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Food Act 2001
21Negligently describing food falsely
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21 Negligently describing food falsely (a) the person falsely describes food intended for sale; and (b) the person is negligent about whether a consumer of the food who relies on the description, will or is likely to, suffer physical harm.
Other offences relating to food Division 3.3 (b) the person is negligent about whether— (i) the food is falsely described; and (ii) a consumer of the food who relies on the description will, or is likely to, suffer physical harm.