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Driscoll’s Canada Berry Shipments Exceeded Pesticide Limits

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  • Driscoll's shipped berries to Canada containing pesticide residues that exceeded CFIA limits.
  • David Harada says roughly half of Driscoll's 2022-2024 Canadian shipments violated safety standards.
  • CFIA testing identified bifenthrin, iprodione and captan on the berries.
  • Harada alleges Driscoll's dropped its Canadian compliance tracking system in 2022.
  • Driscoll's denies removing the system and says it never knowingly shipped unsafe product.