Last year, as she was preparing a sumptuous dinner for her boss, Jan reached to the back of her refrigerator for a jar of olives.The contents of the jar looked a bit funky, but Jan did not decide to toss the olives in the garbage until she noticed the "Best Before" date: "7 Feb 2012." That information most likely came to Jan as a result of a federal statute called the Hazardous Products Act.

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The Hazardous Products Act is a Canadian federal statute that is mainly concerned with the labeling and classification of hazardous materials. It does not regulate "Best Before" dates on food products, which are usually set by industry standards or provincial laws. Therefore, it is unlikely that Jan's awareness of the "Best Before" date was due to the Hazardous Products Act.

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