Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act (except food)
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The Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act (except food) is a Canadian federal law that sets mandatory standards for accurate, clear, and non-deceptive labelling and packaging of most consumer products other than food.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian federal statute
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labelling and packaging law ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Competition Bureau Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allows | supplementary imperial units in some cases ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
importers of prepackaged consumer products other than food
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manufacturers of prepackaged consumer products other than food ⓘ packagers of prepackaged consumer products other than food ⓘ retailers of prepackaged consumer products other than food ⓘ wholesalers of prepackaged consumer products other than food ⓘ |
| complianceMechanism |
inspections and marketplace monitoring by Competition Bureau officers
ⓘ
orders to cease non-compliant representations ⓘ voluntary corrective action and product relabelling ⓘ |
| contains |
offence provisions for false or misleading labelling
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offence provisions for non-compliant net quantity declarations ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
Commissioner of Competition
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Competition Bureau Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excludes |
cosmetics
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devices regulated under the Food and Drugs Act ⓘ drugs ⓘ food products ⓘ products regulated under other specific federal statutes ⓘ |
| implementedBy | Consumer Packaging and Labelling Regulations (Canada) (non-food) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal ⓘ |
| labelPlacementRequirement | mandatory information must appear on the principal display panel or other prescribed location ⓘ |
| languageRequirement | mandatory information must appear in both official languages subject to limited exceptions ⓘ |
| legalBasisFor |
administrative monetary penalties for certain violations
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inspection powers for labelling and packaging of non-food consumer products ⓘ prosecution of serious offences in court ⓘ seizure and detention of non-compliant products ⓘ |
| measurementSystem | metric system as primary units ⓘ |
| netQuantityExpression | must be expressed in terms of weight, volume, numerical count, or linear measure as appropriate ⓘ |
| objective |
to facilitate informed consumer choice through standardized labelling
ⓘ
to promote fair competition by preventing deceptive labelling practices ⓘ |
| penaltiesInclude |
fines
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possible imprisonment for serious offences ⓘ |
| prohibits |
deceptive packaging practices
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false or misleading representations relating to prepackaged products ⓘ misleading net quantity declarations ⓘ |
| purpose |
to ensure accurate and meaningful labelling of consumer prepackaged products other than food
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to prevent false or misleading representations on labels of consumer prepackaged products other than food ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Competition Act (Canada)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Food and Drugs Act (Canada) NERFINISHED ⓘ Weights and Measures Act (Canada) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
accurate net quantity declaration on labels
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bilingual labelling in English and French for mandatory information ⓘ identity of product on label ⓘ legible and prominent mandatory label information ⓘ name and principal place of business of dealer on label ⓘ |
| scope | most prepackaged consumer products other than food ⓘ |
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