Requirements Specific to Certain Activities

Requirements Specific to Certain Activities — 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.

Manufacture of Feeds

Marginal note: Mixed feed

(1) Any person that manufactures a mixed feed must keep a copy of the mix sheet for a period of two years after the day of manufacture of each lot as well as a copy of the mix formula for a period of two years after the last day of manufacture of that feed.

Marginal note: Customer formula feed or custom medicated feed

(2) If the feed is a customer formula feed or custom medicated feed, the person who manufactures that feed must

(a) have in their possession during the manufacture of that feed, a copy of the mix formula and a copy of either the written order that is signed by the purchaser or of the veterinary prescription under which the feed is manufactured; and

(b) keep the copy of the mix formula and either the written order or the prescription for a period of two years after the last day of manufacture of that feed.

Marginal note: Single ingredient feed

(3) Any person that manufactures a single ingredient feed must keep a document containing the name of the feed, its identification code, its date of manufacture and the quantity manufactured for a period of two years after the day of manufacture of each lot of the feed, and keep a copy of any mix formula for a period of two years after the last day of manufacture of the feed.

SOR/2025-47, s. 4

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Import of Feeds

Marginal note: Information

(1) Any person that imports a feed must, before or at the time of the import, provide to the Minister, in a form approved by the President, the following information:

(a) their name and address;

(b) the name and address of the person from whom the feed is received;

(d) the address of the first destination of the feed in Canada; and

(e) a description of the feed, including its name and quantity.

Marginal note: Exception

(2) Despite subsection (1), the Minister may authorize the person who imports the feed, at their written request, to provide the information after the time of import, at the time specified by the Minister.

Marginal note: Further inspection

If, during an inspection that is conducted at the time of the import of a feed, the inspector determines that a further inspection is required, the person who imports the feed must keep it at the address referred to in paragraph 65(1)(d) until the further inspection is completed.

Marginal note: Same level of protection

The person who imports a feed must demonstrate that the feed imported has been manufactured, stored, packaged and labelled in a manner and under conditions that provide at least the same level of protection as that provided by subsections 56(1) and (2) and sections 59 to 63.

Marginal note: Non-compliant feed

Any person may import a feed, other than a novel feed, that does not meet any of the requirements set out in sections 6 and 34 to 54 if

(a) a label that bears the words “Imported for Export” or “ importé pour l’exportation ” is applied or attached to the feed or accompanies it;

(b) the feed is intended to be stored, processed, packaged or labelled for the purpose of exporting it; and

(c) the activities referred to in paragraph (b) are conducted by the holder of a licence issued under section 5.2 of the Act.

Manufacture or Sale for Export or Export of Feeds

Marginal note: Non-compliant feed

(1) Subject to subsection (2), any person may manufacture or sell a feed that is intended to be exported and that does not meet any of the requirements set out in sections 5 and 6 and 34 to 54 if a label that bears the word “Export” or “ exportation ” is applied or attached to the feed or accompanies it and if

(a) in the case where the foreign state to which the feed is exported has a different requirement on the same matter as the unmet requirement, the person prepares a document that substantiates that the foreign state’s requirement has been met; or

(b) in the case where the foreign state to which the feed is exported has no requirement on the same matter as the unmet requirement, the person prepares a document that sets out the specifications for the unmet requirement as stipulated by the person in the foreign state for whom the exported feed is intended.

Marginal note: Exceptions

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the feed that is intended to be exported is or contains an ingredient that is a novel viable organism, a feed with a novel trait or a feed that includes a novel product of biotechnology manufactured in Canada unless it is a substance or a living organism that

(a) is specified on the Domestic Substances List maintained by the Minister of the Environment under the

Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 ;

(b) is approved under an Act of Parliament that is listed in Schedule 2 or 4 of the

Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 ;

(i) a

novel food , as defined in section B.28.001 of the

Food and Drug Regulations , that has been established as safe for consumption in accordance with sections B.28.002 and B.28.003 of those Regulations, or

(ii) a natural health product for which a product licence has been issued in accordance with the

Natural Health Products Regulations

and which has not been suspended or canceled; or

(d) is specified on

(i) the

List of Permitted Supplemental Ingredients

as defined in subsection B.01.001(1) of the

Food and Drug Regulations ,

(ii) the List of Veterinary Health Products referred to in the definition List C

in subsection C.01.001(1) of the

Food and Drug Regulations ,

(iii) the List of Permitted Anticaking Agents , the List of Permitted Emulsifying, Gelling, Stabilizing or Thickening Agents , the List of Permitted Firming Agents , the List of Permitted Flour Treatment Agents , the List of Permitted Food Additives with Other Purposes of Use , the List of Permitted Food Enzymes , the List of Permitted Preservatives or the List of Permitted Yeast Foods , referred to in the definition

Lists of Permitted Food Additives

in subsection B.01.001(1) of the

Food and Drug Regulations .

(iv)