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Court Fines Pino's Get Fresh $5000 for violating the Food and Drugs Act and the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act.

On November 25, 2003, 1138826 Ontario Limited, carrying on business as Pino's Get Fresh, plead guilty in provincial court in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario to offences under the Food and Drugs Act and Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act. It was fined a total of $5000.

A routine inspection of the company by Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) inspectors on July 31, 2001 and a subsequent investigation resulted in the following charges:

• unlawfully sold barbequed poultry, that were ready for consumption, which had not at all times been stored at an ambient temperature of 40^o F (4.4^o C) or lower, or 140^o F (60^o C) or higher;

• unlawfully did sell a prepackaged product, (Pacific Salmon Whole), that had a label applied to it falsely or misleadingly declaring its net quantity 2.52 lbs., when in fact it weighed 2.41 lbs.;

• unlawfully sold a prepackaged product, (Virginia brand Smoked Beef Round Pastrami), that had a label applied to it falsely or misleadingly declaring its net quantity as 10.25 lbs., when in fact it weighed 10.18 lbs.;

• unlawfully failed to show a list of ingredients on a prepackaged product (hot dog buns); and

• unlawfully sold a prepackaged salad that had labels containing false or misleading representations as to the net quantities.

Food products that are manufactured, or packaged and labelled by food retailers in Canada must comply with the food safety and labelling requirements of Canadian regulations, including the Food and Drugs Act and the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act. This legislation contributes to the protection of consumers, and assists them in making informed product choices by establishing standards for the net quantity, quality, composition, substitution, labelling and advertising of all food offered for sale in Canada, as well as the promotion of fair competition within the food industry.

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