Balanced News: Judge rules Victorian government decision to shut down I Cook Foods was ‘invalid’

A judge has ruled that the Victorian government’s decision to shut down I Cook Foods, a hospitality business, amid allegations of a listeria outbreak was “invalid.” The business, which supplied meals to Victorian hospitals and nursing homes, was closed down in 2019 after an elderly woman died in Knox Private Hospital. The owner, Ian Cook, claimed that slugs had been planted in his business. While the court ruled that something was wrong, Cook and his family will not receive compensation. Cook plans to continue seeking compensation and may launch legal action against the Greater Dandenong Council.