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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
Tim Piccione

Supermarket breached food safety standards to 'survive' pandemic, court told

Javid Osman, who faced court on Wednesday, out the front of East Row IGA. Picture by Dion Georgopoulos

A Canberra supermarket breached several food safety standards in response to diminishing business during the COVID pandemic, a court has heard.

"It was done for the business to survive," defence lawyer Peter Bevan said on Wednesday.

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