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Failing Food Report – January 2024

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

Data for the fails in this report and previous reports are available from this link - Imported Food Inspection Scheme - monthly failing food reports - Dataset - data.gov.au

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 a history of compliance is established.

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 administrative 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 number' indicates a new holding order was issued for the failed surveillance food.

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

'Risk' indicates that the fail was for a risk food. Future consignments of failed risk food are automatically referred for increased testing and therefore a holding order is not issued.

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

Date of fail Product description Country of origin Producer name Test applied / reason for fail Results / Units Reference criteria Food category
4/01/2024 Granola breakfast cereal Japan Calbee Composition - Vitamin B12 & Calcium pantothenate not permitted in this food n/a FSC 1.3.2 Surveillance – HO match 15880
9/01/2024 Peanut candy Sri Lanka Derana Marketing Services Pvt Ltd Aflatoxin detected in excess of level permitted 0.056 mg/kg FSC 1.4.1 Risk
9/01/2024 Fried Balaya (tuna) fish Sri Lanka Damayanthi Ent & Exp (Sri Lanka) Histamine detected in excess of level permitted 441 mg/kg FSC 1.4.1 Risk
10/01/2024 Red skin peanut China Jinan Gogo International Tradde Co. Ltd Aflatoxin detected in excess of level permitted 0.037 mg/kg FSC 1.4.1 Risk
10/01/2024 Fresh tuna loin Indonesia CV Anugrah Sahhied Histamine detected in excess of level permitted 310mg/kg FSC 1.4.1 Risk
10/01/2024 Fish paste (Lar say paw) Thailand Siam Moei Co. Ltd Histamine detected in excess of level permitted 220 mg/kg FSC 1.4.1 Risk
11/01/2024 Bitter gourd India Vadilal Industries Ltd Fruit and vegetable residue screen Chlorpyrifos detected in excess of MR 0.13 mg/kg FSC 1.4.2 Surveillance - HO 18977
11/01/2024 Cheese-flavoured crackers Philippines Pixcel Transglobal Food Inc Composition - Vitamin A not permitted in this food n/a FSC 1.3.2 Surveillance – HO 18953
12/01/2024 Dried sardines (Keeramin salaya) Sri Lanka Arunalu Products Histamine detected in excess of level permitted 260 mg/kg 240 mg/kg FSC 1.4.1 Risk
15/01/2024 BBQ flavoured snack Philippines Nutritive Snack Corporation Food Composition - additive (E127) Erythrosine not permitted in this food n/a FSC 1.3.1 Surveillance – HO 18970
16/01/2024 Sugo cracker nuts – garlic Philippines Jocker's Food Industries Aflatoxin detected in excess of level permitted 0.11mg/kg FSC 1.4.1 Risk
17/01/2024 Frozen celery filling China Jiangsu Baotianxia Food Co. Ltd Fruit and vegetable residue screen Cyhalothrin not permitted in this food   0.02 mg/kg FSC 1.4.2 Surveillance – HO 18982
Procymidone detected in excess of MRL 0.69 mg/kg
Pyrimethanil detected in excess of MRL 0.19 mg/kg
Tebuconazole detected in excess of MRL 0.06 mg/kg
17/01/2024 Frozen coriander filling China Jiangsu Baotianxia Food Co. Ltd Fruit and vegetable residue screen Paclobutrazol detected in excess of MRL 0.12 mg/kg FSC 1.4.2 Surveillance – HO 18982
17/01/2024 Tuna – various flavours Philippines Century Pacific Food Inc Composition - Vitamin A not permitted in this food n/a FSC 1.3.2 Risk
17/01/2024 Cassava chips – various flavours India Jay Keshav Exp Pvt Ltd Hydrocyanic acid detected in excess of level permitted 170 mg/kg 180 mg/kg FSC 1.4.2 Risk
18/01/2024 Long raisins India Maanas Foods & Spices Impex Fruit and vegetable residue screen Carbendazim detected in excess of MR   0.52 mg/kg FSC 1.4.2 Surveillance – HO 18983
Propargite not permitted in this food 0.07 mg/kg
18/01/2024 Dried sardines Tanzania M/S B&B Foods Enterprises Histamine detected in excess of level permitted 389 mg/kg FSC 1.4.1 Risk
18/01/2024 Roasted Japanese mackerel Japan Kokura Suisan Shokuhin Co Ltd Histamine detected in excess of level permitted 340 mg/kg FSC 1.4.1 Risk
18/01/2024 Tapioca chips India Kairali Ayurvedic Products Private Limited Hydrocyanic acid detected in excess of level permitted 76mg/kg FSC 1.4.1 Risk
19/01/2024 Snakehead fish slice China Huazhou Guofeng Aquatic Products Co Ltd Fluoroquinolones Enrofloxacin not permitted in this food
0.015 mg/kg
0.04 mg/kg
FSC 1.4.2 Surveillance – HO 18985
25/01/2024 Snakehead fish cutlets Vietnam Vinrec Vietnam Trading Import Export Company Limited Fluoroquinolones Ciprofloxacin not permitted in this food   0.01 mg/kg FSC 1.4.2 Surveillance – HO 18988
Enrofloxacin not permitted in this food 0.004 mg/kg
Levofloxacin not permitted in this food 0.013 mg/kg
Ofloxacin not permitted in this food 0.013 mg/kg
29/01/2024 Cassava chips extreme spicy flavour Indonesia PT.Arira Pangindo Hydrocyanic acid detected in excess of level permitted 45 mg/kg 43 mg/kg FSC 1.4.1 Risk
31/01/2024 Fresh red dragon fruit Vietnam Hoa Binh Co Ltd Fruit and vegetable residue screen Difenoconazole detected in excess of MRL 0.66 mg/kg FSC 1.4.2 Surveillance - HO match 18431

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