A bankrupt Maidstone tomato processing company has pleaded guilty to mislabeling its products.

Thomas Canning Inc. must pay a $40,000 fine after being accused of labelling regular canned tomato products as organic.

But owner Bill Thomas had all charges withdrawn against him.

The company received a controversial $3-million grant from the Ontario Liberal government in 2014.

In July, it was reported that Mississauga-based Golden Miles Foods was taking over the processing facility with plans to renovate it to a state of the art plant.