Cannabis Regulations

Marginal note:Definitions

• 105 (1) The following definitions apply in this Part.

  common name

  common name, in respect of edible cannabis, has the same meaning as in subsection B.01.001(1) of the Food and Drug Regulations. (nom usuel)

  Common Names for Ingredients and Components Document

  Common Names for Ingredients and Components Document means the document entitled Common Names for Ingredients and Components, prepared by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and published on its website, as amended from time to time. (Document sur les noms usuels d’ingrédients et de constituants)

  daily value

  daily value means

  • (a) in the case of a nutrient set out in column 1 of Part 1 of the Table of Daily Values, as defined in subsection B.01.001(1) of the Food and Drug Regulations, the quantity set out in column 3; and

  • (b) in the case of a nutrient set out in column 1 of Part 2 of the table referred to in paragraph (a), the quantity set out in column 4. (valeur quotidienne)

  energy value

  energy value means, in respect of a cannabis product, the amount of energy made available to a person’s body when the chemical components of the cannabis product, including protein, fat, carbohydrate and alcohol, are metabolized following ingestion of the cannabis product by the person. (valeur énergétique)

  expiry date

  expiry date means the date, expressed at minimum as a year and month, that is the end of the stability period of a cannabis product. (date limite d’utilisation)

  exterior display surface

  exterior display surface means the area on the exterior surface of an immediate container to which a label is applied and that is visible under customary conditions of purchase or use. (espace extérieur d’affichage)

  exterior surface

  exterior surface includes a label or an image. (surfaces extérieures)

  fat

  fat has the same meaning as in subsection B.01.400(1) of the Food and Drug Regulations. (lipides)

  food allergen

  food allergen has the same meaning as in subsection B.01.010.1(1) of the Food and Drug Regulations. (allergène alimentaire)

  food allergen source, gluten source and added sulphites statement

  food allergen source, gluten source and added sulphites statement means a statement appearing on the label of any container in which edible cannabis — or a cannabis accessory that contains edible cannabis — that is a cannabis product is packaged that indicates the source of a food allergen or gluten that is present in the cannabis product or the presence in the cannabis product of added sulphites in an amount of 10 p.p.m. or more. (mention des sources d’allergènes alimentaires ou de gluten et des sulfites ajoutés)

  gluten

  gluten has the same meaning as in subsection B.01.010.1(1) of the Food and Drug Regulations. (gluten)

  immediate container

  immediate container[Repealed, SOR/2019-206, s. 30]

  INCI name

  INCI name has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Cosmetic Regulations. (appellation INCI)

  label

  label does not include a panel referred to in paragraph 132.27(1)(b). (étiquette)

  p.p.m.

  p.p.m. means parts per million by weight. (p.p.m.)

  principal display panel

  principal display panel has the same meaning as in subsection 2(2) of the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Regulations. (espace principal)

  saturated fatty acids

  saturated fatty acids, saturated fat, saturates or saturated has the same meaning as in subsection B.01.001(1) of the Food and Drug Regulations. (acides gras saturés, graisses saturées, gras saturés, lipides saturés ou saturés)

  standardized cannabis symbol

  standardized cannabis symbol means the symbol set out in the document entitled Standardized Cannabis Symbol, as amended from time to time and published by the Government of Canada on its website. (symbole normalisé du cannabis)

  sugars-based ingredient

  sugars-based ingredient has the same meaning as in subsection B.01.001(1) of the Food and Drug Regulations. (ingrédient à base de sucres)

  sulphites

  sulphites means one or more of the following food additives:

  • (a) potassium bisulphite;

  • (b) potassium metabisulphite;

  • (c) sodium bisulphite;

  • (d) sodium dithionite;

  • (e) sodium metabisulphite;

  • (f) sodium sulphite;

  • (g) sulphur dioxide; and

  • (h) sulphurous acid. (sulfites)

  trans fatty acids

  trans fatty acids, trans fat or trans has the same meaning as in subsection B.01.001(1) of the Food and Drug Regulations. (acides gras trans, graisses trans, gras trans, lipides trans ou trans)

• Marginal note:Definition of panel

  (2) For the purposes of sections 112 to 117, 121 and 132.13, subsections 132.27(2) to (7) and (9) and sections 132.28 to 132.32, panel means a panel referred to in paragraph 132.27(1)(b).