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- This table indicates how different food products are categorized for the issuance of the certificate of free sale on-line.
Program: Food
- Equivalency arrangements are trade agreements made with other countries. Canada only establishes an organic equivalency arrangement with another country after assessing and comparing the two regulatory…
Program: Food
- Imported fresh fruits or vegetables as well as those that are manufactured, graded, packaged or labelled in Canada are subject to specific labelling requirements.
Program: Food
- A net quantity declaration must appear on the principal display panel of consumer prepackaged product labels. Certain prepackaged foods are subject to specific requirements. Exemptions may also apply.
Program: Food
- This document is incorporated by reference in the Safe Food for Canadian Regulations (SFCR).
Program: Food
- Mandatory information on a food label must be clearly and prominently shown, and readily discernible and legible to the purchaser or consumer under the customary conditions of purchase and use.
Program: Food
- Grades establish product quality requirements and grade names identify the degree of quality in a given food commodity. The food commodity must meet the grade requirements.
Program: Food
- Most prepackaged and some non-prepackaged foods require a label when sold in Canada. Certain exemptions may apply.
Program: Food
- A list of CFIA accredited certification bodies within Canada that certify organic products under Part 13 of the SFCR.
Program: Food
- Canadian Partners in Quality (C-PIQ) List
Program: Food