Pete Evans sports a ‘food is medicine’ T-shirt at the beach in Sydney with daughter Chilli, 14

He’s just been slapped with a $25,200 fine for promoting a lamp that he bizarrely claimed could help treat coronavirus. 

And on Sunday, Pete Evans didn’t look like he had a care in the world as he stepped out with his daughter Chilli, 14, at the beach in Sydney. 

Staying true to himself, the 47-year-old celebrity chef sported his favourite ‘food is medicine’ T-shirt after the pair took a dip.    

Pete also showed off his new shaggy beard during the outing.

He covered up his wet hair with a white cap and was still wearing his pair of pinkboard shorts from his dip in the water.

The controversial chef – best known for his role as a judge on My Kitchen Rules – appeared relaxed during the outing, chatting away to his daughter as they walked to and from the beach. 

Pete shares two daughters – Chilli and Indii, 12, who he shares with ex-wife, Astrid Edlinger.

The outing comes after Pete was fined $25,200 for promoting a lamp that he bizarrely claimed could help treat coronavirus.

The Therapeutic Goods Administration issued two infringement notices to Pete’s company for alleged breaches of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989. 

The celebrity chef allegedly live streamed a video on Facebook on April 9 claiming a ‘Biocharger’ device could be used in relation to ‘Wuhan Coronavirus’.

The TGA said the claims have no apparent foundation and are treating the allegations very seriously.

Any claim that references COVID-19 is banned under the legislation and the TGA has recently issued a warning to advertisers about the legality of it.

The fines were issued for the video and for advertising on Pete’s website.

The advertisements on the website claimed the lamp was ‘proven to restore strength, stamina, co-ordination and mental clarity’ and ‘sharpening your mental clarity’. 

Pete called the claims ‘unfounded’ in a statement to Daily Mail Australia.

‘The claims made by the TGA are totally unfounded and we will be strongly defending these claims. It is now in the hands of my lawyers,’ he said.

Pete promoted his BioCharger NG Subtle Energy Platform on social media last month, describing it as a ‘hybrid subtle energy revitalisation platform’. 

Pete claimed he and his family use the ‘non-invasive’ lamp ‘pretty much every day’.

‘It works to optimize your health, wellness, and athletic performance by aligning and balancing the energy of every cell in your body,’ he said.

Pete also said the lamp is programmed with thousands of recipes with ‘a couple on there for Wuhan coronavirus that you may be interested in’.

There is no evidence it has any effect on the virus.

Pete was slammed by the Australian Medical Association for spruiking the machine.