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Regulation respecting fresh fruits and vegetables (R.Q. c. P-29, r.3).

Country/Territory
Canada
Territorial subdivision
Québec
Document type
Regulation
Date
1981 (1994)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Food quality control/food safety Vegetables/legumes Fruits/edible nuts Transport/storage Internal trade Packaging/labelling Classification/declassification Fraud
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

The present Regulation enacts the Food Products Act. The purpose of the Regulation is to regulate the storing and sale of fresh fruits and vegetables intended for human consumption in fresh condition. Section 2 establishes that it is forbidden to purchase, prepare, or hold with a view to sale, to place on sale or in storage or sell in any place, or to transport or cause to be transported, or to accept for any destination within Québec any fruits or vegetables unfit for consumption or which do not meet the requirements as to quality, grading, conditioning, marking, or other conditions specified in the present Regulation. The text consists of 8 sections divided into Parts as follows: General provisions (I); Grading and packing (II); Marks and labels (III); Supervision and inspection (IV). One Schedule is enclosed.

Full text
English
Website
www.gouv.qc.ca

References - Legislation

Implements

Food Products Act (R.S.Q., c. P-29).

Legislation | Canada | 1974 (2015)

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Fraud, Registration, Processing/handling, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Inspection

Source: FAO, FAOLEX