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| November 18, 2004 |
Guelph, Ontario
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Toronto Company Fined for Violation of Food and Drugs Act
Sun Valley Fruit Market & Groceries (Danforth) Ltd., carrying on business as
Sun Valley Fine Foods, pleaded guilty in provincial court on November 5, 2004 to
three counts of violating subsection 5(1) of the Food and Drugs Act.
This company was fined a total of $6,000.
In May 2002, Canadian Food Inspection Agency inspectors sampled ground meat
products sold at Sun Valley Fine Foods at 583 Danforth Avenue in Toronto. After
testing, a product labelled as ground beef was found to also contain beef, pork
and lamb. A product labelled as ground lamb also contained beef, pork and
poultry, and a product labelled as ground pork also contained beef, poultry and
lamb.
Subsection 5(1) of the Food and Drugs Act prohibits the sale of any
food in a manner that is false, misleading or deceptive or is likely to create
an erroneous impression regarding its composition.
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For more information, media may contact:
Alex Kozopas
Investigation Specialist
Enforcement and Investigation
519-826-2927 |
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