This report details food that was found to fail under the Imported Food Inspection Scheme during the month. For full data on activity and compliance under the Scheme refer to the 6 monthly
Imported Food Inspection Data reports.
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Risk food tests (targeted monitoring of food for compliance to safety standards)
The Department of Agriculture targets and monitors food determined to pose a high or medium risk to public health.
Risk food is targeted at 100 per cent until a history of food safety compliance is established.
The following table details where results were detected in excess of food safety limits.
The food was not distributed for sale in Australia. It was destroyed by the importer or re-exported to the country of origin under department supervision. Future consignments continue to be targeted at 100 per cent until a history of compliance is established. More information on risk food and the tests applied under the IFIS can be found on the
Tests applied to risk food webpages.
Microbiological tests
| Date of fail | Product description | Country of origin | Producer name | Organism | Result/s | Units | Standard |
|---|
| 3/08/2015 | Gorgonzola Piccante DOP Rea Nero Cheese | Italy | Gennaro Auricchio (Lt 03 194 Ce) |
Listeria monocytogenes | Detected | /125g |
CHE 05/2014 |
| 6/08/2015 | Red chilli powder | India | Food Solution (India) Limited |
Salmonella | Detected | /125g |
SPI 05/2014 |
| 7/08/2015 | Brie Xavier David cheese | France | Fromagerie Rouzaire (Fr77470002ce) |
E. coli | 7, 33, 92, 7, 13 | cfu/g |
CHE 05/2014 |
| 2/08/2015 | Queso Arzua Ulloa DOP cheese | Spain | Queizuar SL |
E. coli | 89, <10 , <10 , 130 , 180 | cfu/g |
CHE 05/2014 |
| 13/08/2015 | Tahina | Egypt | Alwadi |
Salmonella | Detected | /125g |
SES 05/2014 |
14/08/2015
| Hulled sesame seeds | India | Aatish Industries |
Salmonella | Detected | /125g |
SES 05/2014 |
Chemical / Contaminant / Toxin test results
| Date of fail | Product description | Country of origin | Producer name | Analyte | Result/s | Units | Standard |
|---|
| 5/08/2015 | Plain peanuts | India | Royal Malabar Foods Pvt Ltd | Aflatoxin | 0.143 | mg/kg |
NUT 05/2014 |
| 5/08/2015 | Roasted peanuts | India | Royal Malabar Foods Pvt Ltd | Aflatoxin | 0.157 | mg/kg |
NUT 05/2014 |
| 11/08/2015 | Roasted sweet peanuts | Sri Lanka | Asiri Food Products (Pvt) Ltd | Aflatoxin | 0.091 | mg/kg |
NUT 05/2014 |
| 11/08/2015 | Maldive fish chips | Sri Lanka | JK Agro Spice Packers | Histamine | 320 | mg/kg |
SCM 05/2014 |
| 12/08/2015 | Chocolate nut candy | Philippines | Annie Candy Manufacturing Corporation | Aflatoxin | 0.035 | mg/kg |
NUT 05/2014 |
| 13/08/2015 | Maldive fish chips | Sri Lanka | Rasoja Food Products | Histamine | 210 | mg/kg |
SCM 05/2014 |
| 13/08/2015 | Maldive fish chips | Sri Lanka | Rasoja Food Products | Histamine | 250 | mg/kg |
SCM 05/2014 |
Random monitoring of food for compliance
The department operates a five per cent random surveillance scheme to monitor a range of food imported into Australia for compliance to some standards in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code. These tests are applied as part of a rolling program of surveillance on the Australian food supply.
The following table details where results were found to be non-compliant with food standards. Future consignments of this food are subject to an increased rate of testing until a history of compliance is achieved.
More information on surveillance food and the tests applied can be found on the
Tests applied to surveillance foods webpage.
| Date of fail | Product description | Country of origin | Producer name | Organism or Analyte | Result/s | Units | Standard |
|---|
31/07/2015
| Red Tilapia | Vietnam | Tan Thanh Loi Frozen Food Co Ltd | Ciprofloxacin Enrofloxacin | 0.011
0.064 | mg/kg
mg/kg |
FSC 1.4.2 |
| 24/07/2015 | Frozen diced capsicum | China | Weihai Ptc International Co. Ltd | Endosulfan
Cyhalothrin | 0.025
0.012 | mg/kg
mg/kg |
FSC 1.4.2 |
| 10/08/2015 | Hot peri peri sauce | South Africa | Mr Sauces | Composition (identified through labelling) | Additives ‘E319’, ‘E320’, ‘E321’ and ‘E338’ not permitted in this food. | mg/kg |
FSC 1.3.1 |
| 17/08/2015 | Mung bean cake | China | Guangzhou City Hongfeng Foods Co Ltd | Composition (identified through labelling) | Additive ‘E266 Sodium dehydroacetate’ not permitted in this food. | mg/kg |
FSC 1.3.1 |
| 17/08/2015 | Red bean cake | China | Guangzhou City Hongfeng Foods Co Ltd | Composition (identified through labelling) | Additive ‘E266 Sodium dehydroacetate’ not permitted in this food. | mg/kg |
FSC 1.3.1 |
| 17/08/2015 | Freeze dried strawberry (diced) | China | Chaucer Foods (Qingdao) Co Ltd | 2-phenylphenol | 0.14 | mg/kg |
FSC 1.4.2 |
19/08/2015
| Pan masala | India | Dharampal Satyappl Ltd | Composition (identified through labelling) | Prohibited plant – betel nut. | |
FSC 1.4.4 |