13 Jul 2015

Copy of Selling homemade hangi about to get harder

From Te Manu Korihi, 5:52 pm on 13 July 2015

People are being warned that selling kai from a homemade hangi for profit could soon attract a hefty fine. The New Plymouth District Council says it's had an increase in complaints about the online sale of homemade foods, including hangi. Currently the online sale of food is unregulated, but when the new Food Act comes into effect in March next year any unlicensed sales could attract a fine up of to four-hundred-and-50 dollars. Te Manu Korihi reporter Robin Martin has more