The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says it is investigating allegations that an Ontario poultry producer has falsely labelled chicken products as organic. According to CTV News, a former employee at Cericola Farms Inc. is alleging in court documents that the company has falsely labelled conventional chicken products as certified organic and antibiotic-free, in order to fill shipments for large Canadian grocery chains.
Vashti Dalipsingh, a former director of operations who was fired from the company on April 30, 2015, is suing the company got wrongful termination. She claims that she discovered Cericola Farms ran out of its own supply of organic and antibiotic-free poultry and needed more in order to fill shipments for major clients, including Loblaws and Costco. She claims that the company was falsely labeling poultry as organic for at least five months before she was fired.