Vol. 148, No. 4 — February 12, 2014

Registration

SOR/2014-9 January 29, 2014

FOOD AND DRUGS ACT

Regulations Amending the Food and Drug Regulations

P.C. 2014-19 January 28, 2014

His Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, pursuant to subsection 30(1) (see footnote a) of the Food and Drugs Act (see footnote b), makes the annexed Regulations Amending the Food and Drug Regulations.

REGULATIONS AMENDING THE FOOD AND DRUG REGULATIONS

AMENDMENT

1. Section B.02.003 of the Food and Drug Regulations (see footnote 1) is replaced by the following:

B.02.003. If an alcoholic beverage contains 1.1% or more alcohol by volume, the percentage by volume of alcohol present in the alcoholic beverage shall be shown on the principal display panel

• (a) followed by the words “alcohol by volume” or the abbreviation “alc./vol.” or “alc/vol”; or
• (b) preceded by the abbreviation “alc.” or “alc” and followed by the abbreviation “vol.” or “vol”.

COMING INTO FORCE

2. These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered.

N.B. The Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement for these Regulations appears following SOR/2014-8, Regulations Amending the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Regulations.

• Footnote a
  S.C. 2005, c. 42, s. 2
• Footnote b
  R.S., c. F-27
• Footnote 1
  C.R.C., c. 870