Food and Drug Regulations
Version of section B.02.132 from 2006-03-22 to 2019-04-14:
B.02.132 Where a beer, ale, stout, porter or malt liquor contains the percentage of alcohol by volume set out in Column I of an item of the table, the qualified common name or common name set out in Column II of that item shall be used in any advertisement of and on the label of the beer, ale, stout, porter or malt liquor.
TABLE
| Column I | Column II | |
|---|---|---|
| Item | Percentage alcohol by volume | Qualified common name or Common name |
| 1 | 1.1 to 2.5 | Extra Light Beer, Extra Light Ale, Extra Light Stout, Extra Light Porter |
| 2 | 2.6 to 4.0 | Light Beer, Light Ale, Light Stout, Light Porter |
| 3 | 4.1 to 5.5 | Beer, Ale, Stout, Porter |
| 4 | 5.6 to 8.5 | Strong Beer, Strong Ale, Strong Stout, Strong Porter, Malt Liquor |
| 5 | 8.6 or more | Extra Strong Beer, Extra Strong Ale, Extra Strong Stout, Extra Strong Porter, Strong Malt Liquor |
- SOR/88-418, s. 2
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