An Ontario farm where a man from Mexico died in a COVID-19 outbreak that affected some 200 workers in 2020 has been fined $125,000 after Scotlynn Sweetpac Growers pleaded guilty to failing to take reasonable safety precautions.
Scotlynn Farms, based in Vittoria, Ont., has pleaded guilty in the COVID-19 death of one of its workers. It s the first COVID-19 prosecution of an employer under the occupational health and safety laws in the province.
Scotlynn Sweetpac Growers thinks of itself as “North’s America’s Farm Stand,” offering fresh and great tasting produce derived from farms in both the U.S., and Canada.
With its roots in the agriculture sector, farming fresh produce along the north shores of Lake Erie for local markets, the company has grown to farm a wide variety of fruits and vegetables in different regions across North America.