Samples for Analysis — 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.
Samples for Analysis
Marginal note: Requirements
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(1) A sample of feed taken by an inspector for analysis must be representative of the lot of feed from which it is taken and be of sufficient size to be satisfactory for analytical purposes.
Marginal note: Packaged feed — more than 5 kg
(2) If the feed to be analyzed is in packages of more than 5 kg, samples approximately equal in size must be taken from not fewer than 10 separate packages of the feed or, if the lot contains fewer than 10 packages, samples approximately equal in size must be taken from each of the packages.
Marginal note: Packaged feed — 5 kg or less
(3) If the feed to be analyzed is in packages of 5 kg or less, one unbroken package may constitute a sample.
Marginal note: Damaged feed
(4) If a portion of the feed that is to be analyzed appears mouldy or otherwise damaged in a manner to affect its suitability for feeding purposes, separate samples may be taken of the undamaged portion and the damaged portion.
Marginal note: Bulk feed
(5) If the feed to be analyzed is in bulk, samples of approximately equal size must be taken from not fewer than 10 separate sections of that bulk feed.