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Food Act 2003
16Handling and sale of unsafe food
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#### 16 Handling and sale of unsafe food
16 Handling and sale of unsafe food
> > (1) A person must not handle food intended for sale in a manner that will render, or is likely to render, the food unsafe.
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> > (2) A person must not sell food that is unsafe.
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> Maximum penalty—500 penalty units in the case of an individual and 2,500 penalty units in the case of a corporation.
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> Note—
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> 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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> **s 16:** Am 2012 No 97, Sch 1.13 \[4\].