Lawsuit filed over allegations Fort McMurray Walmart sold bad food after fire
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — A proposed multimillion-dollar class-action lawsuit has been filed against Walmart Canada stemming from allegations the chain sold potentially contaminated food after the Fort McMurray wildfire.
Calgary-based law firm Higgerty Law said Friday it filed the suit at Court of Queen’s Bench in Edmonton on Feb. 3.
Alberta Health Services charged Walmart last month with 174 violations of the province’s Public Health Act. Some of the charges include failing to dispose of food items, including candy, potato chips, beans and condiments.
The health authority said food exposed to wildfires can be damaged by unsafe temperatures, smoke, ash, soot, fire retardants, water and loss of power.