Labelling requirements for processed fruit or vegetable products
Overview
This section summarizes the labelling requirements that apply to imported processed fruit or vegetable products, as well as those that are manufactured, processed, treated, preserved, graded, packaged or labelled in Canada for interprovincial trade and for export. In some cases, the labelling requirements would also apply when these products are intraprovincially traded.
Processed fruit or vegetable products (definition) are subject to the provisions of the Safe Food for Canadians Act (SFCA) and the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR), as well as those of the Food and Drugs Act (FDA) and the Food and Drug Regulations (FDR).
When sold intraprovincially, processed fruit or vegetable products are subject to the labelling requirements under the FDA and FDR, as well as specific requirements of the SFCA and SFCR that apply to prepackaged foods sold in Canada, regardless of the level of trade. Provincial regulations may also have labelling requirements that apply when these products are sold within that province.
Examples of processed fruit or vegetable products (definition) include:
- processed fruit and vegetable products in hermetically sealed packages (definition)
- frozen processed fruit and vegetable products
- fruit and vegetable juices and nectars
- jam, jelly, marmalade and pie filling
The labelling requirements detailed in the following section are specific to processed fruit or vegetable products. Refer to the Industry Labelling Tool for core labelling and voluntary claims and statements requirements that apply to all prepackaged foods.
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