{"topic_id":"CFIA_SOR_V3_SECTIONS_010-1","category":"canada","context":"---\ntopic_id: \"CFIA_SOR_V3_SECTIONS_010-1\"\ncategory: \"canada\"\ntitle: \"Labelling — Language of label — information required\"\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: 1452\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---\nLabelling — Language of label — information required — 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\nMarginal note: Language of label — information required\n\n48\n\n(1)  The information required to be shown on the label of a feed must be printed conspicuously, legibly and indelibly in English or French or both languages, except the following information, which must be shown in both English and French:\n\n(a)  in the case of a medicated feed, other than a custom medicated feed, the information referred to in paragraphs 45(1)(f) and (2)(c); and\n\n(b)  in the case of any other feed for which a caution statement or warning statement is required to be shown on the label, that caution statement or warning statement.\n\nMarginal note: Language of label — optional information\n\n(2)  Any optional information printed on the label that is provided to prevent any risk of harm to animal or human health or the environment, including any caution statement or warning statement that is useful to the purchaser of the feed or any information that is included in the preventive control plan under paragraph 59(1)(a), must be printed in both English and French.\n\nMarginal note: Placement of information on label\n\n49\n\n(1)  Subject to subsection (2), any information required to be shown on a label must appear on the principal display panel, except for the identification code which may appear anywhere on the label as long as it is clearly indicated.\n\nMarginal note: Exception\n\n(2)  The directions for use, guaranteed analysis statement and list of ingredients may be provided on an insert that is enclosed in, or attached to, the package, if there is a reference on the principal display panel to where that information is located.\n\nMarginal note: Presentation of information on label\n\n(3)  A label must not contain any variation in the character, size, colour or placement of the printing that obscures or emphasizes any part of the information required to be shown on the label unless such variation is to draw attention to the caution statements or warning statements required to be shown on the label.\n\nFeed Names\n\nMarginal note: Suitable name\n\n50\n\nThe name of a feed required to be shown on the label of a feed must not tend to deceive or mislead a purchaser.\n\nMarginal note: Purpose\n\n51\n\n(1)  A mixed feed must have as part of its name the purpose for which it is intended.\n\nMarginal note: Species and class\n\n(2)  A mixed feed must have as part of its name each species and class of livestock for which it is intended, unless the feed is formulated for all species or classes of livestock, in which case it may have as part of its name the word “livestock” or the words “ animaux de ferme ”.\n\nMarginal note: Identical names\n\n(3)  If the name of a mixed feed is identical to that of another feed of the same manufacturer but is different in terms of its guaranteed level of protein, the brand of the feed must be different from the brand of the other feed or the percentage of protein content must form part of the name of each feed.\n\nMarginal note: Premix\n\n(4)  If a feed is a premix, the word “premix” or “ prémélange ” must form part of the name of the feed.\n\nMarginal note: Supplement\n\n(5)  If a feed is a supplement, the word “supplement” or “ supplément ” must form part of the name of the feed.\n\nMarginal note: Customer formula feed\n\n(6)  If a feed is a customer formula feed, the words “customer formula” or “ formule du client ” must form part of the name of the feed.\n\nMarginal note: Single ingredient feed\n\n(7)  If a feed is a single ingredient feed, the name of the feed must be one of the names approved and set out for that ingredient in the  Canadian Feed Ingredients Table .\n\nSOR/2025-47, s. 3\n\nPrevious Version\n\nGuaranteed Analysis\n\nMarginal note: Mandatory guarantee\n\n52\n\n(1)  The guaranteed analysis statement required to be shown on the label of a feed must include\n\n(a)  in the case of a single ingredient feed, any guarantee that is set out in the  Canadian Feed Ingredients Table  for that feed; and\n\n(b)  in the case of a mixed feed, the guarantees that are set out in column 2 of Table 1 of the  Tables of Nutrient Guarantees and Conditions for Feed Labels  for that feed.\n\nMarginal note: Optional guarantee\n\n(2)  In the case of a mixed feed, the guaranteed analysis statement may also include a guarantee, in addition to the guarantees referred to in paragraph (1)(b), if the guarantee\n\n(a)  is set out in column 1 of Table 2 of the  Tables of Nutrient Guarantees and Conditions for Feed Labels  in accordance with the particulars set out in columns 2 to 4 of that Table for that guarantee; or\n\n(b)  has been evaluated for the purpose of registering the feed and has, based on the evidence provided with the application, been found to be satisfactory in that it conveys useful information to the purchaser of the feed.\n\nMarginal note: Individual serving\n\n53\n\n(1)  In the case of a mixed feed that is in the form of an individual serving, the guaranteed analysis statement referred to in section 52 may include an indication of the amount per individual serving of each guaranteed nutrient.\n\nMarginal note: Moisture content\n\n(2)  For the purposes of subsection (1) and section 52, and unless otherwise specified on the label, the guaranteed analysis statement must be based on the feed as fed and take into account its maximum moisture content.\n\nUnits of Measurement\n\nMarginal note: International system of units\n\n54\n\n(1)  Subject to subsection (2), all units of measurement shown on a label of a feed must be expressed in units based on the international system of units in accordance with the\n\nWeights and Measures Act  .\n\nMarginal note: Other units of measurement\n\n(2)  Units of measurement from other systems may also be shown on a label if the quantities expressed in other units of measurement are equivalent to the quantities expressed in units based on the international system of units.\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":1452,"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."}