CFIA report prosecution for adulterated oil

The CFIA report that on June 27, 2008, Hanif’s International Foods Ltd. of Delta, BC entered a guilty plea in Surrey Provincial Court to two violations of section 5(1) of the Food and Drugs Act. The company was fined $7,500 for each violation for a total of $15,000.

It was found that Hanif’s International Foods Ltd. added canola oil to imported almond oil, then packaged and sold it as “pure almond oil” at various retail establishments located between British Columbia and Manitoba. For more details follow the link.