P-29, r. 1 - Regulation respecting food

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3.1.3. Restricted terms: The following terms or any expressions equivalent thereto shall be restricted as hereinafter specified:
(a)  “pasteurized”: to a product which, by means of a suitable, recognized process, has been ridden of pathogenic micro-organisms and is kept in that condition until its delivery to the consumer;
(b)  “sterilized”: to a product which, by means of a suitable, recognized process, has been rid of all living micro-organisms and is kept in that condition until its delivery to the consumer;
(c)  “homogenized”: to a product which, by means of a suitable, recognized process, has been rendered uniform throughout and stabilised and kept in this condition until its delivery to the consumer;
(d)  “frozen”: to a product all parts of which have been reduced to a temperature below its freezing point and kept in that condition until its delivery to the consumer;
(e)  “deep-frozen” or “ultra-rapid frozen”: to a product meeting all the conditions required by the “ultra-rapid freezing” technique at the various stages from harvesting or preparation up to delivery to the consumer.
R.R.Q., 1981, c. P-29, r. 1, s. 3.1.3.