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1 PrintText Size: - +Home > food > Labelling > Guide to food Labelling and AdvertisingGuide to food Labelling and AdvertisingAcknowledgementContributions of Canadian food Inspection Agency and Health Canada officers and other experts whoprovided input to this document are gratefully found in the Guide to food Labelling and Advertising is provided free of charge to thepublic. It may be reused or reproduced provided that it is:accurately reproduced;accompanied by the date of issue, or in the case of an amended section, the date of the mostrecent amendment appearing at the bottom of the page; andthe source is using this information agree to save harmless Her Majesty in right of Canada and all herrepresentatives against any claim resulting from its of ContentsChapter Reason for the Legislative Framework.

2 Key Acts and Other Relevant Federal Purpose of food food Advertising Sources of Additional Information on Labelling and ClaimsChapter 2 Basic Labelling General Labelling Foods Requiring a Bilingual Common Net Name and List of Nutrition Facts Artificial Durable Life Previously Standard Container Other Mandatory Labels of Shipping Test Market Temporary Marketing Authorization Interim Marketing AuthorizationAnnex 2-1 Mandatory Common Names of Ingredients and ComponentsAnnex 2-2 Class Names for IngredientsShare1 Annex 2-3 Ingredients Exempt from Component DeclarationAnnex 2-4 Component DeclarationsChapter 3 Advertising General Common Avoiding Misleading Supporting Endorsements, Awards and Seals of Using Comparisons Appropriated or Inferred Language Net Labels in Advertisements for Bulk Beef, Veal, Pork and Educational Broadcast AdvertisingChapter 4 Composition, Quality, Quantity and Origin General Composition and Quality - Names of Negative Claims Pertaining to the Absence or Non-Addition of a Nature, Novel Foods Produced Through Genetic Pure, 100% Pure, 100%, Entirely, Completely, True, Real, Imitations, Concentrated, Concentrate, Condensed, Strength, Claims Regarding Kosher Meals, Meal Replacements, Instant Quantity.

3 Net Product of Canada, Made in ImportedChapter 5 Nutrition Purpose of the Nutrition Labelling Transitional Information in the Nutrition Facts Displaying the Nutrition Facts Formats for the Nutrition Facts Compendium of Templates for Nutrition Facts Step-by-Step Guide to Using the Format Hierarchy Small Ornamental Foods Sold Only in the Retail Establishment Where Foods for Commercial or Industrial Enterprises or Foods for Use in Manufacturing Other Foods Intended Solely for Children Under Two Years of Nutrition Facts Information from Another Other Languages in the Nutrition Facts TableChapter 6 The Elements Within the Nutrition Facts Presentation of Information Within the Reference Amounts and Serving Daily Fat and Fatty Acids.

4 Saturates, Trans, Polyunsaturates, Omega-6 Polyunsaturates,Omega-3 Polyunsaturates, Vitamins and Mineral Compliance Test to Assess the Accuracy of Nutrient ValuesChapter 7 Nutrient Content Transition Permitted Nutrient Content Quantitative Declarations Outside the Nutrition Facts Making Nutrient Content Claims: General Altering the Wording of Permitted Nutrient Content Nutrient Content Claims for Vitamins and Minerals: General Nutrient Content Claims on Foods Exempted or Prohibited from Showing a NutritionFacts Comparative "Light" Advertising requirements for Nutrient Content Nutrient Content Claims Made in How to Use the Claims Energy and Calorie Protein Fat Saturated Fatty Acid Trans Fatty Acid Omega-3 and Omega-6 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Cholesterol Sodium (Salt)

5 Potassium Carbohydrate and Sugars Dietary Fibre Vitamin and Mineral Nutrient ClaimsAnnex 7-1 Foods to Which Vitamins, Mineral Nutrients and Amino Acids May or Must beAddedAnnex 7-2 Decision Tree for Advertising requirements , Nutrient Content ClaimsChapter 8 Health General Principles for Health food , Drugs, Natural Health Products and Disease Risk Reduction Function Nutrient Function Claims (Biological Role Claims) Probiotic Testimonials and Guarantees Regarding Vitamin and Mineral Other Information About Diet and Some Examples of Non-Permitted Drug Claims for Obesity, Weight Loss, Weight Reduction and Educational Material Versus Advertising Third-Party Endorsements, Logos and Seals of Heart Symbols and Heart Health Eating Well with Canada's food Guide and Eating Well with Canada's food Guide .

6 AResource for Educators and ReferencesAnnex 8-1 Schedules 1 and 2 of the Natural Health Products RegulationsAnnex 8-2 Schedule A Diseases from the food and Drugs Act [Section 3]Annex 8-3 Reference List for Probiotic ClaimsAnnex 8-4 Policy Respecting the Use of Heart Symbols and Heart Health Claims on FoodLabels and in food AdvertisementsAnnex 8-5 Eating Well with Canada's food GuideAnnex 8-6 Reference List of Historical DocumentsChapter 9 Supplementary Information on Specific Pre-packaged Meal Sweeteners and Sweetening Chocolate and Cocoa Dairy Products: Milk and Milk Fats and Fresh Fruits and Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Grain and Bakery Foods for Special Dietary Infant Foods and Infant Beverages for Athletes, IsotonicChapter 10 Alcoholic Alcoholic Common Net Quantity Standardized Container Alcohol by Volume Name and Address of Origin List of Durable Life Age Nutrition Addresses of Provincial and Territorial Liquor BoardsChapter 11 Processed Fruits and Common Net Quantity Size Grading of Name and Country of Registration Production Code4 Date Modified.

7 2011 03 List of Nutrition Nutrient Content Claims and Diet-Related Health Special Label Shipping Registration or Approval of LabelsTable 11-1 Regulated Products Found in the Processed Products Regulations (PPR)Table 11-2 Mandatory Label Wording for Processed ProductsTable 11-3 Summary of Labelling requirements for Shipping ContainersChapter Common Net Quantity Honey: Honey: Other Required Name and Country of List of Nutrition Nutrient Content Exemptions for Products for Labelling requirements for Packages and Bulk Containers of Honey (subject to theHoney Regulations)Chapter 13 Maple Products - This page is currently under review. For more information on its availability, pleas e contact: KevinSmith, National Manager - Processed ProductsChapter 14 Meat and Poultry Simulated Meat and Simulated Poultry Meat and Poultry Product Extended Meat and Poultry Meat Products and Poultry Meat Products that Contain Phosphate Salts and/or Compliance Policy for Protein Standards of Meat and Poultry Products ContainingPhosphate Salts and / or WaterChapter 15 Fish and Fish Fish Labelling Reference Common Net Grade, Size, Class, Count, Moisture Quality Country of Use of the "Canada Inspected" Molluscan Other Mandatory Code Nutrition Nutrient Content Claims and Disease Risk Reduction Labels on Shipping ContainersGlossaryNext page.

8 Chapter 156 Guide TO food Labelling AND ADVERTISINGC hapter 1 IntroductionChapter 1 IntroductionTable of for the Guide .. 1 - Framework: Key Acts and 1 - food and Drugs Act and the food and Drug 1 - Consumer Packaging and Labelling 1 - : The food and Drugs Act and the Consumer Packaging andLabelling 1 - Relevant Legislation Administered by the 1 - Relevant Federal 1 - The Broadcasting 1 - of food 1 - Federal food Labelling 1 - s food Labelling Information 1 - s Label Registration 1 - food Advertising 1 - and Television Advertising for 1 - and Television Advertising for Alcoholic 1 - Advertising for food and Alcoholic 1 - Jurisdiction for Alcoholic Beverage 1 - Advertising and the World Wide 1 - Sources of Additional Information on Labelling and 1 - 7 Canadian food Inspection AgencyGUIDE TO food Labelling AND ADVERTISINGI ntroduction1 - 1 Chapter for the GuideThe Guide provides information on food Labelling and Advertising requirements as

9 Well as policieswhich apply to statements and claims made for foods, including alcoholic beverages. As such, itis a tool to assist industry in compliance with legislation and consumer protection. food claimswhich adhere to the guidelines set out in this document are considered to comply with theprovisions set out in the food and Drugs Act (FDA) and the food and Drug Regulations (FDR),the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act (CPLA) and Regulations (CPLR) and other it has been established that inequity or economic fraud has arisen when a segment of thefood industry fails to adhere with these guidelines, the Canadian food Inspection Agency will takesteps designed to bring about national : The framework set out in this Guide for food Labelling and Advertising ( Guide ) of foodspecifically applies to foods imported into, manufactured in and/or sold in Canada.

10 The policies donot apply to foods destined solely for export unless otherwise Framework: Key Acts and RegulationsIn this Guide , references to the food and Drug Regulations appear between square brackets, forexample, [ ]. When references to other legislation are made, the abbreviated name of theAct or Regulations will follow the reference, for example, [2, CPLR]. For the abbreviations used torepresent various pieces of legislation, refer to the Glossary. food and Drugs Act and the food and Drug RegulationsSubsection 5.(1) of the food and Drugs Act (FDA) prohibits the Labelling , packaging, treating,processing, selling or Advertising of any food (at all levels of trade) in a manner that is false,misleading or deceptive to consumers or is likely to create an erroneous message regarding thecharacter, value, quantity, composition, merit or safety of the product.