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FOOD ACT 2003 - SECT 13 Handling of food in unsafe manner

FOOD ACT 2003 - SECT 13

PART 2 - Offences relating to food Division 1 - Serious offences relating to food Handling of food in unsafe manner

(1)  A person must not handle food intended for sale in a manner that the person knows will render, or is likely to render, the food unsafe.
Penalty:  In the case of –
(a) an individual, a fine not exceeding 1 000 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or both; or
(b) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 5 000 penalty units.
(2)  A person must not handle food intended for sale in a manner that the person ought reasonably to know is likely to render the food unsafe.
Penalty:  In the case of –
(a) an individual, a fine not exceeding 750 penalty units; or
(b) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 3 750 penalty units.