The Canadian Food Inspection Agency reports it has issued $284,400 in “administrative monetary penalties” – i.e. fines – in the first three months this year.
There were 22 issued in Ontario totaling $164,700.
Twenty-nine of those were for violations of the Health of Animals Act for a total of $138,700 in Ontario.
Nationally that category had 54 fines issued for a total of $204,800.
There were four fines in Ontario under the Plant Protection Act totaling $26,000 and six nationally for $46,000.
There were no fines for meat packers or food processors in the Eastern half of Canada, but eight in the West for $34,000.
No company or farmer names are released in the on-line report.