Details
- Conviction number:
- 378
- Trade name of food business:
- Dodees
- Address of premises where offence(s) occurred:
- 2/287 Boronia Road, BORONIA VIC 3155
- Name of convicted person(s) or company:
- Z&T Group Pty Ltd
- Relationship of convicted person(s) or company:
- Proprietor
- Date of conviction:
- 27 May 2025
- Court:
- Ringwood Magistrates Court
- Court decision:
- Guilty with conviction
- Sentence and/or order imposed:
- With conviction, fined $6,000.00 as part of an aggregate order
- Prosecution brought by or for:
- Knox City
- Description of offence(s):
Food Act section 16(1) – on 24 April 2024 did fail to comply with any requirement imposed on the person by a provision of the Food Standards Code in relation to conduct of a food business or to food intended for sale or food for sale, specifically:
- Standard 3.2.2, clause 24(1)(b) – did fail to take all practicable measures to prevent pests entering the food premises
- Standard 3.2.2, clause 6(2)(a) – did fail, when storing potentially hazardous food, to store it under temperature control
- Standard 3.2.2, clause 8(5)(a) – did fail, when displaying potentially hazardous food, to display it under temperature control
- Standard 3.2.2, clause 6(1)(a) – did fail, when storing food, to store the food in such a way that it is protected from the likelihood of contamination
- Standard 3.2.2, clause 19(1) – did fail to maintain food premises to a standard of cleanliness where there is no accumulation of garbage, except in garbage containers; recycled matter, except in containers; food waste; dirt; grease; or other visible matter
- Standard 3.2.2, clause 20(1)(b) – did fail to ensure food contact surfaces of equipment are in a clean and sanitary condition whenever the food that will come into contact with the surface is likely to be contaminated
- Standard 3.2.2, clause 21(1) – did fail to maintain food premises and all fixtures, fittings and equipment, having regard to their use, and those parts of vehicles that are used to transport food, and other items provided by the business to purchasers to transport food, in a good state of repair and working order having regard to their use
- Standard 3.2.2, clause 3(1)(a) – did fail to ensure that persons undertaking or supervising food handling operations have skills in food safety and food hygiene matters commensurate with their work activities
- Standard 3.2.2, clause 3(1)(b) – did fail to ensure that persons undertaking or supervising food handling operations have knowledge of food safety and food hygiene matters commensurate with their work activities
- Standard 3.2.2, clause 22 - did fail, at a food premises where potentially hazardous food is handled, to have a temperature measuring device that is readily accessible; and can accurately measure the temperature of potentially hazardous food to +/- 1 degree C.
Food Act section 16(1) – on 30 April 2024 did fail to comply with any requirement imposed on the person by a provision of the Food Standards Code in relation to conduct of a food business or to food intended for sale or food for sale, specifically:
- Standard 3.2.2, clause 8(5)(a) – did fail, when displaying potentially hazardous food, to display it under temperature control
Food Act section 8A(1) – on 6 December 2024 did handle food intended for sale in a manner that the person ought reasonably to know is likely to render the food unsafe.
Food Act section 16(1) – on 6 December 2024 did fail to comply with any requirement imposed on the person by a provision of the Food Standards Code in relation to conduct of a food business or to food intended for sale or food for sale, specifically:
- Standard 3.2.2, clause 8(5)(a) – did fail, when displaying potentially hazardous food, to display it under temperature control
- Standard 3.2.2, clause 3(1)(a) – did fail to ensure that persons undertaking or supervising food handling operations have skills in food safety and food hygiene matters commensurate with their work activities
- Standard 3.2.2, clause 3(1)(b) – did fail to ensure that persons undertaking or supervising food handling operations have knowledge of food safety and food hygiene matters commensurate with their work activities
- Standard 3.2.2, clause 6(1)(a) – did fail, when storing food, to store the food in such a way that it is protected from the likelihood of contamination
- Standard 3.2.2, clause 19(2) – did fail to maintain all fixtures, fittings and equipment, having regard to its use, and those parts of vehicles that are used to transport food, and other items provided by the business to purchasers to transport food, to a standard of cleanliness where there is no accumulation of food waste; dirt; grease; or other visible matter
- Standard 3.2.2, clause 19(1) – did fail to maintain food premises to a standard of cleanliness where there is no accumulation of garbage, except in garbage containers; recycled matter, except in containers; food waste; dirt; grease; or other visible matter
- Standard 3.2.2, clause 20(1)(b) – did fail to ensure food contact surfaces of equipment are in a clean and sanitary condition whenever the food that will come into contact with the surface is likely to be contaminated
- Standard 3.2.2, clause 21(1) – did fail to maintain food premises and all fixtures, fittings and equipment, having regard to their use, and those parts of vehicles that are used to transport food, and other items provided by the business to purchasers to transport food, in a good state of repair and working order having regard to their use
Reviewed 11 August 2025