A whistleblower case filed in California is casting a shadow over a berry brand that is a fixture in Canadian supermarkets.
The suit alleges that millions of trays of Driscoll's fruit sent into Canada had pesticide and chemical residues beyond what Canadian law allows.
As reported by CBC News, David Harada, who previously oversaw food safety and regulatory compliance for Driscoll's in the U.S. and Canada, claims the company's own estimate was that about half of the shipments it sent to Canada between 2022 and 2024 were over Canadian safety limits.
He is suing for unlawful retaliation and says he faced consequences after voicing those concerns inside the company.
Harada said the problems he saw in 2022 involved both pesticide safety and over-application.
"And it's something where you start seeing it so regularly and you know that something's not right that you have to speak up," he said.
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said that testing on Driscoll's berries sold in Canada from 2022 to 2024 detected residues above the legal maximums, including bifenthrin, iprodione, and captan.
According to the agency, some files ended without recalls, and others were resolved after corrective measures were taken.
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