Food and Drug Regulations

B.14.001 In this Division,

animal

animal means any animal used as food, but does not include marine and fresh water animals; (animal)

filler

filler means any vegetable material (except tomato or beetroot), milk, egg, yeast or any derivative or combination thereof that is acceptable as food. (agent de remplissage)

meat

meat means the edible part of

• (a) the skeletal muscle of an animal; or

• (b) the muscle that is found in the tongue, diaphragm, heart or oesophagus of an animal.

This definition also applies to the muscle tissue when it is overlaid with or includes fat, portions of bone, skin, sinew, nerve or blood vessels that are normally attached to it and are not separated from it in the process of dressing. This definition does not include muscle found in the lips, snout, scalp or ears; (viande)

meat by-product

meat by-product means any edible part of an animal, other than meat. (sous-produit de viande)