Judges bench at the Edmonton Law Courts building, in Edmonton on June 28, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

Food company pleads guilty in Edmonton smokehouse death, Crowns asks for fine

by The Canadian Press June 18, 2025

written by The Canadian Press June 18, 2025

By Lisa Johnson A commercial food processing company has pleaded guilty to a workplace safety charge after an Edmonton worker became trapped in a smokehouse and died. The Crown has recommended Ontario-based Sofina Foods Inc. be ordered to pay a $330,000 penalty and for 25 other charges against it to...

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