Overview

• Sofina Foods pleaded guilty to one workplace safety violation while 25 other charges were withdrawn.
• Justice Michele Collinson directed that the $330,000 penalty be used to fund a targeted workplace training program.
• Court records show Subedi became trapped in a gas-fired smokehouse as temperatures soared to 92 °C.
• Investigators found the door’s safety mechanisms failed after the smokehouse was loaded with meat the night before.
• Prior to sentencing, Sofina contributed $500,000 to Subedi’s family, covering their mortgage and health and dental benefits.