P-29, r. 1 - Regulation respecting food

Section 11.8.13 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

11.8.13. The following information must appear in indelible, legible and visible characters on the container or package of all dairy products packaged for sale:

(1)  the name of the product, or if the product is prepackaged cheese subject to section 70 of the Dairy Products Regulations (SOR/79-840), the information prescribed by that section;

(2)  the name and address of the preparer or the name and address of the person for which the product is prepared and the number of the dairy plant where the dairy product has been prepared;

(3)  the product volume in millilitres or litres or weight in grams or kilograms; if the dairy product is sold in a container or package holding individually wrapped units or portions of not more than 60 ml or 20 g, the number of units or portions in the container or package and the volume or weight of each unit or portion must appear on the container or package; the volume or weight is not required to appear on the individual units or portions sold in such a container or package;

(4)  a list of all ingredients and their components in descending order of predominance;

(5)  for cheeses referred to in the second paragraph of section 11.8.12, the date of preparation at the dairy plant and the words “refrigerate within 24 hours after the date of preparation”;

(6)  for cheeses made from raw milk, the start date of preparation and the words “made from raw milk” on the principal display panel of the label and in the list of ingredients;

(7)  for cheeses made from milk that has been subjected to heat treatment at a temperature lower than that of pasteurization, the start date of preparation and the words “unpasteurized milk” in the list of ingredients;

(8)  instructions for proper storage, if other than at normal room temperature;

(9)  for dairy products with a durable life of 90 days or less, the words “best before” followed by the date;

(10)  the product lot number;

(11)  for dairy products prepared with the milk of a dairy species other than a cow, the dairy species displayed on the principal display panel of the label;

(12)  the milk fat percentage and, for cheese, the moisture percentage; the milk fat percentage is not required to appear for butter, frozen dairy products, powdered milk products, evaporated milk and sweetened condensed milk; for goat’s milk and sheep’s milk packaged for sale, the milk fat percentage may be replaced by the minimum and maximum milk fat percentages;

(13)  for milk, partly-skimmed milk or skim milk that contains 10% or more non-fat milk solids, the words “with added milk solids”;

(14)  for yogourt in a beverage form, the words “drinkable yogourt” on the principal display panel of the label;

(15)  for dairy products referred to in subparagraphs 1 to 5 of the first paragraph of section 11.8.1, the words “Vitamin D added”, “Vitamins A and D added”, “Vitamin D and folic acid added”, or “Vitamins A and D and folic acid added”, as applicable;

(16)  for dairy products treated with lactase, the words “lactose reduced” or “reduced lactose content” with the percentage reduction appearing immediately above;

(17)  if a flavouring preparation has been added to the dairy product, the flavour must appear; for dairy products referred to in subparagraphs 1 to 5 of the first paragraph of section 11.8.1, the flavour must be part of the product name; and

(18)  the abbreviation “UHT” for dairy products subjected to ultra-high temperature treatment.

O.C. 741-2008, s. 15.