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CanadaProposed measure, may since have been adopted

Vegetables and certain roots and tubers; edible

Official title

Safe Food for Canadians Regulations

Canada notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 9 October 2025.

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At a glance

Products

Fruits and vegetables

HS codes
  • 07 · Vegetables and certain roots and tubers; edible
    • 07 EDIBLE VEGETABLES AND CERTAIN ROOTS AND TUBERS
  • 08 · Fruit and nuts, edible; peel of citrus fruit or melons
    • 08 EDIBLE FRUIT AND NUTS; PEEL OF CITRUS FRUIT OR MELONS
Notifying member
Canada
Status
Proposed measure, may since have been adoptedNotified as a draft on 9 October 2025. Check WTO ePing or Canada for its current status.
Objectives
  • Food safety
Area
SPS: Food safety, animal and plant healthSanitary and phytosanitary measures
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/SPS/N/CAN/1616
Keywords
Human health, Food safety, Labelling

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Not set in the notification
Proposed adoption
Proposed entry into force

How to comment

The notification sets no comment deadline. To comment, contact your country's WTO SPS enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/SPS/N/CAN/1616; it forwards comments to Canada.

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What the notification says

The Government of Canada is committed to reducing red tape. In support of this commitment, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has made the following amendments to the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR) to remove outdated and unnecessary rules. Removed prescriptive labelling requirements for fresh fruit and vegetables (FFV) The CFIA has removed various prescriptive labelling requirements for FFV from for the SFCR. These include: exempting certain consumer prepackaged FFV from the requirement to provide the net quantity on a label; exempting FFV packaged in a clear protective wrapper or bag from mandatory labelling requirements; amending the minimum font size for mandatory information to 1.6mm for both consumer packaged FFV and FFV packaged for shipping; and; making size designation statements optional for FFV labels. In addition, the CFIA has amended the Units of Measurement for the Net Quantity Declaration of Certain Foods document (which is incorporated by reference into the SFCR) to allow certain prepackaged and consumer packaged FFV (such as ears of fresh sweet corn) to be declared by weight, volume, or numerical count. The objectives of the labelling amendments are to reduce regulatory burden, without compromising food safety or consumer protection. The amendments do not trigger any mandatory labelling changes and are consistent with the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex) labelling standards. Modernized Canada’s approach to FFV grades The CFIA has…

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

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