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
Archived bulletins
- 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: 2019-12-18 - Gerald Goldhar fined $9,800 for contravening the Fish Inspection Act and Food and Drugs Act
Conviction date: 2019-12-18 - Jer-Mar Foods Ltd. fined $6,000 for contravening the Fish Inspection Act
Conviction date: 2019-12-18 - 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 - 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
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