CHRIS THOMSON

The McDonald’s outlet at Rockingham has been fined $17,500 and dished the fast food chain’s sixth health conviction in five years.

The eatery, at 53 Read Street, was last week convicted of selling food contrary to that demanded by a customer.

A notice posted today by the Department of Health reveals the offence occurred on July 8 last year.

The charge was brought by the City of Rockingham, and McDonald’s Australia has been ordered to cough up $2355 in court costs.

In November last year the city had claimed another legal victory against McDonald’s Australia. At that time, the golden arches’ Warnbro outlet was fined $22,500 after standing accused of serving a raw chicken wrap.

In July 2009, the council achieved yet another conviction – when the Warnbro McDonald’s was fined $9000 for failing to maintain its premises and equipment in a clean and sanitary condition, among other indiscretions.

In June last year, McDonald’s Australia was fined $20,000 after pleading guilty to supplying undercooked chicken nuggets from its Midland outlet.

That eatery is also a double offender – having been fined $500 for a breach of health laws in February 2008.

Those convictions followed a $1250 health fine slapped on the Landsdale McDonald’s in September 2007.