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Food and Drug Regulations (C.R.C., c. 870).

Country/Territory
Canada
Document type
Regulation
Date
1978 (2021)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
Regulations respecting food and drugs.
Subject
Livestock, Food & nutrition, General
Keyword
Packaging/labelling Standards Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures Internal trade Inspection Fraud Residues Consumer protection Nutrition Breastfeeding/infant food Special dietary uses International trade Animal feed/feedstuffs Drugs Animal health Authorization/permit Vaccination
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

The present Regulations enact the Food and Drugs Act. These Regulations, where applicable, prescribe the standards of composition, strength, potency, purity, quality or other property of the article of food or drug to which they refer. All information required by these Regulations to appear on a label of a food or drug shall be :a) clearly and prominently displayed on the label; and b) readily discernible to the purchaser or consumer under the customary conditions of purchase and use.

Full text
English
Website
www.gc.ca

References - Legislation

Implements

Food and Drugs Act (R.S. 1985, c. F-27).

Legislation | Canada | 1985 (2020)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Fraud, Packaging/labelling, Inspection, MRL-maximum residue limit, Standards, Drugs, Animal health

Source: FAO, FAOLEX