AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

PUBLIC HEALTH (SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS) REGULATIONS AMENDMENT

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

No. 6 of 1962

	Under existing legislation there is no clear authority for taking legal action against a person who sells food or drugs which contain dangerous foreign matter.

	The purpose of the amendment is to remedy this deficiency by making it an offence for a person to sell food or drugs containing extraneous matter that is inedible or is likely to cause injury if eaten.