Healthy Menu Choices Act, 2015, S.O. 2015, c. 7, Sched. 1

• Jurisdiction: Ontario

Healthy Menu Choices Act, 2015

S.o. 2015, chapter 7
Schedule 1

Consolidation Period: From January 1, 2017 to the e-Laws currency date.

Last amendment: 2016, c. 5, Sched. 11.

Interpretation

1. (1) In this Act,

“chain of food service premises” means 20 or more food service premises in Ontario that operate under the same or substantially the same name, regardless of ownership, and that offer the same or substantially the same standard food items; (“chaîne de lieux de restauration”)

“food service premise” means any food premise within the meaning of the Health Protection and Promotion Act where meals or meal portions are prepared for immediate consumption or sold or served in a form that will permit immediate consumption on the premises or elsewhere; (“lieu de restauration”)

“Minister” means the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care or, if another member of the Executive Council is responsible for the administration of this Act, that Minister; (“ministre”)

“record” means any collection of information, however recorded, whether in printed form, on film, by electronic means or otherwise, and includes any data that is recorded or stored on any medium in or by a computer system or similar device, as well as drawings, specifications or floor plans for an enclosed workplace; (“document”)

“regulated food service premise” means,

(a) a food service premise that is part of a chain of food service premises, and

(b) any other food service premise that may be provided for in the regulations; (“lieu de restauration réglementé”)

“regulations” means regulations made under this Act; (“règlements”)

“standard food item” means a food or drink item that is sold or offered for sale in servings that are standardized for portion and content, and that meets the additional requirements, if any, that may be specified in the regulations, but does not include any food or drink item that is exempted by the regulations. (“aliment normalisé”)

Franchisors, etc.

(2) For the purposes of this Act, a person who owns or operates a regulated food service premise means a person who has responsibility for and control over the activities carried on at a regulated food service premise, and may include a franchisor, a licensor, a person who owns or operates a regulated food service premise through a subsidiary and a manager of a regulated food service premise, but does not include an employee who works at a regulated food service premise but is not a manager.

Information to be displayed

2. (1) Every person who owns or operates a regulated food service premise shall ensure that there is displayed, in accordance with the requirements of this section, the following information:

1. The number of calories of every standard food item that is sold or offered for sale at the regulated food service premise.

2. Any other information required by the regulations. 2016, c. 5, Sched. 11, s. 1.

Where displayed, in regulated food service premise

(2) The information required to be displayed under subsection (1) with respect to a standard food item shall be displayed,

(a) on each menu on which the standard food item is listed or depicted at the regulated food service premise; and

(b) where the standard food item is put on display at the regulated food service premise, on a label or tag identifying the standard food item.

Where displayed, otherwise

(3) In addition to the display required under subsection (2), where a regulated food service premise lists or depicts a standard food item on a menu that is distributed or available outside the regulated food service premise, the information required to be displayed for the purposes of subsection (1) shall be displayed on that menu.

Application of subs. (1)

(4) The requirement under subsection (1) applies with respect to each variety, flavour and size of standard food item that is sold or offered for sale at the regulated food service premise.

Combination meals

(5) If a combination of standard food items...