P-29, r. 1 - Regulation respecting food

Section 11.9.8 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

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

(1)  for butter substitutes, the word “margarine”, and for other substitutes, the word “substitute” with the name of the product it replaces, in letters at least half as high as the largest characters appearing on the container or package and at least as visible as any other information other than a trademark or brand name not prohibited by section 4.1 of the Act;

(2)  the words “calorie-reduced” before the word “margarine” in the same lettering as that of the word “margarine” if the fat or refined oil content is not greater than 40% of its total weight;

(3)  the name and address of the dairy product substitute preparer or, as the case may be, those of the person for which the product is prepared and the dairy product substitute preparation permit number of the establishment where the product has been prepared;

(4)  the product volume in millilitres or litres or weight in grams or kilograms; if the dairy product substitute 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;

(5)  a list of all ingredients and components in descending order of predominance and the percentage of the ingredient or component if a minimum or maximum is required by section 11.9.4;

(6)  the percentage of each type of oil or fat of the total fat used in the margarine, in characters not less than 2 mm high;

(7)  the lot number of the dairy product substitute; and

(8)  instructions for proper storage of the product.

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