24Marking of food held for inspection

24 Marking of food held for inspection

(1) For the purposes of subsection 16(1) of the Act, an authorised officer must mark batches of food held for inspection, or inspection and analysis, with the following: ‘HOLD Imported Foods’. (2) The markings must be clearly visible. Offence (3) A person commits an offence if: (a) a batch of food is held for inspection or inspection and analysis; and (b) the batch of food is marked as mentioned in subsection (1); and (c) the person interferes with the markings on the batch of food.

Penalty for contravention of this subsection: 10 penalty units.