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Food Safety and Security Act 2025 s 153

s 153 Handling food making it defined food — strict liability

153.—(1) A person commits an offence if the person handles any food intended for supply in a way that makes, will make, or is likely to make, the food a defined food. (2) A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on conviction —(a) where the person is an individual — to a fine not exceeding $8,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both; or (b) where the person is not an individual — to a fine not exceeding $15,000. (3) Strict liability applies to the offence in subsection (1). (4) For the purposes of this section, it is immaterial whether the food concerned is safe.

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