An Ontario-based multinational food company was "significantly negligent" in safety failures that led to the death of an Edmonton worker, a judge says.

Justice Michèle Collinson sentenced Sofina Foods Inc. on Thursday in Edmonton Court of Justice after the company pleaded guilty to one Occupational Health and Safety Act charge in the March 2023 death of Samir Subedi.

Subedi, 32, died after a coworker found him unresponsive during his shift as a superintendent at Sofina's south Edmonton food processing plant.

Collinson said Subedi's death was easily preventable, with workplace risks created by the company's "incompetence, inattention, or a combination of both."

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