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FALSIFIED CERTIFICATES LEAD TO A $100,000 FINE

On July 5, 2006, Bruce Arabsky, on behalf of Superior Poultry Processors Ltd. and Hallmark Poultry Processors Ltd., pleaded guilty in provincial court to violating four counts of the Meat Inspection Act. A fine of $25,000 was imposed for each count for a total of $100,000.

Between April 10, 2003, and January 25, 2005, Mr. Arabsky submitted 31 falsified certificates of analysis to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) for poultry being exported to South Africa.

These certificates of analysis, which are required by the CFIA before export certificates are authorized, falsely stated that the poultry products had been tested for salmonella enteriditis.

Mr. Arabsky, of Surrey B.C., was responsible for all exports of poultry products for Superior and Hallmark since 1992. 

According to the Agreed Statement of Facts and Joint Submission, “Arabsky’s employers were unaware of Arabsky’s activities and Arabsky breached the trust they had placed in him by committing these offences.”

The CFIA is responsible for enforcing a variety of federal legislation including the Meat Inspection Act and its regulations. The CFIA’s jurisdiction is limited to the enforcement of these Acts and their Regulations. It protects consumers by contributing to food safety, the protection of plants and the health of animals in Canada.

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For more information, please contact:

Robin Locke
Communications Officer, CFIA
Calgary, Alta.
Phone: 403-292-6733