Failing Food Report – February 2022

This report lists food that has failed under the Imported Food Inspection Scheme (IFIS).

Data set - Importing Food Inspection Scheme - monthly failing food reports

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.

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.

If surveillance food fails a test, we apply a holding order. 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. We do this until the overseas producer reaches a history of compliance. See a list of published holding orders.

‘HO match’ indicates the fail was against an existing holding order.

This table lists test results of non-compliant food we’ve detected.

Food test results
Category Date of fail Product description Country of origin Producer name Test applied Reason for fail Result/s Units Reference Holding order number
Surveillance 28/01/2022 Oregano India Flex Foods Limited Lead Lead detected in excess of level permitted. 0.69 mg/kg FSC 1.4.1 17619
Risk 02/02/2022 Tapioca & Cassava chips -  salsa masala/ classic salt/chilly India A1 Chips and Exports India Pvt. Ltd. Hydrocyanic acid Hydrocyanic acid detected in excess of level permitted 82, 78, 55 mg/kg CAS 09/2016 N/A
Risk 02/02/2022 Peanut candy Malaysia Desa Southern Agency (Kl) Sdn Bhd Aflatoxin Aflatoxin detected in excess of level permitted. 0.01 (Product contains 40% peanut, therefore the calculate maximum level is 0.006) mg/kg NUT 11/2018 N/A
Surveillance 02/02/2022 Fermented chilli beancurd with sesame oil China Huizhou Jiadewei Trading Company Bacillus cereus Bacillus cereus detected in excess of acceptable limits >3000, >15000, >18000, >9000, 1900 CFU/g Imported Food Control Act section 3(2) 17620
Surveillance 03/02/2022 Dried perilla leaves with plum Japan Mishima Shokuhin Co., Ltd. Composition Additive 'Monascus colour' not permitted in this food N/A N/A FSC 1.3.1 17692
Risk 04/02/2022 Tapioca chips  India Fineday Foods Hydrocyanic acid Hydrocyanic acid detected in excess of level permitted. 21, 12, 22 mg/kg CAS 09/2016 N/A
Risk 08/02/2022 Szechuan pepper powder China Zhongshan Zhengfeng Dried Fruit Foodstuffs (China) Salmonella Salmonella detected Detected /125g SPI 06/2019 N/A
Surveillance 09/02/2022 Dragon fruit Vietnam Goodlife Holdings Company Fruit and vegetable residue screen Cypermethrin detected in excess of MRL. 0.06
0.07		 mg/kg FSC 1.4.2 17643
Risk 11/02/2022 Caramelized pistachio bars Lebanon Al Rifai Roastery Sal Aflatoxin Aflatoxin detected in excess of level permitted 2.051 mg/kg NUT 11/2018 N/A
Risk 14/02/2022 Frozen dried mackerel Vietnam Kien Giang Sea Product (Vietnam) Histamine Histamine detected in excess of level permitted. 379 mg/kg HIS 12/2016 N/A
Risk 14/02/2022 Fermented anchovy fish Vietnam Di Can Food Histamine Histamine detected in excess of level permitted 1090 mg/kg HIS 12/2016 N/A
Risk 14/02/2022 Fermented mackerel Vietnam Di Can Food Histamine Histamine detected in excess of level permitted 224 mg/kg HIS 12/2016 N/A
Surveillance 17/02/2022 Medium grain rice Vietnam An Dinh Technology Develoment & Invest Co Ltd Lead Lead detected in excess of level permitted 0.46 mg/kg FSC 1.4.1 17651
Risk 17/02/2022 Roasted peanuts China Shandong Fengsheng Foods Co ltd (Shandong China) Aflatoxin Aflatoxin detected in excess of level permitted. 0.24, 0.49 mg/kg NUT 11/2018 N/A
Surveillance 17/02/2022 Coconut drink China Emmi Kase Ag Allergen - dairy Undeclared milk content detected 12000 ppm FSC 1.2.3 17654
Surveillance 17/02/2022 Cleaned headless snake head fish Vietnam Hung Phong Co., Ltd Fluoroquinolones Levofloxacin not permitted in this food. 0.005 mg/kg FSC 1.4.2 17658
Fluoroquinolones Ofloxacin not permitted in this food. 0.005 mg/kg
Risk 17/02/2022 Frozen cooked prawn China Weishan Hongda Aquatic Food Co Ltd Nitrofurans Nitrofurazone not permitted in this food 0.022 mg/kg FSC 1.4.2 N/A
Risk 18/02/2022 Dried anchovies Philippines Fenor Food Products (Philippines) Histamine Histamine detected in excess of level permitted 270 mg/kg HIS 12/2016 N/A
Risk 18/02/2022 Fried fish China Shantou Yulei Food Industry Co Ltd Histamine Histamine detected in excess of level permitted 580 mg/kg HIS 12/2016 N/A
Surveillance 18/02/2022 Dried salted mudfish Vietnam Nam Hai Company Ltd Fluoroquinolones Levofloxocin not permitted in this food. 0.026 mg/kg FSC 1.4.2 17675
Fluoroquinolones Ofloxacin not permitted in this food. 0.026 mg/kg
Malachite green Leucomalachite green not permitted in this food 0.073 mg/kg
Risk 18/02/2022 Cassava chips Indonesia Cv Arira Pangindo Kusuka Hydrocyanic acid Hydrocyanic acid detected in excess of level permitted 13 mg/kg CAS 09/2016 N/A
Surveillance 18/02/2022 Dried catfish Sri Lanka Derana marketing Services Pvt Ltd Fluoroquinolones Moxifloxacin not permitted in this food. 0.013 mg/kg FSC 1.4.2 17679
Risk 21/02/2022 Chilli garlic peanuts Vietnam Tl Foods Trading Company Ltd Aflatoxin Aflatoxin detected in excess of level permitted. 0.026 mg/kg NUT 11/2018 N/A
Surveillance 21/02/2022 Barramundi fillets Sri Lanka Oceanpick (Pvt) Ltd Fluoroquinolones Enrofloxacin not permitted in this food. 0.003, 0.003, 0.003, 0.003 mg/kg FSC 1.4.2 HO match 17242
Surveillance 23/02/2022 Barramundi fillets Sri Lanka Oceanpick (Pvt) Ltd Fluoroquinolones Ciprofloxacin not permitted in this food 0.002 mg/kg FSC 1.4.2 HO Match 17242
Fluoroquinolones Enrofloxacin not permitted in this food. 0.005, 0.004 mg/kg
Risk 23/02/2022 Dried salted yellowfin tuna Vietnam Southeast Asia Aquatic Product Import & Export Co Ltd Histamine Histamine detected in excess of level permitted. 610 mg/kg HIS 12/2016 N/A
Risk 23/02/2022 Dried salted baby yellow stripe travelly headless Vietnam Southeast Asia Aquatic Product Import & Export Co Ltd Histamine Histamine detected in excess of level permitted. 550 mg/kg HIS 12/2016 N/A
Surveillance 23/02/2022 Barramundi fillets Sri Lanka Oceanpick (Pvt) Ltd Fluoroquinolones Ciprofloxacin not permitted in this food. 0.003, 0.003 mg/kg FSC 1.4.2 HO match 17242
Fluoroquinolones Enrofloxacin not permitted in this food. 0.004 mg/kg
Risk 24/02/2022 Mouth freshener India Harihar Foods Pvt. Ltd. (India) Composition Prohibited plant (Areca catechu nut) N/A N/A FSC 1.4.4 N/A

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