Details
Conviction number:
393
Trade name of food business:
Mytho Vietnamese Restaurant
Address of premises where offence(s) occurred:
366-368 High Street, PRESTON VIC 3072
Name of convicted person(s) or company:
Ngoc Thao Nguyen
Relationship of convicted person(s) or company to the business:
Proprietor
Date of conviction:
19 Aug 2026
Court:
Heidelberg Magistrates Court
Court decision:
Guilty with conviction
Sentence and/or order imposed:
With conviction, fined $22,000.00 as part of an aggregate order, with costs of $10,000.00
Prosecution brought by or for:
Darebin City
Description of offense(s):
Food Act section 11(1) – on 13 January 2025 did handle food intended for sale in a manner that will render, or is likely to render, the food unsafe.
Food Act section 11(2) – on 13 January 2025 did sell food that was unsafe.
Food Act section 16(1) – between 30 January 2025 and 18 February 2025 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 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 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
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