Handling and sale of unsafe food

Current

(1)

A person must not handle food intended for sale in a manner that will render, or is likely to render, the food unsafe.

(2)

A person must not sell food that is unsafe.

Maximum penalty—500 penalty units in the case of an individual and 2,500 penalty units in the case of a corporation.

Note—

An offence against this section committed by a corporation is an executive liability offence attracting executive liability for a director or other person involved in the management of the corporation—see section 122.

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