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Court Fines Albert Hounsell $5000 for violating the Food and Drugs Act.

On November 18^th, 2003, Mr. Albert Hounsell plead guilty to a charge of violating subsection 5.(1) of the Food and Drugs Act before the Provincial Court in Trenton, Ontario. Mr. Hounsell was fined five thousand dollars, and given 6 months to pay.

Subsection 5.(1) of the Food and Drugs Act states:

"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."

Mr. Hounsell is a partner of bottled water distributor, Mount Pelion Water. An investigation conducted by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) determined that on or about September 25^th, 2000, he misrepresented Mount Pelion brand bottled water as "spring water" on the product's labels, when it was derived from a source other than a spring.

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.

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