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Cooke Inc. controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2024

    False Claims Act ownership allegations

    A lawsuit filed in 2021 and unsealed in New York in April 2024 accused Cooke of creating a U.S. shell company to conceal Canadian ownership. The supplied material describes allegations in litigation, not a final adjudicated finding.

  2. 2024

    Clean Water Act notice concerning Gulf of Maine salmon pens

    The Conservation Law Foundation issued notice of a proposed lawsuit alleging that effluent from Cooke salmon pens in the Gulf of Maine affected fishing, lobstering, and other water uses. Cooke denied the allegations.