{"topic_id":"CFIA_SOR_V3_SECTIONS_002","category":"canada","context":"---\ntopic_id: \"CFIA_SOR_V3_SECTIONS_002\"\ncategory: \"canada\"\ntitle: \"Interpretation (Definitions)\"\nlang: en\nsource_document: \"Health Canada / CFIA Feeds Regulations, 2024 — SOR/2024-132\"\nsource: \"Feeds Regulations, 2024 (SOR/2024-132) full text\"\nsource_file: \"pdf-parsed/ca-2026/cfia_feeds_regulations_2024.txt\"\ndate_parsed: \"2026-07-26\"\ntokens_estimated: 2618\ncitation:\n  authority: \"Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)\"\n  title: \"Feeds Regulations, 2024 (SOR/2024-132)\"\n  url: \"https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-2024-132/index.html\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-07-26\"\n  ref: \"SOR/2024-132\"\n  doc_type: \"official text extract\"\n  needs_review: false\n---\nInterpretation (Definitions) — Feeds Regulations, 2024 (SOR/2024-132; registered 2024-06-17; in force 2024-06-17). Verbatim slice from the consolidated regulation, C1 substring-verified against `pdf-parsed/ca-2026/cfia_feeds_regulations_2024.txt`. Note: the Feeds Act framework governs livestock feed; pet food for dogs/cats is excluded from the Feeds Act per CFIA RG-1 — these labelling/standards/tolerance provisions are the Canadian feed-regulatory context relevant to pet-food labels.\n\nInterpretation\n\nMarginal note: Definitions\n\n1\n\n(1)  The following definitions apply in these Regulations.\n\nAct\n\nAct\n\nmeans the\n\nFeeds Act  . ( Loi )\n\nAgency\n\nAgency\n\nmeans the Canadian Food Inspection Agency established by section 3 of the\n\nCanadian Food Inspection Agency Act  . ( Agence )\n\nbiotechnology\n\nbiotechnology\n\nmeans the application of science and engineering to the direct or indirect use of living organisms or parts or products of living organisms in their natural or modified forms. ( biotechnologie )\n\ncarrier\n\ncarrier\n\nmeans a single ingredient feed or water used to facilitate the handling of a feed and its incorporation into ingredient market formulations, premixes, feed or water. The use of a carrier does not alter the feed’s intended effect and purpose. ( support )\n\ncattle\n\ncattle\n\nmeans animals of the species  Bos taurus  or  Bos indicus . ( bœuf )\n\ncaution statement\n\ncaution statement\n\nmeans a statement concerning animal health hazards or safe product handling or storage. ( précaution )\n\ncomplete feed\n\ncomplete feed\n\nmeans a mixed feed that, when used for the species and class of livestock stated on the label, provides all the nutrients necessary for the maintenance of life or for promoting production, except water and, in the case of ruminants and horses, roughage. ( aliment complet )\n\ncontaminant\n\ncontaminant\n\nmeans any micro-organism, chemical substance, extraneous material or other substance that may present a risk of harm to human or animal health or the environment, including any substance that is not permitted under these Regulations or that does not comply with any limits or levels provided under these Regulations. ( contaminant )\n\ncustom medicated feed\n\ncustom medicated feed\n\nmeans a medicated feed that is manufactured in accordance with a veterinary prescription that prescribes a medicating ingredient\n\n(a)  that is not set out in the  Compendium of Medicating Ingredient Brochures  for the species of livestock for which the feed is intended; or\n\n(b)  that is of a brand, level or compatibility or that has a caution statement or warning statement that differs from that set out in the  Compendium of Medicating Ingredient Brochures  in respect of that particular ingredient, for the species of livestock for which the feed is intended. ( aliment médicamenté sur mesure )\n\ncustomer formula feed\n\ncustomer formula feed\n\nmeans a mixed feed that is manufactured by a feed manufacturer\n\n(a)  for feeding their livestock; or\n\n(b)  in accordance with a written order that is signed by a purchaser if\n\n(i)  the order states the name of each single ingredient feed, medicating ingredient set out in the  Compendium of Medicating Ingredient Brochures  or type of product set out in the  Compendium of Non-Feed Products , and their respective amounts, to be used in the manufacture of that feed or to be added to other mixed feeds that conform to the standards prescribed in these Regulations,\n\n(ii)  the feed does not contain a\n\npest control product\n\nas defined in subsection 2(1) of the\n\nPest Control Products Act  , and\n\n(iii)  the feed is not intended for resale. ( aliment préparé selon la formule du client )\n\ndisposed of in a safe manner\n\ndisposed of in a safe manner\n\nmeans disposed of, other than by human or animal consumption, in a manner that does not present a risk of harm to human or animal health or the environment. ( éliminer de façon sécuritaire )\n\nfacilitating agent\n\nfacilitating agent\n\nmeans a single ingredient feed in an amount not exceeding the amount set out in the  Canadian Feed Ingredients Table  or a specialty feed used according to its directions for use that is added to another feed for the purpose of improving or conserving some or all of the nutrient content or of aiding or improving the manufacturing or handling properties of that other feed. The use of a facilitating agent does not alter the purpose of any feed into which it has been mixed. ( substance auxiliaire )\n\nholder of the approval\n\nholder of the approval\n\nmeans a person who has been provided with a written notice under subsection 9(1) confirming that approval of a feed that is manufactured by or for a government, academic or private research establishment for research or experimental purposes has been given. ( titulaire de l’approbation )\n\nidentification code\n\nidentification code\n\nmeans any combination of letters or figures or letters and figures by which a lot of feed can be traced during manufacture and distribution. ( code d’identification )\n\nmedicated feed\n\nmedicated feed\n\nmeans a mixed feed that contains a medicating ingredient. ( aliment médicamenté )\n\nmedicating ingredient\n\nmedicating ingredient\n\nmeans a drug for which a drug identification number is assigned under subsection C.01.014.2(1) of the\n\nFood and Drug Regulations\n\nor for which a letter of authorization for use in emergency treatment has been issued to a veterinarian under subsection C.08.010(1) of those Regulations and that is intended\n\n(a)  for use in the prevention or treatment of disease in livestock; or\n\n(b)  to affect the structure or any function of the body of the livestock. ( substance médicatrice )\n\nmicro-ingredient\n\nmicro-ingredient\n\nmeans any vitamin, micro-mineral, flavour ingredient, medicating ingredient and any type of product set out in the  Compendium of Non-Feed Products  that is required in small amounts typically measured in milligrams, micrograms, international units or parts per million. ( micro-ingrédient )\n\nmineral feed\n\nmineral feed\n\nmeans a mixed feed that is composed predominantly of mineral ingredients. ( aliment minéral )\n\nmixed feed\n\nmixed feed\n\nmeans a feed that contains at least two single ingredient feeds. ( aliment mélangé )\n\nnovel feed\n\nnovel feed\n\nmeans a feed that is an organism, a part of an organism or a product of an organism, or that consists of parts or products of an organism, and that\n\n(a)  is not listed in the  Canadian Feed Ingredients Table ; or\n\n(b)  has a novel trait. ( aliment nouveau )\n\nnovel product of biotechnology\n\nnovel product of biotechnology\n\nmeans a product that is not listed in the  Canadian Feed Ingredients Table  and that is a product of biotechnology. ( nouveau produit de la biotechnologie )\n\nnovel trait\n\nnovel trait  , in respect of a feed that is an organism, a part of an organism or a product of an organism, or that consists of parts or products of an organism, means a characteristic of the feed that\n\n(a)  has been intentionally selected, created or introduced into the feed through a specific genetic change; and\n\n(b)  based on valid scientific rationale, is not substantially equivalent, in terms of its specific use and safety for human or animal health or the environment, to any characteristic of a similar feed that is listed in the  Canadian Feed Ingredients Table . ( caractère nouveau )\n\nnovel viable organism\n\nnovel viable organism\n\nmeans an organism that is alive or capable of sustaining life and that is not listed in the  Canadian Feed Ingredients Table . ( nouvel organisme viable )\n\npercentage\n\npercentage\n\nor\n\n%  , with respect to any product, means the percentage by mass of the product. ( pourcentage  ou  % )\n\npoultry\n\npoultry\n\nmeans chickens, turkeys, ducks and geese. ( volaille )\n\npremix\n\npremix\n\nmeans a mixed feed that provides a significant source of nutrients and is a uniform mixture that may contain micro-ingredients, macro-minerals, facilitating agents, specialty feeds and carriers, and that is intended to be further diluted and mixed with other feeds to produce a mineral feed, another premix, a supplement or complete feed. ( prémélange )\n\nPresident\n\nPresident\n\nmeans the President of the Agency. ( président )\n\nprincipal display panel\n\nprincipal display panel\n\nmeans the part of the label applied to all or part of any side or surface of a feed or feed package that is displayed or visible under normal or customary conditions of sale or use. ( espace principal )\n\nprocessing\n\nprocessing\n\nincludes the use of a feed for the purpose of manufacturing another feed or the mixing of a feed with another feed. ( transformation )\n\nregistrant\n\nregistrant\n\nmeans a person who has been issued a registration certificate under section 11. ( titulaire de l’enregistrement )\n\nruminant\n\nruminant\n\nmeans an animal of the suborder  Ruminatiae  and includes an animal of the family  Camelidae . ( ruminant )\n\nsingle ingredient feed\n\nsingle ingredient feed\n\nmeans any substance or mixture of substances that has been approved for feeding to livestock and that is listed in the  Canadian Feed Ingredients Table . ( aliment à ingrédient unique )\n\nspecialty feed\n\nspecialty feed\n\nmeans a mixed feed the purpose of which is to improve or facilitate\n\n(a)  the preservation of any feed with which it is mixed prior to feeding or during storage;\n\n(b)  the characteristics, qualities, flowability, pelleting or tracing of any feed with which it is mixed;\n\n(c)  ingredient dispersion or distribution in any feed with which it is mixed;\n\n(d)  ingestion, acceptability, nutrient utilization or digestion by livestock of any feed with which it is mixed;\n\n(e)  the quality or availability of nutrients in any feed with which it is mixed;\n\n(f)  the absorption of nutrients by livestock of any feed that is fed to it;\n\n(g)  the modification of characteristics of food of animal origin; or\n\n(h)  the mitigation of environmental impacts related to livestock production. ( aliment spécialisé )\n\nsupplement\n\nsupplement\n\nmeans a mixed feed that provides a significant source of nutrients in order to improve the nutritional value of the total diet and that is intended to be\n\n(a)  fed undiluted in addition to other feeds;\n\n(b)  offered on a free-choice basis with other feeds that are available separately; or\n\n(c)  further diluted and mixed to produce the total diet. ( supplément )\n\ntotal diet\n\ntotal diet\n\nmeans the ration consisting of all feeds, including roughage, that are offered daily to livestock. ( ration totale )\n\ntrace mineral salt feed\n\ntrace mineral salt feed\n\nmeans a mineral feed that is composed of salt and trace minerals. ( complément d’oligo-éléments et de sel )\n\nveterinary prescription\n\nveterinary prescription\n\nmeans an order prescribing a medicated feed issued by a veterinarian licensed to practice in the province in which the feed is to be fed to the livestock to be treated. ( ordonnance du vétérinaire )\n\nwarning statement\n\nwarning statement\n\nmeans a statement concerning human health hazards. ( mise en garde )\n\n","sources":["canada — Feeds Regulations, 2024 (SOR/2024-132) (retrieved 2026-07-26)"],"source":{"authority":"canada","title":"Feeds Regulations, 2024 (SOR/2024-132)","url":"https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-2024-132/index.html","retrieved":"2026-07-26","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"Health Canada / CFIA Feeds Regulations, 2024 — SOR/2024-132","verification_file":"pdf-parsed/ca-2026/cfia_feeds_regulations_2024.txt"},"source_document":"Health Canada / CFIA Feeds Regulations, 2024 — SOR/2024-132","source_file":"pdf-parsed/ca-2026/cfia_feeds_regulations_2024.txt","tokens_estimated":2618,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}