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

B.12.006 [Repealed, SOR/2022-143, s. 24]

B.12.007 Despite section B.01.008, chlorine or any compounds of chlorine need not be shown as ingredients on any part of the label on a sealed container of water, other than water represented as mineral water or spring water, when chlorine or any compounds of chlorine have been used in the treatment of the water and subsequently removed from the water together with any chlorine and compounds of chlorine produced in the water.

B.12.008 A statement of the total fluoride ion content expressed in parts per million shall appear on the principal display panel of the label on a sealed container of water, other than water represented as mineral water or spring water and on the label on a container of prepackaged ice.

B.12.009 [Repealed, SOR/2022-143, s. 25]

DIVISION 13Grain and Bakery Products

• B.13.001 (1) No person shall sell white flour for which a standard is set out in Volume 12 of the Food Compositional Standards Document unless the white flour contains, per 100 g,

  • (a) 0.64 mg of thiamine;

  • (b) 0.40 mg of riboflavin;

  • (c) 5.30 mg of niacin or niacinamide;

  • (d) 0.15 mg of folic acid; and

  • (e) 4.4 mg of iron.

• (2) No person shall sell white flour for which a standard is set out in Volume 12 of the Food Compositional Standards Document and to which any of the following vitamins or mineral nutrients have been added unless each 100 g of the white flour contains, in total, the following amount of the added vitamin or mineral nutrient:

  • (a) 0.31 mg of vitamin B₆;

  • (b) 1.3 mg of d-pantothenic acid;

  • (c) 190 mg of magnesium; and

  • (d) 140 mg of calcium from one or any combination of the following sources:

    • (i) calcium carbonate,

    • (ii) edible bone meal,

    • (iii) chalk (B.P.),

    • (iv) ground limestone,

    • (v) calcium sulphate.

B.13.002 Despite subsection B.13.001(1), white flour used in or sold for the manufacture of gluten or starch is not required to contain added thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, folic acid or iron.

B.13.003 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 81]

B.13.004 [Repealed, SOR/79-252, s. 2]

B.13.005 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 81]

B.13.006 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 81]

B.13.007 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 81]

B.13.008 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 81]

B.13.009 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 81]

B.13.010 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 81]

• B.13.010.1 (1) In this section, pre-cooked rice means rice, for which a standard is set out in Volume 12 of the Food Compositional Standards Document, that has been polished and cooked in water or steam and dried in a way that allows the rice grains to remain porous and open-structured.

• (2) Notwithstanding sections D.01.009, D.01.011 and D.02.009, no person shall sell pre-cooked rice to which a vitamin or mineral nutrient set out in Column I of an item of the table to this section has been added, either singly or in any combination, unless each 100 g of the pre-cooked rice as sold contains the added vitamin or mineral nutrient in the amount set out in Column II of that item.

  	Column I	Column II
  Item	Vitamin or Mineral Nutrient	Amount per 100 g of Pre-cooked Rice
  1	Thiamine	0.45 mg
  2	Niacin	4.2 mg
  3	Vitamin B6	0.6 mg
  4	Folic acid	0.016 mg
  5	Pantothenic acid	1.2 mg
  6	Iron	1.6 mg

• (3) No person shall represent pre-cooked rice as “enriched” unless the food contains added thiamine, niacin and iron.

B.13.011 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 83]

B.13.014 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 83]

B.13.015 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 83]

B.13.020 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 83]

Bread

B.13.021 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 84]

• B.13.022 (1) No person shall sell enriched white bread for which a standard is set out in Volume 12 of the Food Compositional Standards Document unless the enriched white bread contains, per 100 g,

  • (a) 0.40 mg of thiamine;

  • (b) 0.24 mg of riboflavin;

  • (c) 3.3 mg of niacin or niacinamide;

  • (d) 0.10 mg of folic acid; and

  • (e) 2.76 mg of iron.

• (2) No person shall sell enriched white bread for which a standard is set out in Volume 12 of the Food Compositional Standards Document and that is made from white flour to which any of the following vitamins or mineral nutrients have been added unless each 100 g of the enriched white bread contains, in total, the following amount of the added vitamin or mineral nutrient:

  • (a) 0.14 mg of vitamin B₆;

  • (b) 0.6 mg of d-pantothenic acid;

  • (c) 90 mg of magnesium; and

  • (d) 66 mg of calcium.

B.13.023 and B.13.024 [Repealed, SOR/79-252, s. 3]

B.13.025 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 84]

B.13.026 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 84]

B.13.027 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 84]

B.13.028 [Repealed, SOR/97-151, s. 23]

B.13.029 [Repealed, SOR/2024-244, s. 84]

Alimentary Paste

B.13.051 No person shall sell macaroni, spaghetti, noodles or similar alimentary pastes, as egg macaroni, egg spaghetti, egg noodles or egg alimentary pastes, respectively, unless they contain, on the dry basis, not less than four per cent, egg-yolk solids derived from whole egg, dried egg, frozen egg or frozen egg-yolk.

• B.13.052 (1) Notwithstanding sections D.01.009, D.01.011 and D.02.009, no person shall sell an alimentary paste to which a vitamin or a mineral nutrient set out in column I of any item of the table to this section has been added unless each 100 g of the alimentary paste contains the added vitamin or mineral nutrient in an amount not less than the minimum amount set out in column II of that item and not more than the maximum amount set out in column III of that item.

• (2) No person shall represent an alimentary paste as “enriched” unless the alimentary paste contains added thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, folic acid and iron, in accordance with the table to this section.

  Item	Column I	Column II	Column III
  	Added Vitamin or Mineral Nutrient	Minimum Amount per 100 g of Alimentary Paste	Maximum Amount per 100 g of Alimentary Paste
  1	Thiamine	0.63 mg	1.50 mg
  2	Riboflavin	0.11 mg	0.60 mg
  3	Niacin	5.90 mg	7.50 mg
  4	Folic Acid	0.20 mg	0.27 mg
  5	Pantothenic Acid	1.00 mg	2.00 mg
  6	Vitamin B6	0.40 mg	0.80 mg
  7	Iron	2.90 mg	4.30 mg
  8	Magnesium	150.00 mg	300.00 mg

Breakfast Cereal

B.13.060 Notwithstanding sections D.01.009, D.01.011 and D.02.009, no person shall sell a breakfast cereal to which a vitamin or mineral nutrient set out in Column I of an item of the table to this section has been added, either singly or in any combination, unless each 100 g of the breakfast cereal contains the added vitamin or mineral nutrient in the amount set out in Column II of that item.

DIVISION 14Meat, Its Preparations and Products

B.14.001 In this Division,

animal

animal means any animal used as food, but does not include marine and fresh water animals; (animal)

filler

filler means any vegetable material (except tomato or beetroot), milk, egg, yeast or any derivative or combination thereof that is acceptable as food. (agent de remplissage)

meat

meat means the edible part of

• (a) the skeletal muscle of an animal; or

• (b) the muscle that is found in the tongue, diaphragm, heart or oesophagus of an animal.

This definition also applies to the muscle tissue when it is overlaid with or includes fat, portions of bone, skin, sinew, nerve or blood vessels that are normally attached to it and are not separated from it in the process of dressing. This definition does not include muscle found in the lips, snout, scalp or ears; (viande)

meat by-product

meat by-product means any edible part of an animal, other than meat. (sous-produit de viande)