Queensland Consolidated Acts

FOOD ACT 2006 - SECT 37

37 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.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—500 penalty units.

Note—

This provision is an executive liability provision—see section 260 .

(2) A person must not, for the purpose of effecting or promoting the sale of 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.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—500 penalty units.

Note—

This provision is an executive liability provision—see section 260 .

(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.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—500 penalty units.

Note—

This provision is an executive liability provision—see section 260 .

(4) Neither subsection (2) nor (3) limits the generality of subsection (1) .