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Selling food on social media without a permit can lead to imprisonment

A 65-year-old woman who sold homemade baked goods on social media has now been sentenced to prison by the district court, reports NSD.

» Updated: 29 October 2024, 15:08

» Published: 29 October 2024

Selling food on social media without a permit can lead to imprisonment
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The woman was fined 5,000 SEK per week, which she failed to pay, resulting in a debt of 120,000 SEK. The Enforcement Authority has also attempted to collect the debt, but the woman's information about her being single and her registered address was incorrect. The district court believes that she intentionally avoided paying the fine and has therefore sentenced her to one month and 14 days in prison.

The woman's version

The 65-year-old woman has stated that baking is her hobby and that she occasionally sells baked goods and takes payment for the ingredients.

The woman's lawyer, Frida Larsson, has appealed the decision.

"The woman has accepted the fines and has done her best. This is about her lack of payment ability, which is why she hasn't paid the fines, nothing else," says Frida Larsson.

"The woman is very upset about the decision. She thinks it's unreasonable that she should be sentenced to prison. She can't see how she'll manage a prison sentence. She's a bit older and doesn't have very good health," says Frida Larsson.

It is unclear whether the case will be tried in Court of Appeal.

Illegal to sell food without a permit In Sweden

It is illegal to sell food without following the rules from the Swedish Food Agency (Livsmedelsverket). The same rules apply to selling food online as they do to selling food in a regular store or restaurant. You must have a registered e-commerce company and meet requirements such as product liability until it reaches the consumer, as well as ingredient labeling.

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