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Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, April 2017
This report details food that was found to fail under the Imported Food Inspection Scheme during the month. For full data on activity and compliance under the Scheme refer to the six monthly Imported Food Inspection Data reports.
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Risk/Advisory food tests (targeted monitoring of food for compliance to safety standards)
The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (the department) targets and monitors food determined to pose a high or medium risk to public health. Risk food is targeted at the rate of 100 per cent until a history of food safety compliance is established. When an emerging human health and safety hazard is identified in food, the department may temporarily increase monitoring and testing. This is referred to as advisory food.
The following table details where noncompliant food was detected. Advisory food is marked with an asterisk in the table.
The noncompliant food was not distributed for sale in Australia. It was destroyed by the importer or re-exported to the country of origin under department supervision. Where a product is found to be noncompliant because the label does not have the mandatory allergen declaration, the product must be destroyed, re-exported or re-labelled to include the mandatory declaration. Future consignments continue to be targeted at 100 per cent until a history of compliance is established. More information on risk food and the tests applied under the IFIS can be found on the Tests applied to risk food webpages.
Microbiological / Allergen tests
| Date of fail | Product description | Country of origin | Producer name | Organism or Allergen | Result/s | Units | Standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/02/2017 | Jamon serrano ham | Spain | Industrias Carnicas Tello | Listeria monocytogenes | Detected | /125g | UMH 10/2016 |
| 3/02/2017 | Blue cheese | Spain | Quesos Campillos S.L. | Listeria monocytogenes | Detected | /125g | CHE 03/2017 |
| 6/02/2017 | Dried ground chilli | Vietnam | Cong Ty Tnhh Mtv Che Bien Nong San Bach Mai | Salmonella | Detected | /125g | SPI 05/2014 |
| 17/02/2017 | Chilli powder | India | Miltop Exports (India) | Salmonella | Detected | /125g | SPI 05/2014 |
| 10/02/2017 | Montasio cheese | Italy | Cepparo Spa | Listeria monocytogenes | Detected | /125g | CHE 03/2017 |
| 17/02/2017 | Dried mussels | China | O New Heuang Foodstuffs Co. Ltd | E. coli | 9, 4, 24, 4, >110 | MPN/g | MOL 05/2014 |
| 24/02/2017 | Chilli powder | India | Anna Aluminium Company Pvt. Ltd. | Salmonella | Detected | /125g | SPI 05/2014 |
Chemical / Contaminant / Toxin test results
| Date of fail | Product description | Country of origin | Producer name | Organism or Allergen | Result/s | Units | Standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/02/2017 | Dried fish in oil | Philippines | Zaragoza Foods Corp | Histamine | 920 | mg/kg | HIS 12/2016 |
| 3/02/2017 | Kellawalla dry fish | Sri Lanka | Serendib Foods (Pvt) Ltd | Histamine | 320 | mg/kg | SCM 05/2014 |
| 2/02/2017 | Gado gado seasoning | Indonesia | Enak Eco (Indonesia) | Aflatoxin | 0.046 | mg/kg | NUT 10/2016 |
| 2/02/2017 | Satay beef seasoning | Indonesia | Enak Eco (Indonesia) | Aflatoxin | 0.033 | mg/kg | NUT 10/2016 |
| 2/02/2017 | Satay chicken seasoning | Indonesia | Enak Eco (Indonesia) | Aflatoxin | 0.046 | mg/kg | NUT 10/2016 |
| 21/02/2017 | Anchovy in Sunflower Oil + Chilli | Italy | Sicilmar Srl | Histamine | 450 | mg/kg | HIS 12/2016 |
Random monitoring of food for compliance
The department operates a five per cent random surveillance scheme to monitor a range of food imported into Australia for compliance to some standards in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code. These tests are applied as part of a rolling program of surveillance on the Australian food supply.
The following table details where results were found to be noncompliant with food standards. Future consignments of this food are subject to an increased rate of testing until a history of compliance is achieved.
More information on surveillance food and the tests applied can be found on the Tests applied to surveillance foods webpage.
| Date of fail | Product description | Country of origin | Producer name | Organism or Analyte | Result/s | Units | Standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28/02/2017 | Frozen small red chilli | Vietnam | Nam Hai Company Ltd | Profenofos | 0.14 | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 |
| 28/02/2017 | Thai durian fruit | Thailand | Noble Marketing Co. Ltd | Carbendazim | 0.11 | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 |
| 28/02/2017 | Salted tinfoil fish | Vietnam | Tan Thanh Loi Frozen Food Co Ltd | Enrofloxacin | 0.0027 | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 |
| 22/02/2017 | Clover chips cheesier with vitamins | Philippines | Leslie Corporation | Vitamin premix | Vitamin Premix including Vit A, Vit B5, Vit B6 and Vit B12 is not permitted in this food. | FSC 1.3.2 | |
| 22/02/2017 | Red hot cheezy corn crunch | Philippines | Leslie Corporation | Vitamin premix | Vitamin Premix including Vit A, Vit B5, Vit B6 and Vit B12 is not permitted in this food. | FSC 1.3.2 | |
| 22/02/2017 | Cut Danmuji (Chongga cut pickled radish) | Korea, Republic of | Daesang Corporation | Vitamin C | Vitamin C is not permitted in this food. | FSC 1.3.2 | |
| 22/02/2017 | Pickled cutting radish | Korea, Republic of | Daesang Corporation | Vitamin C | Vitamin C is not permitted in this food. | FSC 1.3.2 | |
| 28/02/2017 | Dried mud fish | Vietnam | Tan Thanh Loi Frozen Food Co Ltd | Leuco-Malachite green | 0.012 | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 |
| 23/02/2017 | Pickled Ginger Slice (pink) | China | Weifang Sunwoo Foods Co Ltd | Lead | 0.19 | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.1 |