Whistleblower alleges Driscoll's berries sent to Canada with excess chemicals

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What we can confirm

CBC News reports that a former Driscoll’s employee alleged in a lawsuit that about 50% of shipments to Canada from 2022 through 2024 contained fruit exceeding Canadian safety limits. CBC also reports that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency confirmed conducting several inspections during that period and finding chemical levels above Canadian legal limits. The report establishes that the allegation and some regulatory exceedances are real, but the broader allegation that millions of shipments were non-compliant and that Driscoll’s covered this up remains an allegation, not a judicially established fact.