NEW ZEALAND: Food company fined for serious case of mischief - (NZFSA)
March 28, 2008 – 6:55 pmThe New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) has today welcomed the conviction of a company for knowingly supplying Salmonella-infected tahini.
“People operating a food business are required to ensure that the product they are supplying is safe”, said Geoff Allen, Director (Compliance and Investigation) for NZFSA.
“We are very pleased that the Courts have taken a strong line in regard to the reckless behaviour we have seen in this case.”
Last November the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) brought a case to court against Shefco NZ Ltd for knowingly supplying Salmonella-infected tahini. The defendant company pleaded guilty in the Auckland District Court to two representative charges under s11AA of the Food Act 1981. On 20 March 2008 Shefco NZ Ltd was convicted and fined $15,000 on each charge.
In his summing up, His Honour Judge Gittos acknowledged that the levels of penalty provided (a maximum fine of $100,000) meant that the mischief […]
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