CFIA Fines Loblaws-Owned Superstore $10,000 Over ‘Misleading’ Product of Canada Displays
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A Superstore owned by grocery chain Loblaws has been fined $10,000 by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) for displaying certain imported products in a way the agency described as “misleading,” giving the impression they were “Product of Canada.”
In a social media post on Feb. 17, the CFIA said the Loblaws’ subsidiary committed a violation under the Safe Food for Canadians Act “related to misleading Product of Canada product displays.”
The store in question is Real Canadian Superstore (Store No. 1033), located at 51 Gerry Fitzgerald Dr. in Toronto, according to the company’s website.
The CFIA’s post did not specify which products prompted the fine but included a link to its website explaining how the agency can enforce actions, such as with an administrative monetary penalty, for non-compliance “that could put Canadians at risk or damage Canada’s international reputation.”
A statement from the food regulator likewise did not specify which products were involved, though it noted that the Superstore had used “maple leaf advertising decals” alongside foreign products.
“In this instance, the penalty related to an in-store retail display with maple leaf advertising decals placed next to a product information tag for products not originating from Canada. This created a product advertisement that is misleading to consumers regarding the origin of the product,” the CFIA told The Epoch Times in an email on Feb. 21. Continue…