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A restaurant in downtown Montreal has accumulated $11,000 in fines from Quebec's Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation du Québec (MAPAQ) across three violations published in the past three months, according to records published in the provincial food safety registry.

5 Senses, located at 292 Rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest, was cited twice for failing to keep its premises free of contaminants, including insects, rodents, or their excrement, and once for operating without a valid permit.

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A sushi restaurant in Montreal's Saint-Léonard neighbourhood has accumulated $34,000 in fines from Quebec's Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation du Québec (MAPAQ) across five separate violations in the past year, according to records published in the provincial food safety registry.

Ojo Sushi, located at 9468 Boulevard Lacordaire inside the Faubourg Lacordaire shopping centre, was cited for infractions ranging from unsanitary premises to operating without a valid permit and eventually continuing to operate while under a permit suspension or cancellation.

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A well-known supermarket in Montreal's Cartierville neighbourhood has accumulated $8,100 in fines from Quebec's Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation du Québec (MAPAQ) over the past year, following three health inspection violations at its Montreal location — all for the same type of infraction.

Marché C&T, located at 12200 Boulevard Laurentien, was cited three times for failing to maintain clean premises, equipment, materials, and utensils used in the preparation, storage, and service of food. The violations were recorded across three separate inspections in 2025, with fines published between December 2025 and April 2026.

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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has recalled multiple Supreme brand liquid egg products distributed in Quebec and Ontario over Salmonella concerns.

Supreme Egg Products Inc. makes the affected items, which were originally recalled on April 9. The CFIA updated the notice this week to include additional lot numbers, bringing the total to ten. The recall covers both Liquid Whole Eggs and Liquid Egg White, sold in 1 kg packages. Worth noting: the products were destined for hotels, restaurants, and institutions rather than retail consumers, so these aren't items you'd typically find on grocery store shelves.

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An Italian restaurant that's been a fixture in Montreal since 1985 has racked up a large sum of fines following a series of health inspection violations that came to light over the past year.

Restaurant Siciliana, located at 1264 Stanley St. in downtown Montreal, was fined three times by Quebec's Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation du Québec (MAPAQ) between May 2025 and March 2026, with the two most recent fines totalling $8,000.

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A popular downtown Montreal restaurant is facing a significant bill after Quebec food safety inspectors flagged violations on the premises on two separate occasions over the past year.

According to records published by the province's Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation du Québec (MAPAQ), Restaurant VIP, a Chinese restaurant at 1077 rue Clark, was ordered to pay $11,300 in fines following two recent infractions.

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A grocery store and butcher shop in Montreal's Saint-Laurent borough is facing more than $14,000 in food safety fines after Quebec's Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ) published three new judgments against the business this month.

Marché À Tunis, located at 2277A Boulevard Marcel-Laurin, was hit with a total of $14,500 in fines by the Montreal municipal court on February 17, 2026, with infractions dating back as far as September 2023.

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A restaurant in Montreal's Mile-End is facing a hefty bill after Quebec food safety inspectors flagged a series of violations over the past year.

According to records published by the province's Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation du Québec (MAPAQ), Le Platana, an Ivorian restaurant at 361 Bernard Street West, was ordered to pay $10,900 in fines following four infractions that took place in 2024. All four judgments were handed down by the Montreal municipal court in February 2026.

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Quebec food safety inspectors have had their eye on a popular Montreal-area grocery chain, and the receipts aren't pretty.

According to records published by Quebec's Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation du Québec (MAPAQ), the Marché C&T on Boulevard Laurentien in St-Laurent was ordered to pay $4,600 in fines over the past two months after inspectors flagged the same cleanliness issue on two separate visits.

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A dog found covered in blood on a rural Quebec road earlier this month is now recovering at the Montreal SPCA after being shot multiple times.

The pup, now named Léandre, was discovered on February 8 on the 6e Rang in Saint-Léandre, a small town near Matane in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region. A local resident took him into her home overnight and cared for him as best she could until the veterinary clinic opened the next morning. Once hospitalized, vets confirmed that Léandre had been shot.

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It's been a big year for MAPAQ fines in Montreal, with dozens of restaurants and food establishments facing safety violations ranging from pest contamination to improper food temperatures.

Now, a Saint-Laurent bakery and grocery store has joined the list of businesses hit with hefty penalties in 2025.

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Between salmonella contamination, plastic chunks, tartrate crystals and harmful bacteria, Quebecers have plenty of good reasons to sort through their fridge and pantry this month.

Over the past few weeks, the province's Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ) and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) have issued multiple recall notices for products sold in Quebec that could make you sick.

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