Moonfleet Poultry Inc. of Harriston has notched another appeal tribunal victory over the Canadian Food Inspection Agency which was trying to impose a $10.000 fine.
Patrician Farnese of the Canada Agricultural Review Tribunal ruled that a chicken that died on route to the slaughter plant could have suffered because of a number of causes besides a damaged crate cited by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
There was a two-hour delay on the trip to the packing plant because of a mechanical breakdown.
Moonfleet handled loading of 5488 chickens into 784 crates.
Laplante Poultry Farms Inc. handled the transportation.
Moonfleet won two tribunal victories against the. Canadian Food Inspection Agency in October.
