Fruit giant Driscoll's faces class-action lawsuit in Quebec

CBC - Oct 1, 2026

Lawyers are asking a Quebec Superior Court judge to authorize a class-action lawsuit against American fruit giant Driscoll’s. It comes after allegations that the company had sent millions of pounds of berries to Canada with non-compliant levels of chemical residues between 2022 and 2024.

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