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The principal display
panel of a label must be located on that part of the container
normally
displayed to the user.
The label must contain three basic mandatory statements
which must, where applicable, appear in a prescribed manner:
- Product Identity Declaration.
- Net Quantity Declaration.
- Dealer Name and Principal Place Of Business.
The product identity and net quantity declarations must appear on the
principal display panel.
The following sections will discuss these mandatory statements in
detail.
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The label must identify the common name of the product in terms of
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Except in cases where the product is a test
market product, a local
product,
a specialty
product, or
a product for
which knowledge
of a specific language is required, the product identity must be
given
in both English and French. |
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The product identity declaration must be
located on the principal display panel. |
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The product identity declaration must be clearly legible, and meet
the requirements for minimum
type height |
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The net quantity declaration must be
located on the principal display panel. |
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The net quantity must be displayed clearly and prominently in
distinct
contrast to any other information shown on the label. |
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The numerical portion of the net quantity must be in bold
face
type and meet the
minimum type height requirements. |
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The choice of
measurement
unit employed in the net quantity declaration must be appropriate
to the type of product. |
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The net quantity must be declared in both English and French using
a valid metric word or symbol as a unit
of measurement. A valid metric symbol is deemed to be
bilingual. |
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The net quantity must be correctly rounded off and given to the
required
degree of
precision. |
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The "dealer" is the person who is a retailer,
manufacturer,
processor, or producer of a product, or a person who is engaged in the
business of importing, packing, or selling any product. In identifying
the dealer, the label must be designed to meet the following
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The name and place of business of the producer, or of the person for
whom the product was produced for resale, must be on the label. The
address
should be sufficient to ensure postal
delivery. |
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Except in the case of an ornamental
container, the dealer identification must be located anywhere on
the
outside of the container, except on the bottom. |
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The dealer identification must be given in either English or
French. |
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The dealer identification must be clearly legible, and printed in a
font at least 1.6 mm (1/16") in height. |
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If the product is wholly imported, the dealer identification must
meet
additional imported
identification
requirements. |
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The container for the product must be constructed, filled and
displayed
so that consumers are not misled about either the quality or quantity
of the product. |
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No false or misleading information can be placed on the label. The
product must conform with claims made on the label relating, for
example,
to type, quality, performance, function, origin, and method of
manufacture.
Products which claim to be " Made
in Canada" must meet specific criteria. |
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