We don't have processing within our industry; everything is fresh. I think a lot of the problems occur when it gets into the processing part.
But we do have a problem. We have noticed this year that some Canadian buyers are importing American cherries, reboxing them in Canadian boxes, and putting them out in the market. It's not a huge problem. As far as the actual labelling, we think that Canadian stores are more likely to take fresh U.S. cherries and put a sign on them indicating they're from Canada when they're actually American. That's a problem we have noticed. But as far as the content and everything, it's not a major issue for us because everything is fresh. We have no processing of our product. Without processing, the risk or liability isn't as great as in your examples.
We've reported some of these instances of switching boxes to the CFIA. That's a regulatory agency without any enforcement--with no will, knowledge, ability, or desire to enforce. I have been involved in some cases where they've misrepresented American fruit as Canadian. That goes to my previous comments about just doing the job. Hire some people, get out there, enforce the laws of Canada, and we'll be happy.
Thank you.