Units of Measurement for the Net Quantity Declaration of Certain Foods

Last amended on 2025-10-08

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This document is incorporated by reference into the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR). Any changes to this document must be made in accordance with the CFIA Incorporation by Reference Policy.

  1. The unit of measurement for the declaration of net quantity of a prepackaged food set out in column 1 of Table 1 is set out in column 2
  2. The unit of measurement for the declaration of net quantity of a consumer prepackaged food set out in column 1 of Table 2 is set out in column 2
  3. The unit of measurement for the declaration of net quantity of a prepackaged food, other than a consumer prepackaged food, set out in column 1 of Table 3 is set out in column 2
Table 1 – Units of measurement for prepackaged food
Item Column 1
Prepackaged food		 Column 2
Weight		 Column 2
Weight of the edible contents in the container exclusive of free liquid or glaze content		 Column 2
Volume		 Column 2
Numerical count
1. Honey applicable
2. Maple products, other than maple syrup applicable
3. Fish in a hermetically sealed package, other than shellfish and crustaceans or fish packaged in water applicable
4. Edible meat products other than beans with pork or beans and pork, infant foods, junior foods, soups, mincemeat, mince meat, mince or fruit mince and meat products packaged in brine or vinegar solution applicable
5. Processed fruit or vegetable products that are solid, other than those for which specific provision is made in this table applicable
6. Shellfish in a hermetically sealed package applicable
7. Crustaceans in a hermetically sealed package applicable
8. Edible meat products or fish packaged in brine or vinegar solutions applicable
9. Frozen glazed fish applicable
10. Lobster meat to which pickle or brine has been added applicable
11. Fish packaged in water in a hermetically sealed package applicable
12. Processed fruit or vegetable products in a hermetically sealed package applicable
13. Pickles and relishes applicable
14. Olives applicable
15. Creamed mushrooms applicable
16. Mushrooms in brine applicable
17. Maraschino cherries, crème de menthe cherries and cocktail cherries applicable
18. Beans with pork or beans and pork applicable
19. Infant foods applicable
20. Junior foods applicable
21. Spaghetti in tomato sauce applicable
22. Pie filler or pie filling applicable
23. Fountain fruits applicable
24. Tomato paste applicable
25. Tomato puree applicable
26. Soup applicable
27. Condensed soup applicable
28. Jam and jam with pectin applicable
29. Jelly and jelly with pectin applicable
30. Marmalade and marmalade with pectin applicable
31. Preserves or conserves applicable
32. Frozen liquid foods other than frozen egg white or frozen albumen, frozen whole egg, frozen yolk or mixtures of two or more of those foods applicable
33. Tomato catsup, catsup, tomato ketchup or ketchup applicable
34. Tomato chili sauce applicable
35. Tomato sauce applicable
36. Tomato pulp applicable
37. Concentrated tomato juice applicable
38. Cranberries or cranberry sauce applicable
39. Mincemeat, mince meat, mince or fruit mince applicable
40. Fruit spreads applicable
41. Beans or vegetarian beans applicable
42. Maple syrup applicable
43. Corn-on-the-cob that is frozen or in a hermetically sealed package applicable
44. Eggs applicable
45. Closed containers of tiered fresh apples, fresh peaches or fresh pears applicable
46. Heads of fresh cauliflower or fresh lettuce applicable
47. Stalks of fresh celery applicable
48. Fresh greenhouse cucumbers graded Canada No. 1 applicable
49. Atlantic oysters in the shell graded "Fancy Shape" or "Choice Shape" applicable
50. Fresh fruits or vegetables, other than those for which the net quantity must be declared in accordance with a provision of this table, Table 2 or Table 3 applicable applicable applicable
51. Oyster and clam meats, other than those that are frozen or in a hermetically sealed package applicable applicable applicable
52. Shrimp cocktail applicable Table Note a
53. Mackerel or mackerel fillets packaged without the addition of water, brine or a vinegar solution, that are in a hermetically sealed package applicable Table Note b
Table 2 – Units of measurement for consumer prepackaged food
Item Column 1
Consumer prepackaged food		 Column 2
Weight		 Column 2
Volume		 Column 2
Numerical count
1. Food packaged for dispensing in aerosol form applicable
2. Peanut butter applicable
3. Cooking molasses applicable
4. Table molasses applicable
5. Fancy molasses applicable
6. Cottage cheese applicable
7. Yogurt applicable
8. Dips applicable
9. Whipped butter applicable
10. Liquid egg white or liquid albumen, liquid whole egg, liquid yolk or mixtures of two or more of those foods applicable
11. Frozen egg white or frozen albumen, frozen whole egg, frozen yolk or mixtures of two or more of those foods applicable
12. Ears of fresh sweet corn applicable applicable applicable
13. Repealed Repealed Repealed Repealed
14. Oysters sold in the shell, other than those in a hermetically sealed package applicable applicable applicable
Table 3 – Units of measurement for prepackaged food other than consumer prepackaged food
Item Column 1
Prepackaged food, other than consumer prepackaged food		 Column 2
Weight		 Column 2
Volume		 Column 2
Numerical count
1. Fresh fruits or vegetables packaged in a bag, other than those for which the net quantity has to be declared by numerical count or volume in accordance with a provision of this table or solely by numerical count in accordance with a provision of Table 1 applicable applicable applicable
2. Ice cream and food containing ice cream applicable
3. Ice milk and food containing ice milk applicable
4. Sherbet and food containing sherbet applicable
5. Ice cream cake applicable
6. Sour cream applicable
7. Concentrated milk or evaporated milk products in a hermetically sealed package applicable
8. Processed fruit or vegetable products that are liquid or viscous applicable
9. Ears of fresh sweet corn applicable applicable applicable
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