Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SOR/2018-108)

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Regulations are current to 2024-11-26 and last amended on 2024-11-08. Previous Versions

SCHEDULE 4(Subsection 199(5) and paragraphs 200(4)(b) and (c))

TABLE 1

Tolerances for Net Quantities Declared in Metric Units of Mass for Consumer Prepackaged Catch-Weight Food

Item	Declared Net Quantity	Tolerance (%)	Tolerance (g)
	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
1	≤ 60 g	10	—
2	> 60 g but ≤ 600 g	—	6
3	> 600 g but ≤ 1 kg	1	—
4	> 1 kg but ≤ 1.5 kg	—	10
5	> 1.5 kg but ≤ 3 kg	0.66	—
6	> 3 kg but ≤ 4 kg	—	20
7	> 4 kg but ≤ 10 kg	0.5	—
8	> 10 kg but ≤ 15 kg	—	50
9	> 15 kg but ≤ 250 kg	0.33	—
10	> 250 kg but ≤ 500 kg	—	750
11	> 500 kg	0.15	—

TABLE 2

Tolerances for Net Quantities Declared in Canadian Units of Mass or Weight for Consumer Prepackaged Catch-Weight Food

Item	Declared Net Quantity	Tolerance (%)	Tolerance (ounces)
	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
1	≤ 2 ounces	10	—
2	> 2 ounces but ≤ 20 ounces	—	0.2
3	> 1.25 lb but ≤ 2.2 lb	1	—
4	> 2.2 lb but ≤ 3.3 lb	—	0.35
5	> 3.3 lb but ≤ 6.6 lb	0.66	—
6	> 6.6 lb but ≤ 8.8 lb	—	0.71
7	> 8.8 lb but ≤ 22 lb	0.5	—
8	> 22 lb but ≤ 33 lb	—	1.76
9	> 33 lb but ≤ 550 lb	0.33	—
10	> 550 lb but ≤ 1 100 lb	—	26.4
11	> 1 100 lb	0.15	—

TABLE 3

Tolerances for Net Quantities Declared in Metric Units of Mass or Volume for Consumer Prepackaged Food Other Than Catch-Weight Food

Item	Declared Net Quantity	Tolerance (%)	Tolerance (g or mL)
	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
1	≤ 50 g or mL	9	—
2	> 50 g or mL but ≤ 100 g or mL	—	4.5
3	> 100 g or mL but ≤ 200 g or mL	4.5	—
4	> 200 g or mL but ≤ 300 g or mL	—	9
5	> 300 g or mL but ≤ 500 g or mL	3	—
6	> 500 g or mL but ≤ 1 kg or L	—	15
7	> 1 kg or L but ≤ 10 kg or L	1.5	—
8	> 10 kg or L but ≤ 15 kg or L	—	150
9	> 15 kg or L	1	—

TABLE 4

Tolerances for Net Quantities Declared in Canadian Units of Mass or Weight for Consumer Prepackaged Food Other Than Catch-Weight Food

Item	Declared Net Quantity	Tolerance (%)	Tolerance (ounces)
	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
1	≤ 1.75 ounces	9	—
2	> 1.75 ounces but ≤ 3.5 ounces	—	0.16
3	> 3.5 ounces but ≤ 7 ounces	4.5	—
4	> 7 ounces but ≤ 10.6 ounces	—	0.32
5	> 10.6 ounces but ≤ 17.6 ounces	3	—
6	> 1.1 lb but ≤ 2.2 lb	—	0.53
7	> 2.2 lb but ≤ 22 lb	1.5	—
8	> 22 lb but ≤ 33 lb	—	5.28
9	> 33 lb	1	—

TABLE 5

Tolerances for Net Quantities Declared in Canadian Units of Volume for Consumer Prepackaged Food Other Than Catch-Weight Food

Item	Declared Net Quantity	Tolerance (%)	Tolerance (fluid ounces)
	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
1	≤ 1.75 fluid ounces	9	—
2	> 1.75 fluid ounces but ≤ 3.5 fluid ounces	—	0.16
3	> 3.5 fluid ounces but ≤ 7 fluid ounces	4.5	—
4	> 7 fluid ounces but ≤ 10.6 fluid ounces	—	0.32
5	> 10.6 fluid ounces but ≤ 17.6 fluid ounces	3	—
6	> 17.6 fluid ounces but ≤ 35.2 fluid ounces	—	0.53
7	> 35.2 fluid ounces but ≤ 2.2 gallons	1.5	—
8	> 2.2 gallons but ≤ 3.3 gallons	—	5.28
9	> 3.3 gallons	1	—

TABLE 6

Tolerances for Net Quantities of Consumer Prepackaged Food Declared by Numerical Count

Item	Declared Net Quantity (Numerical Count)	Tolerance
	Column 1	Column 2
1	< 50	0
2	≥ 50 but ≤ 100	1
3	> 100, with an individual weight of ≤ 14 g or ≤ 0.5 ounce	0.75% of the declared net quantity, rounded up to the next whole number
4	> 100, with an individual weight of > 14 g or > 0.5 ounce	0.5% of the declared net quantity, rounded up to the next whole number