P-29, r. 1 - Regulation respecting food

Section 8.4.1 Disposition versions

2016-08-04

8.4.1. “Category A” maple syrup must meet the following requirements:

(a)  be produced exclusively by the concentration of maple sap or by the dilution or solution of a maple product, other than maple sap, in drinking water;

(b)  be clean, wholesome and edible;

(c)  be free from any objectionable odours or taste, or a taste unrelated to maple;

(d)  be free from sprout taste related to the presence of amino-acids;

(e)  not have undergone fermentation and be free from mould;

(f)  be free from viscous or ropy organic substances caused by a microbiological process;

(g)  have, in dry soluble extracts at 20°C, a minimum content of 66% and a maximum content of 68.9%.

(h)  (subparagraph revoked);

(i)  (subparagraph revoked).

“Category A” maple syrup must also meet the requirements in Schedule 8.A to this Regulation.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. P-29, r. 1, s. 8.4.1; O.C. 643-2016, s. 5.

2012-09-01

8.4.1. Maple syrup in small containers: The maple syrup in small containers must meet the following conditions:

(a)  be produced exclusively from maple sap or another maple product;

(b)  be clean, wholesome and edible;

(c)  be free from any objectionable odours or taste, or a taste unrelated to maple;

(d)  be free from sprout taste related to the presence of amino-acids;

(e)  be free from fermentation and mould;

(f)  be free from viscous or ropy organic substances caused by a microbiological process;

(g)  have a minimum content in dry soluble extracts of 66% at 20ºC measured by a refractometer;

(h)  be of a category determined in Schedule 8.A; and

(i)  be of one of the colour grades prescribed in Table A of Schedule 8.B.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. P-29, r. 1, s. 8.4.1.