Zecoya Inc. of Toronto had a fine of $10,000 levied by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency reduced to $8,000 by the Canada Agricultural Review Tribunal.
The agency said the company misled or obstructed an agency inspector who was investigating the importation and sale of pesticides, in this case mosquito repellent.
The company paid for three of four violations.
Ahmad Saad testified that there was never any intention to provide false information or mislead the inspector, but it was a misunderstanding of the inspector’s requests combined with a lack of resources to retrieve all the requested information.
Geneviève Parent, who conducted the hearing, said she found Saad’s testimony credible.
