Labelling requirements for fresh fruits and vegetables

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• Overview
• Language
• Exemptions
  • Exemptions from the SFCR labelling requirements
  • Other exemptions
• Common name - fresh fruits or vegetables
• Net quantity - fresh fruits or vegetables
  • Standard container sizes
• Name and principal place of business - fresh fruits or vegetables
• Durable life date - fresh fruits or vegetables
• List of ingredients - fresh fruits or vegetables
  • Food additives
  • Food allergens
• Nutrition labelling - fresh fruits or vegetables
• Nutrition and health claims - fresh fruits or vegetables
• Grade name - fresh fruits or vegetables
  • Domestic fresh fruits or vegetables
  • Imported fresh fruits or vegetables
  • Foreign grades
• Size designation - Fresh fruits or vegetables
• Country of origin - fresh fruits or vegetables
  • Fresh fruits or vegetables grown in a country other than Canada
  • Fresh fruits or vegetables grown in Canada
  • Determining country of origin labelling requirements
• Specific requirements for apples
  • Declaration of variety on apples
  • Diameter size range on apples
• Organic products
• Irradiated foods - fresh fruits or vegetables
• Method of production claims - fresh fruits or vegetables
• Reference information
  • Table 1 – Summary of labelling requirements for consumer prepackaged fresh fruits or vegetables
  • Table 2 – Summary of labelling requirements for prepackaged other than consumer prepackaged fresh fruits or vegetables
• Definitions
  • Canadian unit
  • Consumer prepackaged
  • Container
  • Foreign state
  • Fresh fruits or vegetables
  • Grade name
  • Metric unit
  • Person
  • Prepackaged
  • Prepackaged product
  • Principal display panel
  • Principal display surface