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Failing Food Report – February 2021

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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

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