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Failing Food Report – January 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
Risk 4/01/2022 Sesame seed India Pramukh Food Exports Pvt Ltd Salmonella Salmonella detected. Detected /125g SES 05/2014 N/A
Surveillance 5/01/2022 Cream crackers Malaysia Mondelez Malaysia Sales Snd Bhd Composition Vitamin B12 and Iodine not permitted in this food. N/A N/A FSC 1.3.2 HO match 17378
Risk 6/01/2022 Dried herring Philippines Yang Yang Food Products Histamine Histamine detected in excess of level permitted. 513 mg/kg HIS 12/2016 N/A
Risk 7/01/2022 Dried seaweed China Tesana Trading Ltd (Hong Kong) Iodine Iodine detected in excess of level permitted. 3440 mg/kg BSW 12/2016 N/A
Risk 10/01/2022 Roasted sesame seed Nepal Sagoon Export Nepal Pvt Ltd Visual The food is not suitable for its reasonable intended use - insect infestation. N/A N/A Imported Food Control Act Section 3(2) N/A
Risk 13/01/2022 Mussels Fiji Green Isle Exporters Fiji Escherichia coli (E. coli) E. coli detected in excess of levels permitted. >110, <2.3, >110, 46, 2.3 MPN/g MOL 12/2021 N/A
Surveillance 14/01/2022 Soybeans Taiwan Fu Hong Foods Enterprise Co Ltd Fruit and vegetable residue screen Indoxacarb detected in excess of maximum residue limit. 0.06 mg/kg FSC 1.4.2 17582
Risk 14/01/2022 Bracken fern, Pteridium aquilinum Korea Republic of Yong In Yu Tong Composition Prohibited plant - Pteridium aquilinum N/A N/A FSC 1.4.4 N/A
Risk 17/01/2022 Pistachio kernel Iran Islamic Republic of Ratin Khosh Co Aflatoxin Aflatoxin detected in excess of level permitted. 0.027 mg/kg NUT 11/2018 N/A
Surveillance 17/01/2022 Frozen soft shell crab Myanmar Mef International Company Limited Nitrofurans Nitrofurazone not permitted in this food. 0.002 mg/kg FSC 1.4.2 HO match 17414
Risk 18/01/2022 Seasoned seaweed Japan Kurakon Foods Corporation Iodine Iodine detected in excess of level permitted. 4800 mg/kg BSW 12/2016 N/A
Surveillance 19/01/2022 Apple juice drink &
guyabano juice drink
Philippines Harman Foods Phils Inc Composition Zinc not permitted in this food. N/A N/A FSC 1.3.2 17592
Surveillance 19/01/2022 Chocolate milk drink Philippines Nestle Composition Zinc not permitted in this food. N/A N/A FSC 1.3.2 17593
Vitamin B1 not permitted in this food. N/A N/A
Risk 19/01/2022 Parched peanut powder Taiwan Sunright Foods Corporation Aflatoxin Aflatoxin detected in excess of level permitted. 0.011 (product contains 42% peanut, therefore the calculated maximum level is 0.006) mg/kg NUT 11/2018 N/A
Surveillance 20/01/2022 Pickled sliced turnip Lebanon Jean Raad for Industries and Trade Composition Additive E123 not permitted in this food. N/A N/A FSC 1.3.1 HO match 15969
Risk 24/01/2022 Kashmir chilli powder mild India Desai Brothers Salmonella Salmonella detected. Detected /125g SPI 06/2019 N/A
Risk 25/01/2022 Tapioca chips - salsa masala flavour & classic salt flavour India Kvr Traders Hydrocyanic acid Hydrocyanic acid detected in excess of level permitted. 11, 18 mg/kg CAS 09/2016 N/A
Risk 25/01/2022 Salted roasted peanuts China Chaofeng Food Pty Aflatoxin Aflatoxin detected in excess of level permitted. 0.17 mg/kg NUT 11/2018 N/A
Risk 27/01/2022 Salty peanuts China Dongguan City Shaerge Food Co Ltd Aflatoxin Aflatoxin detected in excess of level permitted. 0.018 mg/kg NUT 11/2018 N/A
Risk 27/01/2022 Chilli powder India Miltop Exports (India) Salmonella Salmonella detected. Detected /125g SPI 06/2019 N/A
Risk 27/01/2022 Roasted peanuts - fermented bean curd flavour China Foshan City Shunde District Ronggui Guangjilong Foodstuff Co Ltd Aflatoxin Aflatoxin detected in excess of level permitted. 0.26 mg/kg NUT 11/2018 N/A
Surveillance 31/01/2022 Red grapefruit United States Johnston Farms Fruit and vegetable residue screen Carbaryl detected in excess of maximum residue limit. 0.64 mg/kg FSC 1.4.2 17616

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