Food and Drug Regulations

B.08.001.1 The following definitions apply in this Division.

milk product

milk product means

• (a) with respect to butter or whey butter, any of the following products, namely,

  • (i) partly skimmed milk, skim milk, cream, buttermilk and whey cream, and

  • (ii) milk in concentrated, dried or reconstituted form and any product referred to in subparagraph (i) in concentrated, dried or reconstituted form;

• (b) with respect to cheese, any of the following products, namely,

  • (i) partly skimmed milk, skim milk, cream, buttermilk, whey and whey cream,

  • (ii) milk in concentrated, dried, frozen or reconstituted form and any product referred to in subparagraph (i) in concentrated, dried, frozen or reconstituted form,

  • (iii) butter, butter oil and whey butter,

  • (iv) any constituent of milk — other than water — singly or in combination with other constituents of milk, and

  • (v) whey protein concentrate;

• (c) with respect to cold-pack cheese food, cold-pack cheese food with (naming the added ingredients), cream cheese spread, cream cheese spread with (naming the added ingredients), processed cheese food, processed cheese food with (naming the added ingredients), processed cheese spread or processed cheese spread with (naming the added ingredients), any of the following products, namely,

  • (i) butter, whey butter and whey,

  • (ii) whey protein concentrate, and

  • (iii) any product referred to in subparagraph (i) in concentrated or dried form; and

• (d) with respect to ice milk mix, ice cream mix or sherbet, any of the products referred to in subparagraph (a)(i) or (ii) or (c)(i), (ii) or (iii). (produit du lait)

ultrafiltered

ultrafiltered, in relation to milk, partly skimmed milk or skim milk, means that the milk, partly skimmed milk or skim milk has been subjected to a process in which it is passed over one or more semi-permeable membranes to partially remove water, lactose, minerals and water-soluble vitamins without altering the whey protein to casein ratio and that results in a liquid product. (ultrafiltré)