Bill C-623: An Act respecting the amendment of the Food and Drugs Regulations (labelling of certain food products)

C-623 Second Session, Forty-first Parliament, 62-63 Elizabeth II, 2013-2014 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-623 An Act respecting the amendment of the Food and Drugs Regulations (labelling of certain food products) first reading, June 18, 2014 Ms. Papillon 412169 SUMMARY This enactment requires the Governor in Council to amend the Food and Drugs Regulations to provide for the labelling of any meat product or poultry product whose production includes the use of hormones or antibiotics administered to promote growth or of rendered slaughter waste. Available on the Parliament of Canada Web Site at the following address:http://www.parl.gc.ca 2nd Session, 41st Parliament, 62-63 Elizabeth II, 2013-2014 house of commons of canada BILL C-623 An Act respecting the amendment of the Food and Drugs Regulations (labelling of certain food products) C.R.C., c. 870 Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows: Food and Drugs Regulations 1. Within nine months after the day on which this Act comes into force, the Governor in Council must amend the Food and Drugs Regulations to require that any meat product or poultry product whose production includes the use of hormones or antibiotics administered to promote growth or of rendered slaughter waste — or the product’s packaging — carry a label clearly indicating that fact. Published under authority of the Speaker of the House of Commons