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Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Food label requirements
Labelling
Industry
Date markings and storage instructions on food labels
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Requirements
General
Foods packaged at a place other than the retail premises
Foods packaged on the retail premises
Durable life
Exemptions
Voluntary declaration
Manner of declaring
Format
Language
Legibility and location
Lot code
Examples of acceptable declarations
Date marking information on specific products
Retail packed foods
Shipping containers
Modified atmosphere packaged foods
Other date marking systems
Expiration dates on foods for special dietary use
"Use by" dates on prepackaged fresh yeast
"Sell by", "Prepared on", "Freeze by", "Manufactured on" dates
Storage instructions
Low-acid foods packaged in hermetically sealed containers
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Definitions
Durable life
Durable life date
Hermetically sealed container
Low acid foods
Packaging date
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Date modified:
2019-01-15