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In forceDefence relating to handling food
Chapter 2Offences relating to food
Part 3Defences
46 Defence relating to handling food
In proceedings for an offence under section 32, 35(1) or 36(1), it is a defence for a person to prove that the person caused the food to which the offence relates to be destroyed or otherwise disposed of immediately after the food was handled in the way that was likely to make it unsafe or unsuitable.
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