North Kee Trading Fined for Contravening the Meat Inspection Act

Moncton, New Brunswick, December 20th, 2011: On October 25, 2011, North Kee Trading Company of Scarborough, Ontario pleaded guilty in Nova Scotia Provincial Court in Dartmouth (NS), to one count of contravening the Meat Inspection Act and was fined $3,000. In addition, the meat product valued at $30,000 was ordered forfeited to the Crown.

Between August and October 2009, North Kee Trading Company was involved in the interprovincial movement of meat from Ontario to Nova Scotia which did not comply with subsection 8(a) of the Meat Inspection Act.

The Meat Inspection Act states:

8. No person shall send or convey a meat product from one province to another unless

a) it was prepared or stored in a registered establishment operating in accordance with the Meat Inspection Act and regulations

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is responsible for enforcing a variety of federal statutes, including the Meat Inspection Act and its regulations. The Act governs the import, export and interprovincial trade of meat products.

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