Publication details
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, April 2021
This report lists food that has failed under the Imported Food Inspection Scheme (IFIS).
Data set - Importing Food Inspection Scheme - monthly failing food reports
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Risk food tests
We target and monitor food that poses a high or medium risk to public health. We refer 100% of risk food imports until we establish a history of compliance.
Table 1 lists non-compliant food we’ve detected.
Non-compliant food can’t be distributed for sale in Australia. We supervise the importer destroying or re-exporting it.
Table 1 Risk food test results
| Date of fail | Product description | Country of origin | Producer name | Reason for fail | Result/s | Units | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/3/2021 | Betel nut | India | Visnukumar Traders Pvt Ltd | Prohibited plant | n/a | n/a | FSC 1.4.4 |
| 9/4/2021 | Tapioca crisp | Malaysia | Desa Southern Agency | Hydrocyanic acid | 11 | mg/kg | CAS 09/2016 |
| 13/4/2021 | Cassava chips | Indonesia | PT Rasa Sayang Ais Krim | Hydrocyanic acid | 11 | mg/kg | CAS 09/2016 |
| 13/4/2021 | Roasted peanuts | China | Shandong Fengsheng Foods Co Ltd | Aflatoxin | 0.149 | mg/kg | NUT 11/2018 |
| 14/4/2021 | Tapioca chips | Indonesia | Wynad Exports | Hydrocyanic acid | 14 | mg/kg | CAS 09/2016 |
| 14/4/2021 | Tapioca sticks | Indonesia | Wynad Exports | Hydrocyanic acid | 18 | mg/kg | CAS 09/2016 |
| 15/4/2021 | Dried seaweed strip | China | Fuzhou Hailin Foods Co Ltd | Iodine | 1830 | mg/kg | BSW 12/2016 |
| 15/4/2021 | Dried seaweed | China | Fuzhou Hailin Foods Co Ltd | Iodine | 2900 | mg/kg | BSW 12/2016 |
| 23/4/2021 | Peanuts granulated | China | Shandong Fengsheng Foods Co Ltd | Aflatoxin | 0.032 | mg/kg | NUT 11/2018 |
| 24/4/2021 | Sweet peanuts | Sri Lanka | J Remitta Stores | Aflatoxin | 0.013 (product contains 55% peanut, therefore the calculated maximum level is 0.008) | mg/kg | NUT 11/2018 |
| 30/4/2021 | Red chilli powder | India | Al Saqr General Trading Co Llc | Salmonella | Detected | /125g | SPI 06/2019 |
Surveillance food tests
We randomly refer 5% of surveillance food imports. We test for compliance to certain standards in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code and to verify safety.
Table 2 lists non-compliant food we’ve detected. We will test further imported consignments of this food at an increased rate. We do this until the overseas producer reaches a history of compliance. To achieve this, we apply a holding order to the non-compliant food from the particular overseas producer. This legal instrument flags the food for increased testing.
‘HO match’ indicates the fail was against an existing holding order. See a list of published holding orders.
Table 2 Surveillance food test results
| Date of fail | Product description | Country of origin | Producer name | Test applied | Reason for fail | Result/s | Units | Reference | Holding order number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/3/2021 | Candy | Japan | Kasugai Seika Co Ltd | Composition | Gardenia blue | Not permitted in this food | n/a | FSC 1.3.1 | 16956 |
| 1/4/2021 | Raisin sultana | India | Patidar Exports Pvt Ltd | Fruit and vegetable residue screen | Thiamethoxam | 0.25 - Exceeds permitted MRL | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 | 16944 |
| 7/4/2021 | Spinach | China | Gaomi Ruifeng Foods Co | Fruit and vegetable residue screen | Cyhalothrin | Detected - Not permitted in this food | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 | 16945 |
| Chlorpyrifos | 0.022 - Exceeds permitted MRL | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 | 16945 | |||||
| 14/4/2021 | Snow peas | China | Yongzhou Huiyou Agriculture Development Limited Company | Fruit and vegetable residue screen | Thiamethoxam | 0.02 - Exceeds permitted MRL | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 | 16960 |
| Difenoconazole | 0.08 - Exceeds permitted MRL | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 | 16960 | |||||
| 20/4/2021 | Raisins | India | Patidar Exports Pvt Ltd | Fruit and vegetable residue screen | Carbendazim | 0.5 - Exceeds permitted MRL | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 | 16981 |
| 23/4/2021 | Gourd slices | India | Innovative Cuisine | Fruit and vegetable residue screen | Monocrotophos | Detected - Not permitted in this food | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 | HO match 16840 |
| Acephate | Detected - Not permitted in this food | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 | HO match 16840 | |||||
| 29/4/2021 | Energy drink | Iraq | Narin Company General Trading | Composition | Vitamin B2 | Not permitted in this food | n/a | FSC 1.3.2 | 17017 |
| Vitamin B6 | Not permitted in this food | n/a | FSC 1.3.2 | 17017 | |||||
| Vitamin B12 | Not permitted in this food | n/a | FSC 1.3.2 | 17017 |