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Egg Regulations (C.R.C., c. 284).

Country/Territory
Canada
Document type
Regulation
Date
1979 (2013)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
Regulations respecting the grading, packing, marking and inspection of eggs and international and interprovincial trade in eggs.
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Milk/dairy products Standards Packaging/labelling Inspection Internal trade Food quality control/food safety
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. In particular, they lay down provisions relating to eggs. The regulations contain at the outset a definition clause referring to various terms therein employed, such as "adulterated", "Agency", "blood spot", "box", "handling", "carton", "case", "contaminated", "Director", "domestic hen", "dye marke", "food additive", "food colour", "lot", "processed eggs", "producer". The text consist of 38 sections divided into 6 Parts as follows: Grade names (I); Packing (II); Marking (III); Inspection and certification (IV); International and interprovincial trade (V); Seizure and detention (VI). Four Schedules are enclosed.

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