A Memorandum on Canada food Labeling

A Memorandum on Canada food Labeling
Name of the student:
Name of institution:
Instructor`s Name:
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Subject: Recommendation on conditions for sale of soy milk in Canada
I am writing to express my concerns as regards your proposal on sale of your product soy milk in Canada. In the memorandum, I intend to propose to you actions and approvals required for the sale. I will also propose changes in labeling of your product in line with the Canadian laws.
Sale of daily products in Canada is regulated under the Canada Agricultural Products Act which clearly defines the expected packaging and labeling for dairy products. I propose that you go through the regulations so that your product can be allowed to be sold in Canada. In particular, I wish you take the following into consideration when labeling;
The (Consumer Packaging and Labeling Regulations, 2011) requires that all information required by the Act and these Regulations to be shown on the label of a prepackaged product shall be shown in both official languages; that is English and French. The only exception is the information on the identity and principal place of business of the person by or for whom the prepackaged product was manufactured, processed, produced or packaged for resale which may be shown in one of the official languages.
Subject to section 26 sub-sections 2(d) of the Canada Dairy Products Regulations (2008), the product must show the words ‘product of` and ‘produit de` followed by the name of the country of origin in case of an import.
To be compliant with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (2011), when labeling, ingredients list has to be provided. The ingredients of should be listed in descending order of proportion by weight determined before they were combined.
I recommend that the common name of the product must be in line with Canadian Food Inspection Agency (2011) requirements, where it is expected to be shown on the main panel of the product package in both French and English with a minimum type height of 1.6mm based on the lower case letter ‘o`.
As pertains to the units of measure, Americans units may be used on labels provided accurate metric quantity is declared. The labeling must also show the sell by date.
My name and address must be declared on any part of the product container except at the bottom in either English or French. The address must be complete ...