Legislation and Guidelines
In this section, you will find information about legislation and guidelines related to Food and Nutrition.
Acts and Regulations
Acts and regulations are forms of written law generally referred to as legislation. This section contains the Food
and Drugs Act and the Food and Drug Regulations. It also provides access to new and recently updated regulations at Health Canada. To comment on proposed legislation and other initiatives, visit the Public Involvement and Consultation section for Food and Nutrition.
Guidelines
Guidelines explain to stakeholders what is required to meet the Food
and Drugs Act and Food and Drug Regulations. They provide guidance
as to how the department interprets the Act, the Regulations and
related policies and how the department intends to apply them.
Policies
Policies are created to describe Health Canada's position on an issue. In this section, you will find policies on such subjects as raw foods of animal origin, nutraceuticals/functional foods and healthy eating.
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