REQUIREMENTS TO SELL HONEY

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1 REQUIREMENTS TO SELL HONEY Karen Kennedy, M.Sc.(Agr), P.Ag. Fruit Crop Development Officer & Provincial Apiarist

2 Selling Honey When sold in Canada, subject to the Food and Drugs Act (FDA) and the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act (CPLA). Do NOT require a food premise license to sell honey! Monitored by CFIA

3 Labelling Requirements Common Name Brand or trade name List of Ingredients Net Quantity Identity & Place of Business Country of Origin Grade & Colour Class Designation Type Height for Net Quantity # Containers within bulk container Lot Number

4 Common Name Honeydew honey "Lavender honey "Rubinia honey Alfalfa honey, or The name "honey" alone or accompanied by the name of the blossom (e.g. clover honey)

5 Labelling Requirements Common Name Brand or trade name List of Ingredients Net Quantity Identity & Place of Business Country of Origin Grade & Colour Class Designation Type Height for Net Quantity # Containers within bulk container Lot Number

6 Brand/Trade Name Paradise Honey Tucks Bee Better Honey Pure Nova Scotia Honey Billy Bee Honey

7 Labelling Requirements Common Name Brand or trade name List of Ingredients Net Quantity Identity & Place of Business Country of Origin Grade & Colour Class Designation Type Height for Net Quantity # Containers within bulk container Lot Number

8 List of Ingredients For single ingredient foods, the common name of the product is the list of ingredients

9 Labelling Requirements Common Name Brand or trade name List of Ingredients Net Quantity Identity & Place of Business Country of Origin Grade & Colour Class Designation Type Height for Net Quantity # Containers within bulk container Lot Number

10 Net Quantity Standard container sizes: Any weight up to and including 150 g, 250 g, 375 g, 500 g, 750 g, 1 kg, 1.5 kg, 2 kg, 3 kg or 5 kg. Honey packaged in bulk: 7 kg, 15 kg, 30 kg - Containers >30 kg, a multiple of 1 kg

11 Labelling Requirements Common Name Brand or trade name List of Ingredients Net Quantity Identity & Place of Business Country of Origin Grade & Colour Class Designation Type Height for Net Quantity # Containers within bulk container Lot Number

12 Identity & Place of Business Domestic prepackaged honey for the consumer must be on the label Domestic honey packaged in bulk must be on the container Imported honey - must be on the label

13 Labelling Requirements Common Name Brand or trade name List of Ingredients Net Quantity Identity & Place of Business Country of Origin Grade & Colour Designation Class Type Height for Net Quantity, etc. # Containers within bulk container Lot Number

14 Country of Origin Domestic Honey: where produced & graded under the Honey Regulations, the container marked with the words "Product of Canada Imported Honey: where repacked (unblended) as prepackaged honey for the consumer, the containers shall be marked "Product of ". Blend of Domestic and Imported Honey: container must be marked with the words "A Blend of Canadian and Honey"

15 Labelling Requirements Common Name Brand or trade name List of Ingredients Net Quantity Identity & Place of Business Country of Origin Grade & Colour Designation Class Type Height for Net Quantity # Containers within bulk container Lot Number

16 Grade & Colour Class Designation Canadian Honey or repackaged and graded Imported Honey: Canada No. 1 Canada No. 2 Canada No. 3 Substandard Imported Honey in original containers Grade No. 1 Grade No. 2 Grade No. 3 ** Cannot be written on the label unless the honey is prepared in a registered establishment by CFIA **

17 Grade & Colour Class Designation Colour Class Designation for Prepackaged Honey for the Consumer Class Designation on Honey Classifier Reading on Pfund Honey Grader White Not darker than white 30 mm Golden Amber Darker than white, but not darker than Golden darker than Golden, but not darker than Amber 30 mm -50 mm 50 mm -85 mm Dark Darker than Amber 85 mm

18 Grade & Colour Class Designation Colour Class Designation for Honey Packed in Bulk Containers Consumer Class Extra White White Golden Light Amber Dark Amber Designation on Honey Classifier not darker than Extra White darker than Extra White but not darker than White darker than White but not darker than Golden darker than Golden but not darker than Amber darker than Amber but not darker than Dark Reading on Pfund Honey Grader 13 mm 13 mm -30 mm 30 mm -50 mm 50 mm -85 mm 85 mm -114 mm Dark darker than Dark 114 mm Photometer

19 Labelling Requirements Common Name Brand or trade name List of Ingredients Net Quantity Identity & Place of Business Country of Origin Grade & Colour Class Designation Type Height for Net Quantity # Containers within bulk container Lot Number

20 Labelling Requirements Common Name Brand or trade name List of Ingredients Net Quantity Identity & Place of Business Country of Origin Grade & Colour Class Designation Type Height for Net Quantity # Containers within bulk container Lot Number

21 # Containers Within a Bulk Container The number of containers within a bulk container of honey must be indicated on the label

22 Labelling Requirements Common Name Brand or trade name List of Ingredients Net Quantity Identity & Place of Business Country of Origin Grade & Colour Class Designation Type Height for Net Quantity # Containers within bulk container Lot Number

23 Lot Number Required on domestic honey that is packed in a bulk container. This information must appear with a minimum type size height of 9.5 mm on at least one end or side of the container

24 Other Required Markings the word "liquid" the word "creamed indicating contents are granulated the word "pasteurized if treated in a registered pasteurizing establishment

25 Example of a Label

26 Labelling Assistance Crystal Anderson-Baggs Market Development Officer Design logos & graphics for labels Leona Raymond Food Safety Coordinator Label specifics, nutritional labeling, sterilization procedures, food safety training Printing of labels is the producer's responsibility!

27 Canadian Food Inspection Agency Regulates federally registered honey establishments and honey imported into Canada to verify that honey is safe and wholesome, properly packaged and labelled according to the regulatory requirements, and eligible to be traded interprovincially, exported or bear the Canada grade mark. Monitors the labelling and selling of honey Cheryl White Regional Food Program Officer Canadian Food Inspection Agency / Government of Canada Cheryl.White@inspection.gc.ca /(709)

28 Exporting Canadian Honey Requirements: Prepared in a Registered Honey Establishment (under CFIA) Appropriate Grade or Standard Prescribed containers Correct Labelling Health and Safety Requirements Export Inspection: A person wanting an export certificate (for his own protection or to meet a requirement of an importing country e.g. European Union) shall submit a completed application to the CFIA Administrative Inspections: At any time, the CFIA may randomly inspect any honey to ensure that minimum requirements (grade and standard, prescribed containers, labelling and health standards) are met.

29 Importing Honey & Interprovincial Trade Appropriate Grade and Standard Prescribed Containers Correct Labelling Health and Safety Requirements The load is accompanied by an Import Declaration form completed in duplicate by the importer Exemptions - if the import: weighs 20 kg or less; is part of an immigrant's effects; is carried on any means of transportation for use as food for the crew or passengers thereof.

30 Thank you!