Prosecution bulletins
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is responsible for enforcing a number of acts of Parliament in order to deliver inspection and related services for consumers and industry that contribute to food safety, animal health and plant protection.
As part of its ongoing effort to increase awareness of CFIA's role in encouraging compliance with the various acts and regulations, the CFIA issues prosecution bulletins when a conviction is obtained.
- Richard John Yntema fined $7,500 for an offence under the Health of Animals Act
Conviction date: 2022-05-03 - Elite Farm Services Ltd. and Sofina Foods Inc./Aliments Sofina Inc. fined $300,000 each for offences under the Health of Animals Act and Regulations
Conviction date: 2021-12-14 - Atlantic Chican Seafood fined $25,000 for an offence under the Safe Food for Canadians Act
Conviction date: 2021-12-09 - The Blue Goose Cattle Company Ltd. of North Vancouver fined $150,000 for offences under the Food and Drugs Act
Conviction date: 2021-11-27 - Presteve Foods Limited of Wheatley, Ontario fined $400,000 for offences under the Safe Food for Canadians Act
Conviction date: 2021-06-29 - Distribution Épicerie C.T.S. Inc. fined $10,000 for contravening the Food and Drugs Act
Conviction date: 2021-01-18 - Point Queen Fisheries Ltd fined $20,000 for contravening the Fish Inspection Act
Conviction date: 2020-12-15 - Terry Dale Banks fined $45,000 for contravening the Fish Inspection Act and Regulations
Conviction date: 2020-08-27 - Ms. Karley Sinclair of Fergus, ON fined $25,000 for offences under the Health of Animals Act and Regulations
Conviction date: 2020-08-26 - Hylife Foods Inc. and Hylife Foods LP fined $75,000 for contravening the Meat Inspection Regulations, 1990
Conviction date: 2020-08-18 - Coolwater Fish Ltd. Fined $7,500 for contravening the Fish Inspection Act and Food and Drugs Act
Conviction date: 2015-12-18 - Gerald Goldhar fined $9,800 for contravening the Fish Inspection Act and Food and Drugs Act
Conviction date: 2015-12-18 - Jer-Mar Foods Ltd. fined $6,000 for contravening the Fish Inspection Act
Conviction date: 2015-12-18 - Michael Bent fined $2,500 for contravening the Food and Drugs Act
Conviction date: 2019-11-20 - Spécialités M.B. inc. fined $1,000 for an offence under the Meat Inspection Regulations, 1990
Conviction date: 2019-10-29 - Company 9208-0472 Québec inc. fined $15,000 for violating the Food and Drugs Act
Conviction date: 2019-06-26 - Company 9301-1062 Québec Inc. fined $4,000 for violating the Food and Drugs Act
Conviction date: 2019-04-15 - Mr. Gang Li of Guelph, Ontario fined $20,000 for offences under the Health of Animals Act and the Health of Animals Regulations
Conviction date: 2019-02-14 - Native Harvest (Atlantic) Seafood (671783 NB Inc.) fined $15,000 for offences under the Fish Inspection Regulations
Conviction date: 2018-08-10
Fine reduced to $7,000 on appeal (2020-02-18) - AMCO Produce Inc. fined $210,000.00 for offences under the Food and Drugs Act, the Canada Agricultural Products Act and the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act
Conviction date: 2018-03-12 - Cericola Farms Inc. fined $400,000.00 for violating the Food and Drugs Act
Conviction date: 2018-02-12 - Les Entreprises Simon & Nolan inc. ordered to pay $20,000 fine for violating the Food and Drugs Act
Conviction date: 2017-11-14 - Thomas Canning (Maidstone) Limited fined $40,000 for offences under the Food and Drugs Act
Conviction date: 2017-11-06 - Ontario Corporation 1780010, Operating as Eastern Meat Solutions Inc., fined $200,000 for offences under the Food and Drugs Act
Conviction date: 2017-09-12 - Creation Foods Company fined $25,000.00 for offence under the Food and Drugs Act
Conviction date: 2017-06-22
Archived bulletins
- Cold Country Pork Inc. fined $50,000.00 for an offence under the Meat Inspection Act
Conviction date: 2017-05-08 - Mariner Neptune Fish and Seafood Company Ltd. fined $25,000.00 for offences under the Food and Drugs Act
Conviction date: 2017-02-27 - Musgrave Enterprises Ltd. fined $15,000.00 for offences under the Feeds Act
Conviction date: 2017-03-09 - Alfonso Centanni fined $11,000 for offences under the Health of Animals Act and Regulations
Conviction date: 2017-01-18 - Richardson International Limited fined $50,000 for an offence under the Plant Protection Regulations
Conviction date: 2016-10-05 - Robert Kropelnicki and Gordon P. Kropelnicki fined $1,000 each for offences under the Health of Animals Regulations
Conviction date: 2016-09-29 - Paolo Chiasson fined $1000 for offences under the Fish Inspection Regulations
Conviction date: 2016-07-15 - Marc Dugas fined $10,000 for offences under the Food and Drugs Act
Conviction date: 2016-05-19 - Lions' Gate Fisheries Ltd. fined $30,000.00 for offences under the Fish Inspection Regulations
Conviction date: 2016-06-08 - Pine Creek Farms Manitoba Ltd. fined $60,000.00 for offences under the Meat Inspection Act
Conviction date: 2016-03-14 - Mucci International Marketing Inc., Mucci Pac Ltd., and Two Directors fined $1,500,000.00 for offences under the Food and Drugs Act, the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act and the Canada Agricultural Products Act
Conviction date: 2016-06-06 - Mr. Chad Michael Brown fined $700 for an offence under the Fish Inspection Act
Conviction date: 2016-05-10 - Bruce Arabsky fined $6,000 for offences under the Meat Inspection Act
Conviction date: 2016-05-03 - AJY Fisheries Ltd. and Jamie Robert Atwood fined for offences under the Fish Inspection Regulations
Conviction date: 2016-02-18 - Red Cove Seafood Products Inc. and James Rayner fined and 15,080 pounds of lobster forfeited for offences under the Food and Drugs Act
Conviction date: 2015-09-22 - Les Aliments Trans Gras Inc., also doing business as Drummond Export, fined $20,000 for two offences under the Meat Inspection Act
Conviction date: 2015-09-11 - Tucom Inc. fined $12,000 for an offence under the Food and Drugs Act
Conviction date: 2015-07-31 - Mr. Curtis Moxsom fined $750 for offences under the Health of Animals Act
Conviction date: 2015-07-28 - Sheng Feng Trading Inc. (Ontario Corporation 2382365) fined $30,000 for an offence under the Meat Inspection Act
Conviction date: 2015-05-20 - Farm Fresh Supermarket (Ontario Corporation 1741695) fined $15,000 for an offence under the Meat Inspection Act
Conviction date: 2015-06-03 - Mr. Douwe De Boer convicted of two counts of contravening subsection 14(1) of the Meat Inspection Act
Conviction date: 2015-05-22 - Mr. Bruce Arabsky fined $12,000 for offences under the Food and Drugs Act
Conviction date: 2015-04-30 - 0865838 B.C. Ltd., (doing business as Pitt Meadows Meats, Fraser Valley Meat Supplies Ltd., and Meadow Valley Meats), fined $125,000.00 for an offence under the Food and Drugs Act
Conviction date: 2015-04-13 - Lakeshore Fish Company Inc. (Ontario Corporation 1069376) fined $12,500 for offences under the Fish Inspection Regulations
Conviction date: 2015-03-10 - Denis Plourde (former president of Groupe C.N.P. Inc.) fined $21,000 for contravening the Meat Inspection Act and its Regulations
Conviction date: 2015-02-17 - Lilydale Inc. fined $160,000 for offences under the Health of Animals Regulations and the Meat Inspection Regulations
Conviction date: 2014-12-02 - TJJ.T Holdings Inc. fined $1,500 for contravening the Meat Inspection Act
Conviction date: 2014-09-24 - Nutreco Canada Inc. fined $40,000 for offences under the Feeds Act
Conviction date: 2014-07-07 - F. Baigle Candy Co. Ltd. fined $2,500 for offences under the Food and Drugs Act
Conviction date: 2014-05-27 - Lijia Mu and Hong Su fined for offences under the Meat Inspection Act and the Fish Inspection Act
Conviction date: 2014-05-27 - Tassy's Fish and Seafood fined $2,000 for illegal shellfish exports
Conviction date: 2014-02-17 - Nutreco Canada Inc., operating under the name Shur-Gain, Fined $6,000 for an offence under the Feeds Act and Feeds Regulations, 1983
Conviction date: 2013-12-10 - Les Aliments Morales Ltd. fined $7,500
Conviction date: 2013-10-07 - Perry Impens Fined for an Offence under the Food and Drugs Act
Conviction date: 2013-10-02 - Maritime Turf Supplies Ltd. fined $2500.00 for offences under the Fertilizers Act
Conviction date: 2013-09-30 - Steven Cullen Boyd fined $500.00 for offences under the Fertilizers Act
Conviction date: 2013-09-30 - Maple Lodge Farms Ltd. fined for offences under the Health of Animals Act
Conviction date: 2013-09-23 - Loerzel Farm Transport Inc. and Manfred Loerzel fined for offences under the Health of Animals Act
Conviction date: 2013-09-17 - Loerzel Farm Transport Inc. and 2023424 Ontario Inc. fined for offences under the Health of Animals Act
Conviction date: 2013-09-10 - Ontario Corp. 1511759 Operating as S&A; Grandma's Food Inc. fined for an offence under the Meat Inspection Act and Regulations
Conviction date: 2013-08-22 - BioFert Manufacturing Ltd. enters guilty plea for Fertilizer Act contravention
Conviction date: 2013-08-09 - Heng Hing Trading Limited fined for an offence under the Fish Inspection Regulations
Conviction date: 2013-06-26 - Jefo Nutrition inc. fined $15,000 for offences under the Feeds Act and Regulations
Conviction date: 2013-04-02 - Fine of $ 19,000 for Aliments Breton Inc.
Conviction date: 2013-03-14 - Michael Joseph (Mike) Nabuurs fined $2500 for an offence under the Meat Inspection Act
Conviction date: 2013-01-08 - Casey Fisheries Limited fined $6000 for an offence under the Fish Inspection Regulations
Conviction date: 2013-01-28 - Torrey Pines Stable Inc. fined for an offence under the Health of Animals Act
Conviction date: 2012-12-20 - 1839527 Ontario Inc., Doing business as A&A; Marine & Drydock fined for offences under the Fish Inspection Act
Conviction date: 2012-12-14 - Heng Xing Enterprises (Canada) Co. Ltd. enters guilty plea for contravening Fish Inspection Regulations
Conviction date: 2012-11-26 - Les Aliments O'Sole Mio Inc. fined $5,000 for an offence under the Meat Inspection Act
Conviction date: 2012-11-19 - Nadeau Poultry Farm Ltd fined $35,000.00 for offences under the Health of Animal Act
Conviction date: 2012-11-13 - Mowat Livestock Ltd. enters guilty plea for violating Health of Animals Regulations
Conviction date: 2012-11-01 - Yao Sun Loong Kong Chicken Ltd. fined for an offence under the Meat Inspection Act
Conviction date: 2012-10-30 - Saladexpress Inc. fined a total of $10,000 plus costs for violating the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Regulations
Conviction date: 2012-10-02 - Dr. Fawcett Taylor enters guilty plea for contravening Health of Animals Act
Conviction date: 2012-10-01 - New Sun Bakery Distributors Inc. fined for an offence under the Food and Drugs Act
Conviction date: 2012-09-20 - Nutral Inc. fined $1,500 for offence under the Feeds Act and Regulations
Conviction date: 2012-09-13 - 5133831 Manitoba Ltd., doing business as Shadow Creek Transport enters guilty plea for violating Health of Animals Regulations
Conviction date: 2012-07-19 - Eric Millen fined $2500 for offences under the Health of Animals Act
Conviction date: 2012-07-04 - Seafresh Products Distributors, Incorporated enters guilty plea for violating Fish Inspection Regulations
Conviction date: 2012-04-24 - Terrence J. Lee fined for offences under the Health of Animals Act
Conviction date: 2011-11-28
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