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Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, June 2018
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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/06/2018 | Chilli powder | Sri Lanka | Lanka Canneries Limited | Salmonella | Detected | /125g | SPI 05/2014 |
| 14/06/2018 | Chilli powder | India | Nishant Export (India) | Salmonella | Detected | /125g | SPI 05/2014 |
| 25/06/2018 | Cooked prawn cutlets | Vietnam | Minh Phu - Hau Giang Seafood Corp | Vibrio cholerae | Detected | /125g | CRU 05/2014 |
| 7/06/2018 | Cooked prawns | Thailand | Lee Heng Seafood Co Ltd (Establishment 1177) | Standard plate count | 5000, 28000, <1000, ~31000000, 9000 | cfu/g | CRU 05/2014 |
Chemical / Contaminant / Toxin test results
| Date of fail | Product description | Country of origin | Producer name | Organism or Analyte | Result/s | Units | Standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/06/2018 | Spiced peanuts | India | Haldiram Foods International Pvt Ltd | Aflatoxin | 0.056 | mg/kg | NUT 10/2016 |
| 7/06/2018 | Peanut candy | India | Visnukumar (India) | Aflatoxin | 0.026 | mg/kg | NUT 10/2016 |
| 21/06/2018 | Dried shaved bonito fish | Japan | Yamahide Foods Co Ltd | Histamine | 220 | mg/kg | HIS 12/2016 |
| 25/06/2018 | Maldive fish chips | Sri Lanka | Consolidated Business Systems Limited | Histamine | 590 | mg/kg | HIS 12/2016 |
| 27/06/2018 | Frozen mackerel fish | Vietnam | Hop Tan Seafood Corp | Histamine | 850 | mg/kg | HIS 12/2016 |
| 29/06/2018 | Peanut based seasoning | Indonesia | Pt Rotary Food | Aflatoxin | 0.046 | mg/kg | NUT 10/2016 |
| 29/06/2018 | Peanut based seasoning | Indonesia | Pt Rotary Food | Aflatoxin | 0.077 | mg/kg | NUT 10/2016 |
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 food webpage.
| Date of fail | Product description | Country of origin | Producer name | Organism or Analyte | Result/s | Units | Standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/06/2018 | Preserved sliced papaya | China | Guangdong Zhongshan Guzhen Lihua Farming Byproduct Factory | Lead | 0.21 | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.1 |
| 4/06/2018 | Frozen red chilli | Vietnam | Minh Anh International Co Ltd | Difenoconazole Chlorpyrifos |
0.083 0.015 |
mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 |
| 4/06/2018 | Dried grapes | India | Harihar Foods Pvt. Ltd. (India) | Carbendazim | 1.7 | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 |
| 7/06/2018 | Field beans | Bangladesh | Sabjiana Limited | Cypermethrin | 0.062 | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 |
| 28/06/2018 | Pan masala | India | Dharampal Satyapal Ltd | Betel nut | Prohibited plant | FSC 1.4.4 | |
| 28/06/2018 | Pan masala | India | Pan Parag India Ltd | Betel nut | Prohibited plant | FSC 1.4.4 | |
| 14/06/2018 | Soft drink | Republic of Korea | Namyang Dairy Products Co Ltd | Additive Gardenia Blue 165 | Not permitted in this food | FSC 1.3.1 |