The appeals tribunal has denied the
Ontario Farm Products Marketing Commission’s attempt to avoid a hearing on its decision
to allow Mac’s a one-year trial marketing fluid milk in three-litre jugs.
The OMAFRA Appeal Tribunal has said it
will soon set a date for the appeal hearing to take place.
It’s the Ontario Dairy Council, which
represents most milk processing companies in the province, that has filed the
appeal.
Doesn't it warm the cockles of your heart to learn that the Ontario Dairy Council is so diligent in protecting your consumer interests? I mean, you really don't want all those nasty milk jugs on the market, do you?
After the commission granted Mac’s
Convenience Stores Inc. its request for a one-year trial period to market
jugged milk, two other companies expressed interest in doing the same -7-Eleven
Canada, Inc., and Saputo.
The commission has asked both of them
to submit formal requests in writing.
The commission has not approved test
marketing of jugged milk to either 7-Eleven or Saputo.
The Ontario Dairy Council appeal has
shelved the commission’s approval for Mac’s until the tribunal holds a public
hearing and issues a decision.
