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Failing Food Report – March 2023

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 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 Food category
1/03/2023 BBQ flavoured snack Philippines Nutritive Snacks Corp Composition - additive; Erythrosine (E127) not permitted in this food N/A FSC 1.3.1 Surveillance - HO number 18312
1/03/2023 Chocolate-filled snack Philippines Stateline Snack Food Corporation Composition - additive; Erythrosine (E127) not permitted in this food N/A FSC 1.3.1 Surveillance - HO number 18313
1/03/2023 Chilli powder India Mahashian De Hatti Limited Salmonella detected Detected /125g SPI 06/2019 Risk
1/03/2023 Long bean Fiji Labasa Farm Fresh Fruit & vegetable residue screen - Acephate not permitted in this food 0.37 mg/kg FSC 1.4.2 Surveillance - HO match 15819
2/03/2023 Dried monkfruit (Momordica grosvenorii) China Hong Kong Sing Hung Food Co Fruit & vegetable residue screen - Iprodione detected in excess of MRL 0.12 mg/kg FSC 1.4.2 Surveillance - HO match 15899
3/03/2023 Black pepper wafer India Raj International Composition - additive; Sodium benzoate (E211) not permitted in this food N/A FSC 1.3.1 Surveillance - HO match 17738
3/03/2023 Light soy sauce Thailand Nguan Chiang Food Industry Co Ltd (Thailand) Composition - Iodine not permitted in this food N/A FSC 1.3.2 Surveillance - HO match 15691
3/03/2023 Kuli-kuli peanut cakes Nigeria Adexshine Global Services Aflatoxin detected in excess of level permitted 0.14 mg/kg NUT 11/2018 Risk
6/03/2023 Frozen sliced coconut India Aerath Business Corporation Salmonella detected Detected /250g Imported Food Control Act 1992 section 3(2) Surveillance - HO number 18314
6/03/2023 Pepper white ground India Nishant Export (India) Salmonella detected Detected /125g SPI 06/2019 Risk
7/03/2023 Flavoured roasted peanuts China Foshan City Shunde District Ronggui Guangjilong Foodstuff Co Ltd Aflatoxin detected in excess of level permitted 0.017 mg/kg NUT 11/2018 Risk
7/03/2023 Roasted salted peanuts India Jabsons Foods (India) Aflatoxin detected in excess of level permitted 0.019 mg/kg NUT 11/2018 Risk
7/03/2023 Dried fish seer (Spanish mackerel) Sri Lanka Derana Marketing Services Pvt Ltd Histamine detected in excess of level permitted 720 mg/kg HIS 12/2016 Risk
8/03/2023 Frozen basa steak Vietnam Europe Joint Stock Company Fluoroquinolones - Enrofloxacin not permitted in this food 0.003 mg/kg FSC 1.4.2 Surveillance - HO number 18322
8/03/2023 Frozen rosella leaves Thailand Bangkok Dehydrated Marine Product Co Ltd Fruit & vegetable residue screen - Carbendazim not permitted in this food 0.14 mg/kg FSC 1.4.2 Surveillance - HO number 18333
10/03/2023 Giant taro Tonga Sione Nuku Kata Composition - prohibited plant; Alocasia macrorrhiza N/A FSC 1.4.4 Risk
10/03/2023 Jojoba-jojube -fruit Iran Islamic Republic Of Green Bay Fruit & vegetable residue screen - Propargite not permitted in this food 0.09 mg/kg FSC 1.4.2 Surveillance - HO number 18325
10/03/2023 Indian raisins India Sri Durga Imports and Exports Fruit & vegetable residue screen - Carbendazim detected in excess of MRL 1.28 mg/kg FSC 1.4.2 Surveillance - HO number 18334
10/03/2023 Betel nut India Visnukumar (India) Composition - prohibited plant; Betel nut (Areca catechu) N/A FSC 1.4.4 Risk
13/03/2023 Flavoured roasted peanuts India Jabsons Foods (India) Aflatoxin detected in excess of level permitted 0.071 mg/kg NUT 11/2018 Risk
13/03/2023 Giant taro Tonga Uata Trading Composition - prohibited plant; Alocasia macrorrhiza N/A FSC 1.4.4 Risk
14/03/2023 Fish ambulthiyal Sri Lanka Derana Marketing Services Pvt Ltd Histamine detected in excess of level permitted 400 mg/kg HIS 12/2016 Risk
17/03/2023 Red dragon fruit Vietnam Fine Fruit Asia Co. Ltd Fruit & vegetable residue screen - Permethrin detected in excess of MRL 0.17 mg/kg FSC 1.4.2 Surveillance - HO number 18340
20/03/2023 Cocoa powder Japan Morinaga & Co Ltd Composition - additive; Niacin and Ferric pyrophosphate not permitted in this food N/A FSC 1.3.2 Surveillance - HO match 16720
21/03/2023 Frozen minced crab Vietnam Cong Ty Tnhh Thuy San Duc Thanh Nitrofurans - Nitrofurazone not permitted in this food 0.013 mg/kg FSC 1.4.2 Surveillance - HO match 18029
22/03/2023 Confectionary (kullikuli) Nigeria Alhaja K.S. Foods and Supplies Aflatoxin detected in excess of level permitted 0.021 mg/kg NUT 11/2018 Risk
22/03/2023 Frozen lime leaves Thailand New Lamthong Foods Industries Co Ltd Fruit & vegetable residue screen - Chlorpyrifos detected in excess of MRL 1.78 mg/kg FSC 1.4.2 Surveillance - HO match 13269
Fipronil not permitted in this food 0.04 mg/kg
31/03/2023 Kashmiri chilli powder India Desai Foods Pvt Ltd Salmonella detected Detected /125g SPI 06/2019 Risk

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