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Court Fines A & C Quinlan Fisheries Limited $1,000 for Illegal Labelling of Fish and Orders Forfeiture of Product Valued at $4,250

On December 10, 2003, in Provincial Court in Shelburne, Nova Scotia, A & C Quinlan Fisheries Limited, a Nova Scotia fish processing company, pled guilty to one charge of violating the Fish Inspection Regulations.

An investigation conducted by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) determined that on or about June 13^th , 2001, A & C Quinlan Fisheries Limited unlawfully labelled as salted cod fish, fish product which contained species other than cod, in violation of Section 27 of the Fish Inspection Regulations.

Section 27 of the Fish Inspection Regulations states:

No person shall package any fish or mark or label any container of fish in a manner that is false, misleading or deceptive.

The Provincial Court of Nova Scotia fined the accused $1000 and ordered the forfeiture of product valued at approximately $4,250.

The CFIA is responsible for enforcing a number of Acts of Parliament in order to deliver inspection and related services that contribute to improving the overall integrity of the food safety, plant protection and animal health systems.

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.

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