nsumers who must avoid these ingredients are better informed about the ingredients which may affect their health and safety. With the removal of the exemption, brewers are required to identify food allergen sources (e.g. wheat), gluten sources (e.g. barley) or added sulphites (e.g. sulphurous acid) in either their list of ingredients (i.e. in cases where such a list is voluntarily provided) or in a food allergen source, gluten source or added sulphite statement (e.g. “Contains: Sulphites”).

Beers are exempted from the requirement to declare a list of ingredients on the label. If ingredients on the label of a beer are voluntarily declared, then food allergen sources, gluten sources or added sulphites could be declared as part of that list. If not, then a statement is required.

Coming into force

These regulations come into force once registered in the Canada Gazette, Part II.

Transition period

There is a transition period that allows brewers to follow either the former FDR requirements or the new requirements until December 13, 2022, inclusively. The transitio