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Heron Island Resort fined after chef serves dessert containing nuts to teenager he knew was allergic

Heron Island is a coral cay on the southern end of the Great Barrier Reef. (Supplied: Mark Fitz )

A Great Barrier Reef island resort has been fined $50,000 for serving a teenager with a nut allergy a dessert that caused a severe allergic reaction.

Heron Island Resort pleaded guilty in the Brisbane Magistrates Court to serving food it should have known would cause physical harm.

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