§ 186

A prepackaged food that is sent or conveyed from one province to another or that is imported or exported must meet the following requirements:

(a) its package (i) must be suitable for its intended use and appropriate for the food, (ii) must be capable of protecting the food against moisture, loss, damage, contamination and deterioration during normal handling, storing and conveying, (iii) must be clean and in a sanitary condition, (iv) must be of sound construction, (v) must be free from odours that might affect the food, (vi) must not impart any undesirable substance to the food, (vii) must not have a design or mark, or be of a colour, that enhances the appearance of the food with respect to its quality or composition, and (viii) must be new, in the case of

(b) in the case of a processed egg product, its package must, if it has previously been used and is not constructed of corrosion-resistant material, be lined with a sanitary plastic or equivalent liner;

(c) in the case of eggs that are graded in accordance with these Regulations, its package must, if it is a plastic tray that has previously been used, be sanitized and dry before reuse; and

(d) in the case of eggs that are graded Canada A or Canada B, its package must not have previously been used to package ungraded eggs or eggs that are graded Canada Nest Run.