Canadian Nutrition Labelling and Related Regulations

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• Office québécois de la langue française

  • Le grand dictionnaire terminologique

  • Banque de dépannage linguistique

• Statistics Canada - Population by Mother Tongue

• Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)

  • Fair Labelling Practices Program

    • Guide to Food Labelling and Advertising

      • Amendments in 2003 Guide to Food Labelling and Advertising

    • CFIA Guide to Processed Products Regulations

      • Canadian Import, Export and Interprovincial Requirements for Processed Products

    • CFIA Information Letters

      • CFIA Information Letter clarifying sections B.01.404 and B.01.405 of the F.D.R. (foods exclusively for use as (1) ingredients for further manufacture of other prepackaged products destined for sale at retail to consumers or as (2) ingredients in the preparation of food by a commercial or industrial enterprise or institution (food service), and (3) prepackaged multi-serving ready-to-serve foods intended solely to be served in a commercial or industrial enterprise or institution (food service.)
      • Compliance Test to Assess Accuracy of Nutrient Values - Finalized document released (December 2003)
        • Information Bulletin from CFIA Regarding this New Compliance Test
        • CFIA Information Letter: Compliance and Enforcement Strategy – New Nutrition Labelling Regulations
        • Laboratory Analysis Specifications
        • Application of Rounding Rules

      • Carbohydrate Claims on Foods Sold in Canada

      • Foodservice and Other Products Not Sold Directly to Consumers: Modifications to Requirements for Accompanying Documentation for Nutrition Labelling

      • Nutrition Labelling Regulations and Foods Sold in Restaurants and Food Service Establishments

      • Nutrient Content Claims and Foods Sold in Restaurants and Food Service Establishments

    • CFIA - Fair Labelling Practices Program - Decisions

    • Nutrition Labelling Toolkit

• Permitted Synthetic Colours and Terminology in Canada

• Meat Cuts Manual

• List of Canadian Acceptable Common Names for Fish & Seafood

• Acts and Regulations

  • Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act

    • Consumer Packaging and Labelling Regulations

  • Canada Agricultural Products Act

  • Food and Drugs Act

    • Canadian Permitted Food Additives - Part B: Foods: Division 16 of the Food and Drug Regulations

  • Processed Products Regulations

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  • Health Canada preliminary papers and discussions regarding proposed food allergen labelling requirements

• Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) - Standards on the Net

  • Above link includes Canadian national standards for organic agriculture and voluntary standards for labelling and advertising of foods that are not products of genetic engineering.

Natural Health Products Regulations

• Natural Health Products Directorate

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