SunOpta Inc. Commitments Disclosure

18. Commitments and Contingencies

Legal Proceedings

Various current and potential claims and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business are pending against the Company. The Company believes it has established adequate accruals for liabilities that are probable and reasonably estimable that may be incurred in connection with any such currently pending matter. In the Company's opinion, the eventual resolution of such matters, either individually or in the aggregate, is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. However, litigation is inherently unpredictable and resolutions or dispositions of claims or lawsuits by settlement or otherwise could have an adverse impact on the Company's financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the reporting period in which any such resolution or disposition occurs.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Matter

On February 3, 2025, the Company delivered a voluntary disclosure letter to U.S. Customs and Border Protection ("CBP") regarding the tariff classification of certain fruit snack products produced at the Company's Niagara, Ontario, facility. The Company disclosed to CBP that a revised tariff classification should have been utilized for previously reported shipments, resulting in the underpayment of duties to CBP for the period from January 2022 to December 2024. The Company submitted its final report to CBP on April 3, 2025. As at January 3, 2026 and December 28, 2024, the Company recognized $5.2 million and $7.4 million, respectively, in accounts payable on the consolidated balance sheets, for the duties owed and interest thereon, net of payments made to CBP. As the matter remains subject to review by CBP, it is possible that the actual amount of duties and interest owed may differ from the amount presently accrued by the Company, and CBP may assess additional fines, penalties or enact other measures.

Product Withdrawal

In the second quarter of 2024, the Company conducted a voluntary withdrawal from customers of certain batches of aseptically-packaged products that may have had the potential for non-pathogenic microbial contamination. None of the withdrawn product made it into the consumer marketplace. For the year ended December 28, 2024, the Company recognized direct costs related to the withdrawal of $2.1 million, net of expected insurance recoveries, in cost of goods sold in the consolidated statement of operations. The Company is seeking to recover a portion of the withdrawal-related costs through its insurance coverage, and such recoveries are recorded in the period in which the recoveries are determined to be probable of realization. During 2025, the Company received partial insurance proceeds of $3.0 million related to the withdrawal. As at January 3, 2026, remaining expected insurance recoveries of $4.7 million (December 28, 2024 - $7.6 million) were included in prepaid expenses and other current assets on the consolidated balance sheets.

Environmental Laws

The Company believes that, with respect to both its operations and real property, it is in material compliance with current environmental laws. Based on known existing conditions and the Company's experience in complying with emerging environmental issues, the Company is of the view that future costs relating to environmental compliance will not have a material adverse effect on its consolidated financial position, but there can be no assurance that unforeseen changes in the laws or enforcement policies of relevant governmental bodies, the discovery of changed conditions on the Company's real property or in its operations, or changes in the use of such properties and any related site restoration requirements, will not result in the incurrence of significant costs.