17Misleading conduct relating to sale of food

17 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. (2) A person must not, for 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. (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.

Food Act 2004 13 (4) Subsections (2) and (3) do not limit the generality of subsection (1).