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ontario regulation 720/20

made under the

Food Safety and Quality Act, 2001

Made: November 27, 2020
Filed: December 8, 2020
Published on e-Laws: December 9, 2020
Printed in The �������� Gazette: December 26, 2020

Amending O. Reg. 266/09

(LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY CARCASSES - GRADES AND SALES)

1. (1) The definitions of “beef”, “beef carcass”, “grade stamp”, “grader”, “ovine carcass”, “poultry carcass”, “roller brand”, “veal”, “veal carcass” and “yield stamp” in subsection 1 (1) of �������� Regulation 266/09 are revoked and the following substituted:

“beef” has the same meaning as in the document entitled “Beef, Bison and Veal Carcass Grade Requirements” prepared by the Canadian Beef Grading Agency and published on its website, as that document exists from time to time;

“beef carcass” has the same meaning as in the document entitled “Beef, Bison and Veal Carcass Grade Requirements” prepared by the Canadian Beef Grading Agency and published on its website, as that document exists from time to time;

“grade stamp” has the same meaning as in the document entitled “Beef, Bison and Veal Carcass Grade Requirements” prepared by the Canadian Beef Grading Agency and published on its website, as that document exists from time to time;

“grader” means a grader designated under subsection 13 (3) of the Canadian Food Inspection Act (Canada) for the purposes of the Safe Food for Canadians Act (Canada) or a grader appointed by a director under section 6 of this Regulation;

“ovine carcass” has the same meaning as in the document entitled “Canadian Grade Compendium” prepared by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and published on its website, as that document exists from time to time;

“poultry carcass” has the same meaning as in the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (Canada);

“roller brand” has the same meaning as in the document entitled “Beef, Bison and Veal Carcass Grade Requirements” prepared by the Canadian Beef Grading Agency and published on its website, as that document exists from time to time;

“veal” has the same meaning as in the document entitled “Beef, Bison and Veal Carcass Grade Requirements” prepared by the Canadian Beef Grading Agency and published on its website, as that document exists from time to time;

“veal carcass” has the same meaning as in the document entitled “Beef, Bison and Veal Carcass Grade Requirements” prepared by the Canadian Beef Grading Agency and published on its website, as that document exists from time to time;

“yield stamp” has the same meaning as in the document entitled “Beef, Bison and Veal Carcass Grade Requirements” prepared by the Canadian Beef Grading Agency and published on its website, as that document exists from time to time.

(2) The definition of “grade name” and “grading certificate” in subsection 1 (1) of the Regulation are revoked.

(3) Subsection 1 (2) of the Regulation is revoked.

(4) Subsection 1 (3) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(3) For the purposes of this Regulation, any reference to an establishment in the Safe Food for Canadians Act (Canada) or the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (Canada) shall be deemed to be a reference to a slaughter plant.

2. The Regulation is amended by striking out “established by the Canada Agricultural Products Act or a regulation made under it” wherever it appears and substituting in each case “established under the Safe Food for Canadians Act (Canada) or the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (�䲹�Բ��岹)”.

3. Subsection 5 (2) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(2) Despite subsection (1), any rules under the Safe Food for Canadians Act (Canada) or the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (Canada) relating to certificates of inspection for processed poultry are not adopted.

4. Paragraphs 2 and 4 of subsection 7 (7) of the Regulation are revoked and the following substituted:

2. Any reference to any inspection legend under the Safe Food for Canadians Act (Canada) or the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (Canada) shall be deemed to be a reference to an inspection legend under �������� Regulation 31/05 (Meat), made under the Act.

5. Paragraph 2 of section 8 of the Regulation is amended by striking out “Meat Inspection Regulations, 1990” and substituting “Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (�䲹�Բ��岹)”.

6. (1) The definition of “processed” in subsection 13 (1) of the Regulations is amended by striking out “the Meat Inspection Regulations, 1990 (Canada)” and substituting “�������� Regulation 31/05 (Meat), made under the Act”.

(2) Subsection 13 (3) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(3) The following persons shall ensure that cuts of beef are packed in containers marked with the information described in subsection (4) or are accompanied with documentation of the information described in subsection (4):

1. An operator.

2. A person who undertakes activities related to the processing of carcasses, parts of carcasses or meat products that are prescribed activities under the Safe Food for Canadians Act (Canada) and who holds a licence to do so under that Act.

3. A person who operates premises, other than a restaurant, where meat products are produced, processed, handled or stored but no animals are slaughtered.

Commencement

7. This Regulation comes into force on the later of January 1, 2021 and the day it is filed.

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