Publication details
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 |