3 food establishments in Laval fined $3,000

Three restaurants and food establishments in Laval received fines from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ) in recent weeks.

Crimes made public since Nov. 27 total $3,000.

Mizana Laval, located at 253, Boulevard de la Concorde Est, was fined $1,000 because the premises are not free from all kinds of animals, including rodents and insects or their excrement. Although the offense was alleged to have taken place in June 2022, the verdict was handed down in December.

Wilfrid Pasta Bar, located at 1974 Boulevard Le Corbusier, also received a $1,000 fine. It is for “having a heat-exchangeable product without refrigeration, maintaining without delay or continuously the internal and ambient temperature not exceeding 4°C”, we can read on the MAPAQ website.

A Saint-Martin pastry shop was also fined $1,000 for the same offense. The food establishment is located at 2493 Saint-Martin Boulevard West.

Bakery fined $14,500

In total, MAPAQ targeted nearly thirty Laval restaurants for violations in 2023.

Five more restaurants and food establishments were also targeted in September and October.

The Meilleure Qualité Chomedey LTEE bakery was then the main target of the ministry with fines totaling $14,500. The offenses date back to 2021 and 2022, but the verdict was handed down in September. The business at 4627 Samson Boulevard has since closed its doors.

There are noticeable violations that the place is not free from all kinds of animals including rodents, insects and their droppings. The bakery also used equipment or facilities in good condition without contaminating the products.