$42,000 fine for Australian food poisoning outbreak

Ausfoodnews reports that a couple has been fined $42,000 for causing the worst ever food poisoning outbreak in NSW. The 2007 outbreak affected 319 people with 136 people being hospitalised and a further 165 people seeking medical treatment. Long and Linda Fou, former owners of the Homebush French Golden Hot Bakery, each pleaded guilty to four charges of handling and selling unsafe food in March 2007.

The source of the food poisoning was raw egg mayonnaise used in Vietnamese-style pork and chicken rolls. Follow the link to read the full article.