Ryding-Regency, its related companies and executives are to appear in court in Toronto on Aug. 10 to face three charges laid by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
The CFIA said on its website today that:
“As a result of an investigation by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), charges were laid on June 10, 2021 against Ryding-Regency Meat Packers Ltd., Beef Boutique Ltd., Canadian Select Meat Inc., and Anthony Petronaci, Ellen Cosman, and Chuck Oulton of Toronto, Ontario for the following alleged offences:
1. Section 15 of the Safe Food for Canadians Act: provided to an Inspector of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency false or misleading information and/or statements.
2. Section 82(2) of the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations: failure by the operator to immediately notify the Minister and take immediate action to mitigate the risk after establishing that food presents a risk of injury to human health.
3. Section 4(1)(a) of the Food and Drugs Act: selling an article of food that had in or on it any poisonous or harmful substance.”
Ryding-Regency remained closed after the CFIA suspended its licence in 2019, leaving Ontario’s beef industry short of slaughter capacity.
In March, beef farmer Eugene Burgin, of Eusi Farms at Forest, took over the plant and renamed it TruHarvest Meats.
