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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has suspended the licence of Goodfood — a Montreal-based meal kit and grocery delivery service.
There is no recall associated with the suspension of the Safe Food for Canadians licence, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) said in a news release published on Wednesday.
Under the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations, food businesses that manufacture, process, preserve, or package food to be sent across provincial or territorial borders are required to hold a licence.
The CFIA says the licence suspension will be lifted “when it is determined that corrective measures have been taken by the licence holder.”
In the case of Goodfood, the non-compliances were related to part four of the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations, which addresses preventive controls, the federal agency said.
“If corrective action is not taken within 90 days after the suspension, the licence may be cancelled,” the statement reads.
According to the CFIA, Safe Food for Canadians licences can be suspended:
- For failure to comply with the SFCA, the FDA and their related regulations.
- For default of payment of any fee related to the licence.
- If continuing to conduct the licensed activity puts the public at risk of injury.
An unnamed spokesperson for Goodfood Market Corp. said in an email on Friday that the company was “disappointed in the decision” to suspend the licence of its Montreal facility, but Goodfood’s Calgary facility remains fully operational.
“Our customers can be confident that our products are safe and meet high standards of safety,” the spokesperson wrote. “There are no food safety issues at our facility and the suspension relates mostly to procedural aspects of the license (for example the review of complaints).”
The spokesperson added that the company has requested a review of its file and that it is “confident that any gaps that are perceived to exist would be closed in the coming hours or days.”
Customers will be “minimally affected by the decision,” as orders across the country will still be delivered, with some exceptions, according to the spokesperson.
