本标准适用于食品的自愿标签和广告，以区分此类食品是否为基因工程产品，或是否含有基因工程产品的成分，无论食品或成分是否含有DNA或蛋白质。该标准定义了术语，并规定了索赔及其评估和核实的标准。该标准适用于出售给加拿大消费者的食品，无论是国内生产的还是进口的。本标准适用于预先包装或散装出售的食品的标签和广告，以及在销售点准备的食品。 根据这一标准，加工助剂，在出售的食品中低于0.01%重量的酶（例外，见PA.2.2.7A），兽医生物制品，动物饲料，和微生物底物（其中底物本身不存在于成品食品中）不影响食品或成分是否被认为是基因工程的产物。本标准不排除、覆盖或以任何方式更改法律要求的信息、索赔或标签，或任何其他适用的法律要求。

The standard applies to the voluntary labelling and advertising of food in order to distinguish whether or not such foods are products of genetic engineering, or contain or do not contain ingredients that are products of genetic engineering, irrespective of whether the food or ingredient contains DNA or protein.The standard defines terms, and sets out criteria for claims and for their evaluation and verification.The standard applies to food sold to consumers in Canada, regardless of whether it is produced domestically or imported.The standard applies to the labelling and advertising of food sold prepackaged or in bulk, as well as to food prepared at the point of sale.Under this standard, processing aids, enzymes below 0.01% by weight in a food as offered for sale (exception, see par. 6.2.7 a.), veterinary biologics, animal feeds, and substrates for micro-organisms (where the substrate itself is not present in the finished food product) do not affect whether a food or ingredient is considered to be or not to be a product of genetic engineering.This standard does not preclude, override, or in any way change legally required information, claims or labelling, or any other applicable legal requirements.