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As of March 2024, tens of Montreal restaurants, cafés and bars have been hit with infractions from the MAPAQ (Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation Quebec), for reasons including sanitation issues, staff hygiene, food quality as well as preparation and processing standards.

After inspecting a popular Starbucks in Montreal, the MAPAQ fined the café $2,500 after failing to meet the MAPAQ's inspection team's quality control.

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The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ) in Quebec and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) have recalled several food items sold across the province for reasons that can pose serious health and safety risks to Canadian consumers.

The MAPAQ is currently recalling food items sold at local and province-wide grocery stores due to microbial contamination involving both salmonella contamination and E. coli, as well as incorrect product packaging and labelling.

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The Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation (MAPAQ) has recalled several food items sold in grocery stores across Quebec that could pose serious health and safety risks to Quebec consumers.

The grocery items are being recalled for reasons including undeclared ingredients, microbial contamination and the presence of extraneous materials such as metal.

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The Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation (MAPAQ) and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) issued multiple food recalls throughout the month of October 2023. The recalled food items, which were all sold across Quebec, pertain primarily to animal protein products including quail eggs, smoked salmon, charcuterie meats, cheese, and more.

The recalled items are being removed from shelves across Quebec for reasons such as microbial contamination, the presence of plastic pieces, undeclared ingredients and mislabelled packaging.

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If you've ever pulled a hair out of your poutine or seen a rat darting across the floor of your favourite Montreal restaurant, you've probably spent some time thinking about Quebec health inspections.

In fact, this year so far, 417 Montreal restaurants have been fined by Quebec's Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ) for a variety of infractions — both minor and major — with the fines totalling $749,550. This includes all types of restaurants, ranging from fast food takeout joints to fine dining establishments.

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