Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Food Act 1984 - SECT 13

Misleading conduct relating to sale of food

13. Misleading conduct relating to sale of food



(1) A person must not, in the course of carrying on a food business, engage in
conduct that is misleading or deceptive or is likely to mislead or deceive in
relation to the advertising, packaging or labelling of food intended for sale
or the sale of food.

Penalty: $40 000 in the case of an individual and $200 000 in the case of a
corporation.

(2) A person must not, for the purpose of effecting or promoting the sale of
any food in the course of carrying on a food business, cause the food to be
advertised, packaged or labelled in a way that falsely describes the food.

Penalty: $40 000 in the case of an individual and $200 000 in the case of a
corporation. Note Examples of food that is falsely described are contained in
section 17A.

(3) A person must not, in the course of carrying on a food business, sell food
that is packaged or labelled in a way that falsely describes the food.

Penalty: $40 000 in the case of an individual and $200 000 in the case of a
corporation. Note Examples of food that is falsely described are contained in
section 17A.

(4) Nothing in subsection (2) or (3) limits the generality of subsection (1).