31. Previous Versions

Goat’s Milk

 A lacteal secretion obtained from themammary gland of any animal other than a cow, genus Bos, and a product or derivative of such secretion shall be labelled so as to identify that animal.

  • SOR/85-623, s. 2.
  •  (1) Notwithstanding sections D.01.009 to D.01.011, no person shall sell goat’s milk or goat’s milk powder to which vitamin D has been added unless the goat’s milk or goat’s milk powder contains not less than 35 International Units and not more than 45 International Units of vitamin D per 100 mL of the food when ready-to-serve.

  • (2) Notwithstanding sections D.01.009 to D.01.011, no person shall sell partly skimmed goat’s milk, skimmed goat’s milk, partly skimmed goat’s milk powder or skimmed goat’s milk powder to which vitamins have been added unless the product contains not less than 35 International Units of vitamin D and 140 International Units of vitamin A and not more than 45 International Units of vitamin D and 300 International Units of vitamin A per 100 mL of food when ready-to-serve.

  • (3) Notwithstanding sections D.01.009 to D.01.011, no person shall sell evaporated goat’s milk to which vitamins have been added unless 100 mL of the evaporated goat’s milk, when reconstituted according to directions for use, contains not less than seven milligrams of vitamin C, 35 International Units of vitamin D and 10 micrograms of folic acid and not more than nine milligrams of vitamin C, 45 International Units of vitamin D and 20 micrograms of folic acid.

  • (4) Notwithstanding sections D.01.009 to D.01.011, no person shall sell evaporated partly skimmed goat’s milk or evaporated skimmed goat’s milk to which vitamins have been added unless 100 mL of the evaporated partly skimmed goat’s milk or the evaporated skimmed goat’s milk, when reconstituted according to directions for use, contains not less than 140 International Units of vitamin A, seven milligrams of vitamin C, 35 International Units of vitamin D and 10 micrograms of folic acid and not more than 300 International Units of vitamin A, nine milligrams of vitamin C, 45 International Units of vitamin D and 20 micrograms of folic acid.

  • SOR/85-623, s. 2.

Cheese

  •  (1) In this Division, when used with respect to cheese,

    “pasteurized source”

    “pasteurized source” means milk, skim milk, cream, reconstituted milk powder, reconstituted skim milk powder or any combination thereof that has been pasteurized by being held at a temperature of not less than 61.6°C for a period of not less than 30 minutes, or for a time and a temperature that is equivalent thereto in phosphatase destruction, as determined by official method MFO-3, Determination of Phosphatase Activity in Dairy Products, November 30, 1981; (matière première pasteurisée)

    “pickles and relishes”

    “pickles and relishes” means foods that meet the standard prescribed in section B.11.051; (cornichons et achards)

    “stored”

    “stored” means to have been kept or held at a temperature of 2°C or more for a period of 60 days or more from the date of the beginning of the manufacturing process; (entreposé)

    “whole”

    “whole” means of the original size and shape as manufactured. (entier)

  • (2) The word “process” may be used in the place of the word “processed” in the following common names: processed (naming the variety) cheese, processed (naming the variety) cheese with (naming the added ingredients), processed cheese food, processed cheese food with (naming the added ingredients), processed cheese spread, and processed cheese spread with (naming the added ingredients).

  • SOR/79-752, s. 2;
  • SOR/82-768, s. 20;
  • SOR/92-400, s. 3.