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Dairy Products Regulations (S.O.R./79-840).

Country/Territory
Canada
Document type
Regulation
Date
1979 (2015)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
Regulations respecting the registration of establishments, the operation and maintenance of registered establishments, the grading, inspection, packing and labelling of dairy products and international and interprovincial trade in dairy products.
Subject
Livestock, Food & nutrition
Keyword
Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures Milk/dairy products Internal trade Standards Classification/declassification Offences/penalties Animal feed/feedstuffs
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

The present regulations provide for the enforcement of the Canada Agricultural Products Act. They contain at the outset a definition clause relating to various terms therein employed, such as "acceptable method", "acid-type whey powder", "blended skim milk and whey powder", "butter product", "buttermilk powder", "certificate of inspection", container, contaminated”, “dairy product”, “edible”, “country of origin”, “edible casein”, “food”, “food additive”. Section 2.3 establishes that a dairy product that is contaminated may be marketed in import, export or interprovincial trade as animal food if it is fit for use as animal food; labelled with the words "Animal Food" or "Aliments pour animaux" or the words "For Animal Feed" or "Pour alimentation animale"; prepared separately from dairy products intended for use as food.

Full text
English
Website
www.gc.ca

References - Legislation

Implements

Canada Agricultural Products Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. 20) (4th Supp.)

Legislation | Canada | 1985 (2015)

Keyword: Agricultural commodities, Internal trade, Subsidy/incentive

Source: FAO, FAOLEX