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1 Bottle labelling and packaging Appendix 1 7 generally used foralcoholicbeveragesand is notnecessarilyexhaustive. guide. the over prevail shall tion and regula or law the effect, in regulation or law Québec a and guide this between divergence of event in effect in standards labelling the with accordance in ucts t n 6 4 3 2 1 Table ofcontents
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1 Bottle labelling and packaging e Mandatory inFrenchand Common name information. this guideformore e Mandatory inFrenchand Allergen alert Mandatory. UPC/EAN barcode with theunit%alc./vol. Mandatory on the main label, (actual alcohol) Alcohol byvolume or originoftheproduct. confusion astothetype Must notcause Brand name e Mandatory inFrenchand Country oforigin 1.1 nglish onthemainlabel. nglish. Seesection2of nglish onthemainlabel.
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2 Bottle labelling and packaging with theunit%alc./vol. Mandatory on the main label, (actual alcohol) Alcohol byvolume than 450ml. 20¢ forallcontainerslarger 450 mlandsmaller smaller, 10¢forglassbottles is 5¢forcans450mland t 4 mm(12points)inheight. with charactersatleast Mandatory asshownhere, Refundable deposit country name. state namecanreplacethe the US country. For the namesofcityand Mandatory. Mustinclude Supplier’s nameandaddress the product. as tothetypeororiginof Must notcauseconfusion Brand name 1.2 he amountofthedeposit
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3 Bottle labelling and packaging % alc./vol. label, withtheunit Mandatory onthemain (actual alcohol) Alcohol byvolume information. this guideformore e Mandatory inFrenchand Allergen alert Mandatory. UPC/EAN code apéritif/aperitif cider,etc.). cider, cidrearomatisé/ cider, cidrefort/strong category (cidreléger/light and accordingtothe e Mandatory inFrenchand Common name e Mandatory inFrenchand Country oforigin 1.3 nglish. Seesection2of nglish onthemainlabel nglish onthemainlabel.
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c ontains (allergen) p roduct ofQuébec Sparkling cider Strong cider 750 ml ated. Sparkling, Sparkling c if applicable. Mandatory on the main label, Designation of effervescence made mustbeincluded. under whichthecideris and the number of the permit cider maker’spermitholder name andaddressofthe of originor,forQuébec,the the languageofcountry information mayappearin the countryname. Mandatory. Mustinclude Supplier’s nameandaddress container sizeislessthan in millilitres(mlorm Mandatory onthemainlabel Net contents(volume) the product. as tothetypeororiginof Must notcauseconfusion Brand name in size. for containers1 1 litreandinlitres(lor rackling carbonated, c rackling, l orlarger t his l c ) ifthe arbon
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4 Bottle labelling and packaging Mandatory on the main label. i Common name When bottlinginQuébec,theoriginandpermitnumbermust alsobeincluded. information. this guideformore e Mandatory inFrenchand Allergen alert Mandatory. UPC code with theunit%alc./vol. Mandatory on the main label, Alcohol byvolume of thecountryorigin May appearinthelanguage When applicable. traditional designations Regulatory, geographicand than entirely inacountryother for label inFrenchand Mandatory onthemain Country oforigin 1.4 n Frenchand nglish. Seesection2of
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10 yearsofage b randy c ontains (allergen) p roduct ofFrance 750 ml in size. for containers1 1 litreandinlitres(lor container sizeislessthan in millilitres(mlorm Mandatory onthemainlabel Net contents(volume) must beincluded. the nameofprovince For replace thecountryname. the nameofstatecan try. FortheUnitedStates, names ofthecityandcoun Mandatory. Mustincludethe Supplier’s nameandaddress the product. as tothetypeororiginof Must notcauseconfusion Brand name c anadian companies, l orlarger l ) ifthe l )
5 Bottle labelling and packaging 1 c tainers largerthan450ml. smaller and20¢forallcon glass bottles450mland 450 mlandsmaller,10¢for deposit is5¢forcans height. at least4mm(12points)in shown here,withcharacters beverages. Mandatoryas For beerbasedalcoholic Refundable deposit information. this guideformore e Mandatory inFrenchand Allergen alert with theunit%alc./vol. Mandatory on the main label, Alcohol byvolume Mandatory on the main label. i Common name 1.5 n Frenchand nglish. Seesection2of
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6 Bottle labelling and packaging best beforedate. For importedproducts,theS t within theirestimatedlifespan. p 1.10 bottles 450mlandsmaller20¢forallcontainerslargerthanml. height. “QUÉ 1.9 other thanFrenchmustbetranslatedintoFrench. language. in charactersofequalorgreaterheightthanthosethewordingsother and appearinginalanguageotherthanFrenchmustalsobeprinted 1.8 bers, whichmustbeatleast3.2mminheight. t 1.7 bottles. with batchnumbersisagoodmanufacturingpractice,weencouragealloursupplierstoincludethenumberontheir t to assuretraceability. a 1.6 he S he charactersmustbeatleast1.6mminheight,exceptforthenetcontentsnum he manufacturer’slotnumberisrequiredonallproductspurchasedbycontinuoussupply.However,asidentifying roducts withashortdurablelifeandproductsbestbeforedatemustbesold batchnumberisaseriesofnumbersletters,whichoftenreferstotheproductiondateandprintedonbottlescases
bec Best beforeandexpirydate Refundable deposit Language Character height Batch(lot)number a Q considersproductswhoseestimateddurablelifeislessthanoneyeartobewithashortlife. t a he amountofthedepositis5¢forcans450mlorsmaller,10¢glass ppendix 1containsrecommendationsregardingbatchnumbers. X¢ i n addition,alldescriptivemarksandinformativewordingsinalanguage con t S he productwillthenbepulledfromtheoutletsandallproductsininventory,includingwarehouses, ign É e /R a e Q requiresthatthetimeperiodbetweenbestbeforedateestimatedorshownoncontainer FU t he S nd ” incharactersatleast4mm(12points) a Q mustthereforeensureareasonablesalesperiodwithinitsnetwork.
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7 Bottle labelling and packaging t mandatory. t 2. p “ecological.” ForaproductdistributedbytheS Various lawsandregulationsinQuébec 3.1 3. t this practice. 2.1 also appearsonthelabel. be declaredusingthewording“ t ** Whenthe * List ofallergenscoveredbytheproposedCanadianlegislation g able 1 he declarationofallergensonlabelsalcoholicbeveragessoldin his notionmaybeconfusingtoconsumers.Statingthataproductdoesnotcontainallergensorsulphitesleadconsum he presenceofallergenscanbedeclaredeitherintheingredientslistorwordingthatbeginswith“ lease notethatitisunacceptableonalabeltouseturnswhich inferthataproducthasbeenorganicallyproducedifthelatter luten fromthefollowinggrains:barley,oats,rye,triticale,wheat,kamutandspelt.
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8 Bottle labelling and packaging other) andtoquestionyouaboutyourpractices.Forevaluating suchclaims,wereferyouto e or energyconservation. use oflightglassinbottlemanufacturing,therecycling manufacturing materials trade, thatareregulatedbytheirownorganization. b 3.6 t 3.5 b 3.3 them alsomakesthingsclearerforourcustomers. and regulationspreventusfromacceptingsuchwordingsonlabels. 3.2 o 3.1.2 cates provingyourcompliancewith body mustappearonthelabel. implemented through an organization accredited by co in effect 3.1.1 a nvironmental claimsmaynotbemisleadingorconfusing. his notion–alsoknownasintegratedproductionisnotregulatedin y “environmentalclaims”wemeanalldeclarations,otherthan organicandfair iodynamic productsarenotcoveredbythe rganic productsmadeorbottledinQuébecmustcomplywiththe
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9 Bottle labelling and packaging holization andneednotbedeclared asaningredient the dealcoholizationprocess, whichgenerallyremoveswateraswellalcohol. “ such cases,alistofingredientsisrequired. the commonname“dealcoholizedwine”isnotacceptable. Suchabeveragecouldbecalled“dealcoholizedwinebeverage.” i dients (e.g.dealcoholizedwine,sugar,glucose.). wine.” However,ingredientsaddeddirectlytothedealcoholized wineafterdealcoholizationmustbedeclaredinthelistofingre a 5.2 must beincludedonthelabel. i alc./vol.” product containslessthan0.5%alcohol,intheform“ t 5.1 such as“partiallydealcoholizedwine.” not considered“dealcoholized”andwouldhavetobedescribedbyacommonname contain lessthan1.1%alcohol. units” arenotauthorizedin known toconsumers,riskcreatingconfusionorbeingmisunderstood. 4.3 t able iftheyareprovidedinFrench. ing or the Warnings regardingtheconsumptionofalcohol,suchasU.S.governmentwarn 4.2 is acceptableonthelabelsofalcoholicbeveragesthatwedistribute. b 4.1 4. alcoolisées pendant la grossesse vu le risque de malformation congénitale. congénitale. malformation de risque le vu grossesse la pendant alcoolisées diminue la capacité de conduire un véhicule ou d’utiliser de la machinerie et peut causer des problèmes de santé. de problèmes des causer peut et machinerie la de d’utiliser ou véhicule un conduire de capacité la diminue f ingredientsareaddedthatnotpermittedtobe to“wine,”whethertheyareaddedbeforeorafterdealcoholization, f thealcoholcontentislessthan0.5%,productnotconsideredanalcoholicbeverageandanutritionfactstable d he acceptableFrenchtranslationoftheU.S.governmentwarningisasfollows: he alcoholcontentmustbeprintedonthelabelinform“…%alc./vol.”or,if ny ingredientsthatarepermittedin“wine”( y “healthclaim”wemeananywordingthatcouldimplytheconsumptionof ealcoholized wine”maycontain addedwaterasaningredientbutonlyinamountto replace thatwhichisremovedduring
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10 Bottle labelling and packaging t agents, havebeenaddedtotheproduct. Fruits andherbsareoftendepictedonthelabelsofalcoholicbeverages.However, a tion willbetolerated. However, ifthedeclarationismeantforamarketotherthanQuébecandthisclearlyindicated,presenceofsuch adecla a 6.4 therefore notauthorized. stood byconsumers,thepresenceofthiswordingmaycreateconfusionaboutproduct’sactualalcoholcontent and is Use ofthe 6.3 vodka whoseonlyingredientsareandvanilla. ents ontheirlabels. a exists in lations, areexemptfromtherequirementofincludingalistingredientsontheir 6.2 p t regarding thecaloriestheycontainandfordealcoholizedbeverages. required. Forexample,thisisthecaseforalcoholicbeverageslabelledwithclaims a 6.1 6. he he useofanimageafruitorherbonlabelnormallyimplies thatproductcon n alternateacceptablewordingwouldbe“ s onlytheS lease notethatuseoftheprovidedtemplatesismandatory. ccordingly, allunstandardizedalcoholicbeveragesmustincludealistofingredi lcoholic beveragesareusuallyexemptfromhavingtoincludeanutritionfactstable o
c Imported byanorganizationotherthantheSAQ Proof List ofingredients Nutritionfactstable anadian Food ther labellingconcepts c anada. Suchbeveragesincludewine,whiskyandbeer,amongothers. p R a oo Q isentitledtoimportalcoholicbeveragesintoQuébec,thedeclaration“ F scaleasameansofdeclaringalcoholicstrengthisnotauthorizedin i t nspection i he ingredientsmustbelistedindescendingorderofproportion.However,ifalltheusedare n suchcases,itmusttakethefollowingform,forexample:“ForUS a gency haspreparedanutritionallabellingtoolkit. i mported for…” i mported by…”isunacceptable. c Food and n Food and and g anada. uide toFood utrition a a , importedbyMaisonduvin.” dvertising b l d d esides beingpoorlyunder abelling rug Regulations rug Regulations l abelling t oolkit
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11 Bottle labelling and packaging Health a is completedinthe12monthsfollowingproduct’sacceptancebyS Food Safety materials used. industry. with thebeveragesandthatisnottraditionallyusedinbeveragealcohol b 7.3 or 4 sizes of50ml,1002002503755007501 Standardized containersizesexistforwine.Winemaybesoldonlyin 7.2 marks orsignsvisibletoconsumers. c 7. t theendofthatperiod,youmustbeabletoprovideuswithalldocumentsdemonstratingcontainer’sacceptance by y “alternatecontainer”wemeananycontainerormaterialthatisindirectcontact ontainers mustbesealedsothatanyattempttoopenthecontainerwillleave p
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12 Bottle labelling and packaging We recommendusingoneofthefollowingtwobatchnumberformats: Recommended format t Legibility We recommendusingoneofthefollowingthreelocations: Recommended location decipherable andinterpretable. t a he goalofthefollowingguidelinesistoensurethatbatchnumbersprintedonsalesunitsareeasilyfound, he charactersinwhichthebatchnumberisprintedmustbeatleast1.6mmheight. ppendix 1 L7021 L070121, 3 the baseofbottle i n thearealocatedat b l 070501 atch (lot) l 070501 l 070501
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