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IN THE COURTS
Four Men Convicted of Violations Under the Food
Safety and Quality Act
WHITBY — One resident of Scarborough and three residents of
Oshawa were convicted of violations under the Food Safety and
Quality Act, 2001 as a result of an investigation by the Ministry of
Natural Resources’ (MNR) Agriculture Investigations Unit.
On December 9, 2010, in the Ontario Court of Justice in Whitby,
Nadeem Ansari of Scarborough, Zuber Patel, Salim Patel and
Mohammad Rasoul of Oshawa each pleaded guilty to:
• One count of carrying on a licensed activity (slaughtering
food animals) without being the holder of a licence
• One count of failing to ensure that the animals
received an ante mortem inspection
• One count of failing to ensure that carcasses
received a post mortem inspection
The court found that, as a result of a complaint, the Agriculture
Investigations Unit attended at a farm in Oshawa area, where they
found the defendants in the process of slaughtering several goats
and sheep. The location was not a licensed facility and no inspector
was present to perform the required inspections. These offences
occurred on November 17, 2010.
Justice of the Peace C. McIlwain sentenced Mr. Ansari to a $1,500
fine plus a $375 victim fine surcharge for the first count, and issued
suspended sentences on the remaining two counts. The other three
defendants received suspended sentences on all counts.
20 BLOCKtalk January/February 2011
Company Voluntarily Disposes of Product and Pleads
Guilty to Violation Under the Provincial Food Safety
and Quality Act
TORONTO — Globe Wholesale Meats Inc. of North York, Ontario,
pleaded guilty to a violation under the Food Safety and Quality
Act 2001 as a result of an investigation by the Ontario Ministry of
Natural Resources’ (MNR) Agriculture Investigations Unit.
On December 2, 2010, the company pleaded guilty to one count of
carrying on a licensed activity without being the holder of a licence
under the Food Safety and Quality Act, 2001, meat regulation
(O.Reg 31/05 as amended), in the Ontario Court of Justice in
Toronto. This offence occurred on or about March 8, 2010.
The court also heard that, in April 2010, the company voluntarily
disposed of $60,000 worth of pork products (including prosciutto,
prosciuttini, pork jowls and semi-dried sausages) that had been
produced without a licence to do so and in an un-inspected facility.
This voluntary disposal was done under the supervision of an
inspector appointed under the Food Safety and Quality Act.
Justice of the Peace M. Ross-Hendrik gave the company a
suspended sentence.
To Report Illegal Activities: 1-888-466-2372 (1-888-4-OMAFRA) ext. 6-4537,
regulatory.compliance@ontario.ca If you have any information regarding meat
processing activities you think may be illegal or may compromise food safety and
public health.
www.oimp.ca