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Failing Food Report – August 2021

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Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, August 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
3/8/2021 Kelp China Cangzhou Huahei Shunda Grain and Oil Seasoning Co Iodine detected in excess of level permitted 6000 mg/kg BSW 12/2016
3/8/2021 Seasoned baby clam meat Korea Republic of Samjin G.F E. coli detected in excess of level permitted <2.3, <2.3, <2.3, 2.3, 24 MPN/g MOL 11/2020
12/8/2021 Dried herring in hot corn oil Phillipines Sharmila Corp (Phillipines) Histamine detected in excess of level permitted 420 mg/kg HIS 12/2016
18/8/2021 Paprika India Aerath Business Corporation Salmonella detected Detected /125g SPI 06/2019
24/8/2021 Gorgonzola dolcesesia emmi Italy Eredi Angelo Baruffaldi Srl Listeria monocytogenes detected Detected /125g CHE 07/2018
25/8/2021 Chilli powder India H.R. Exports Pvt Ltd Salmonella detected Detected /125g SPI 06/2019
25/8/2021 Frozen dried anchovy Vietnam Thuan Thien Producing Trading Co., Ltd Histamine detected in excess of level permitted 290 mg/kg HIS 12/2016
26/8/2021 Maldive fish chips (Fried dry fish) Sri Lanka Lanka Spice Pvt Histamine detected in excess of level permitted 250, 280 mg/kg HIS 12/2016
30/8/2021 Mixed sesame paste China Baodang Guan Xiang Food Co., Ltd Aflatoxin detected in excess of level permitted 0.013 (product contains 50% peanut, therefore the calculated maximum level is 0.0075) mg/kg NUT 11/2018

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
19/7/2021 Flavoured bubble-gum South Africa Mondelez South Africa Proprietry Limited Composition Additive E127 not permitted in this food N/A N/A FSC 1.3.1 Holding order match 16158
2/8/2021 Fresh sugar snap pea China Hunan Duoying Agricultural Science and Technology Co., Ltd Fruit and vegetable residue screen Flusilazole not permitted in this food 0.1 mg/kg FSC 1.4.2 17218
5/8/2021 Cocoa powder Japan Morinaga & Co Ltd Composition Niacin, vitamin B1 and ferric pyrophosphate not permitted in this food N/A N/A FSC 1.3.2 Holding order match 16720
23/8/2021 Basmati rice India L T Foods Ltd Lead Lead detected in excess of level permitted 0.5 mg/kg FSC 1.4.1 17237
26/8/2021 Dried lemon slices China Xiangyang Tianma Zhonghe Trading Co. Ltd Fruit and vegetable residue screen Myclobutanil detected in excess of MRL 0.06 mg/kg FSC 1.4.2 17241
Pyraclostrobin detected in excess of MRL 0.54
26/8/2021 Ocean farmed barramundi fillets Sri Lanka Oceanpick (Pvt) Ltd Flouroquinolones Enrofloxacin not permitted in this food 0.007, 0.003, 0.004, 0.004 mg/kg FSC 1.4.2 17242

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