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| April 12, 2006 |
Guelph, Ontario |
Ontario Company Fined $5,000 for an Offence Under the
Food and Drugs Act
A conviction was registered against Mucci Pac Ltd. in Provincial Court in Leamington on April 11, 2006,
resulting in a fine of $5,000. The fine was the result of a guilty plea to one
count of violating the Food and Drugs Act.
In November 2005, Canadian Food Inspection Agency inspectors visited the
premises of Mucci Pac Ltd. in Kingsville, Ontario
to conduct a routine inspection on lots of tomatoes for sale. The inspectors
found the tomatoes, which originated from Mexico, being packaged as Product of
Canada. The company’s action was contrary to section 5.(1) of the Food
and Drugs Act.
Section 5.(1) states:
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No person shall label, package, treat, process, sell or advertise any food
in a manner that is false, misleading or deceptive or is likely to create an
erroneous impression regarding its character, value, quantity, composition,
merit or safety. |
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Marilyn Taylor
Area Communications Advisor
Phone: 519-837-5852
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