Acts, regulations, codes and standards

Dairy regulations and codes

National dairy code

National Dairy Code - Part I (Revisions approved November 2021)
PDF (729 KB)

Automatic milking system guidelines
PDF (316 KB)

National Dairy Code - Part II (November 2023)
PDF (80 KB)

National Dairy Code - Part III (July, 2005)
PDF (254 KB)

Interpretative guidelines

• Interpretative guidelines for the production sector
  PDF (471 KB)
• Interpretative guidelines for the processing sector
  PDF (471 KB)

Code of practice - Animal care

• Code of practice for the care and handling of dairy cattle

National regulations

• Safe food for Canadians act
• Dairy products marketing regulations
• Food and drug regulations;
• Agricultural products marketing act.
• Organic production systems: general principals and management standards / Permitted substances list
• Canadian Dairy Commission act

Provincial regulations

British Columbia

• Natural products marketing (BC) act
• British Columbia milk marketing board consolidated order
• British Columbia milk industry act

Alberta

• Dairy industry act
• Dairy industry regulations

Saskatchewan

• The agri-food act
• The animal products act
• Milk marketing plan regulations
• The milk compositional standards regulations
• Provincial milk plant standards
• The food safety regulations
• Saskatchewan milk marketing board orders
• The public health act, 1994

Manitoba

• Manitoba dairy Act
• Manitoba dairy regulations
• Farm products marketing act
• Dairy Farmers of Manitoba marketing plan regulation

Ontario

• Ontario milk act
• Administration and enforcement regulations of the raw milk and cream quality program (Reg.121/98)
• Grades, standards, designations, classes, packing and marking (Reg. 753)
• Milk and milk products (Reg. 761)
• Farms products marketing commission act

Quebec

• Regulation respecting food, R.R.Q. 1981, c. P-29, r.1 (Chapter 11: DAIRY PRODUCTS AND DAIRY PRODUCT SUBSTITUTES)
• Food products act (R.S.Q., chapter P-29)

New Brunswick

• Dairy products act – General regulations
• Natural products act – Milk quality regulations
• Dairy products act – Natural products grade act
• Health act (general regulation) milk processing Plants, milk houses and tank truck

Nova Scotia

• Nova Scotia dairy industry act
• Milk pricing regulations

Prince Edward Island

• Natural products marketing act
• Prince Edward Island dairy producers act

Newfoundland and Labrador

• Natural products marketing act
• Newfoundland and Labrador food and drugs act
• Newfoundland and Labrador Milk Regulations 2006
• Food premises regulations for dairy plants (section 36)

United States

United States dairy regulations

• Pasteurized milk ordinance;
• Dried milk ordinance;
• Procedures governing the Cooperative State - Public Health Services FDA Program of the national conference on interstate milk;
• Methods of making sanitation ratings of milk shippers

Codex

CODEX reports and official standards

Listing of major reports for the dairy sector and the IDF position in Codex.

• Codex reports
  • IDF observers' report on the 36^th session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (July 1-5, 2013)
  • CODEX standards related to milk and milk products
  • Understanding Codex alimentarius
• Codex Alimentarius official standards

Farm Standards

Farm standards

This section provides you with valuable links to industry programs and services geared toward milk safety and quality.

ProAction

Dairy Farmers of Canada and members initiated the development of proAction to show how farmers responsibly produce milk. With proAction, farmers offer proof to customers that they work to ensure milk quality and safety, and to continually improve animal health and welfare as well as environmental stewardship