Publication details
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, February 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/2/2021 | Peanut sauce - long chim miang base | Thailand | Aaharn Thai Foods Co Ltd | Aflatoxin | 0.02 (product contains 37.5% peanut, therefore the calculated maximum level is 0.005) | mg/kg | NUT 11/2018 |
| 5/2/2021 | Peanuts granulated | China | Shandong Fengsheng Foods Co Ltd (Shandong China) | Aflatoxin | 0.088 | mg/kg | NUT 11/2018 |
| 17/2/2021 | Sesame seed hulled | India | Patidar Exports Pvt Ltd | Salmonella | Detected | /125g | SES 05/2014 |
| 19/2/2021 | Maldive fish | Sri Lanka | Lakrasa Products Pvt Ltd | Histamine | 320 | mg/kg | HIS 12/2016 |
| 26/2/2021 | Fresh tuna | Japan | Global View Co Ltd | Histamine | 1106 | mg/kg | HIS 12/2016 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/1/2021 | Chilli | Papua New Guinea | Nolka Limited | Fruit and vegetable residue screen | Cyhalothrin | Detected - Not permitted in this food | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 | 16752 |
| 29/1/2021 | Barramundi skin on | Indonesia | PT Iambeu Mina Utama | Fruit and vegetable residue screen | Enrofloxacin | Detected - Not permitted in this food | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 | HO match 16614 |
| 1/2/2021 | Dried fig | United Arab Emirates | PDS (FZE) | Fruit and vegetable residue screen | Cypermethrin | 0.27 - Exceeds permitted MRL | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 | 16759 |
| 3/2/2021 | Herbal syrup Hamdard Joshanda | India | Hamdard Laboratories | Composition | Borago officinalis (Borage) |
Prohibited Plant | n/a | FSC 1.4.4 | 16758 |
| 3/2/2021 | Fruit cake rusk | India | Bikanervala Foods Pvt Ltd | Composition | Additive 127 (Erythrosine) | Not permitted in this food | n/a | FSC 1.3.1 | HO match 16477 |
| 8/2/2021 | Dried longan | China | Guangzhou Meixiang Yang Catering Management Co Ltd | Fruit and vegetable residue screen | Carbendazim | Detected - Not permitted in this food | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 | 16772 |
| 8/2/2021 | Coconut shredded | India | Wholesome Foods | Microbiological | Salmonella | Detected | /125g | FSC 1.6.1 | 16773 |
| 8/2/2021 | Goraka fruit | Sri Lanka | Jayalanka Supplier | Fruit and vegetable residue screen | 2-Phenylphenol | 0.37 - Exceeds permitted MRL | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 | 16775 |
| 8/2/2021 | Tipi tip onion snack | Sri Lanka | Uswatte Confectionary | Composition | Additive Phosphorus | Not permitted in this food | n/a | FSC 1.3.1 | 16776 |
| 8/2/2021 | Instant noodles | China | Pingshan Xiangxuanyuan Food Co Ltd | Composition | Vitamin E | Not permitted in this food | n/a | FSC 1.3.2 | 16778 |
| 9/2/2021 | Frozen yam | Tonga | JM Exports | Fruit and vegetable residue screen | Acephate | Detected - Not permitted in this food | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 | 16769 |
| 10/2/2021 | Red bull drink | Thailand | T.C. Pharmaceutical Industries Co Ltd | Composition | Choline | Not permitted in this food | n/a | FSC 1.3.2 | 16787 |
| 11/2/2021 | Parval | India | Innovative Cuisine | Fruit and vegetable residue screen | Monocrotophos | Detected - Not permitted in this food | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 | 16840 |
| 15/2/2021 | Black olives manzanillo | Israel | Kvuzat Yavne | Composition | Ferrous Sulphate | Not permitted in this food | n/a | FSC 1.3.2 | 16788 |
| 16/2/2021 | Cambodge tamarind fruit | India | Eastern Condiments Pvt Ltd | Fruit and vegetable residue screen | 2-Phenylphenol | 0.37- Exceeds permitted MRL | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 | 16807 |
| 17/02/2021 | Fresh betel leaves | India | Thangapandi International | Fruit and vegetable residue screen | Carbendazim | Detected - Not permitted in this food | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 | HO match 15619 |
| Chlorpyrifos | Detected - Not permitted in this food | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 | HO match 15619 | |||||
| Fipronil | Detected - Not permitted in this food | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 | HO match 15619 | |||||
| Cypermethrin | 0.2891 - Exceeds permitted MRL | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 | HO match 15619 | |||||
| Profenofos | 0.4844 - Exceeds permitted MRL | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 | HO match 15619 | |||||
| 17/2/2021 | Mixed fruit jam | India | Sunrise Chemicals | Composition | Vitamin B3 | Not permitted in this food | n/a | FSC 1.3.2 | 16812 |
| 18/2/2021 | Cream crackers | Malaysia | Kraft Malaysia Sdn Bhd | Composition | Vitamin B12 | Not permitted in this food | n/a | FSC 1.3.2 | HO match 16563 |
| Vitamin A | Not permitted in this food | n/a | FSC 1.3.2 | HO match 16563 | |||||
| Iodine | Not permitted in this food | n/a | FSC 1.3.2 | HO match 16563 | |||||
| 22/2/2021 | Cereal bars | United Kingdom | Tesco Pty Ltd | Composition | Vitamin B12 | Not permitted in this food | n/a | FSC 1.3.2 | 16818 |
| Pantothenic acid | Not permitted in this food | n/a | FSC 1.3.2 | 16818 | |||||
| 24/2/2021 | Jelly powder | Malaysia | Happy Grass Products Sdn Bhd | Composition | Additive 127 (Erythrosine) | Not permitted in this food | n/a | FSC 1.3.1 | 16798 |
| 24/2/2021 | Green lentil | India | Batra Enterprises | Fruit and vegetable residue screen | Chlorpyrifos | 0.016 - Exceeds permitted MRL | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 | 16808 |