Canadian Parliament Amendment

 

C-220


First Session, Thirty-eighth Parliament,
53 Elizabeth II, November 3rd. 2004

 

House of Commons of Canada

 

Bill C-220

 

An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (trans fatty acids)

 

First reading, October 18, 2004

 

Summary
The purpose of this enactment is to amend the Food and Drugs Act to ban trans fatty acids in oils and fats intended for human consumption.

 

1st Session, 38th Parliament, 53 Elizabeth II, 2004 House of Commons of Canada Bill C-220 An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (trans fatty acids) Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:

 

R.S., c. F-27 food and drugs act

 

1. Section 2 of the Food and Drugs Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:

 

“trans fatty acids”

 

“trans fatty acids” means unsaturated fatty acids that contain one or more isolated or non-conjugated double bonds in a trans-configuration;
“trans fatty acids”

 

2. The Act is amended by adding the following after section 5:

 

Application 5.1

 

(1) This section applies to oils and fats, including emulsions with fat as the continuous phase, that are intended for human consumption.

 

(2) No person shall sell to a consumer any oil or fat that contains more than 2 grams of trans fatty acids per 100 grams of oil or fat

 

(3) No person shall sell to a consumer any food that contains one or more ingredients in addition to oil or fat if the food contains more than 2 grams of trans fatty acids per 100 grams of oil or fat in the food

 

(4) This section does not apply to naturally occurring amounts of trans fatty acids that are contained in animal fats

 

Exception transitional provision (1) During the period of two years after the coming into force of this Act, the references in section 5.1 to “2 grams of trans fatty acids” shall be read as references to “5 grams of trans fatty acids

 

Saving (2) Products manufactured before the coming into force of this Act and products manufactured within a period of two years after the coming into force of this Act may be sold until the expiry of the “best before” date.