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Failing Food Report – November 2021

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Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, November 2021

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

Data set - Importing Food Inspection Scheme - monthly failing food reports

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.

Table 1 lists non-compliant food we’ve detected.

Non-compliant food can’t be distributed for sale in Australia. We supervise the importer destroying or re-exporting it.

Table 1 Risk food test results
Date of fail Product description Country of origin Producer name Reason for fail Result/s Units Reference
3/11/2021 Frozen cooked vannamei prawns Vietnam Minh Cuong Seafood Import - Export Frozen Processing Joint Stock Company Salmonella Detected /125g CRU 11/2020
3/11/2021 Shredded kelp Japan Honpo Co. Ltd. Iodine 3940 mg/kg BSW 12/2016
5/11/2021 Cayenne pepper India Miltop Exports (India) Salmonella Detected /125g SPI 06/2019
8/11/2021 Raw pistachio United Arab Emirates Delmon Star General Trading Aflatoxin 0.056 mg/kg NUT 11/2018
8/11/2021 Tapioca chips India Malabar Natural Foods Pvt Ltd Hydrocyanic acid 12 mg/kg CAS 09/2016
9/11/2021 Crushed chilli India Nishant Export Salmonella Detected /125g SPI 06/2019
10/11/2021 Betel nut Thailand Siam Moei Co. Ltd. Prohibited plant - Areca catechu (Betel nut) N/A N/A PPF 11/2020
11/11/2021 Sardines Tanzania United Republic of Tanganyika Fresh Fish Co Ltd The food is not suitable for its reasonable intended use. Food contaminated with insects and debris. N/A N/A Imported Food Control Act Section 3(2)
12/11/2021 Kashmiri mirch red chilli powder India Mahashian Di Hatti Salmonella Detected /125g SPI 06/2019
12/11/2021 Chilli Thailand Alpha Food and Product Co Ltd Salmonella Detected /125g SPI 06/2019
12/11/2021 Dried kelp Korea Republic of Namdo General Food Iodine 4400 mg/kg BSW 12/2016
18/11/2021 Chilli ground India Miltop Exports (India) Salmonella Detected /125g SPI 06/2019
23/11/2021 Tapioca chips India Malabar Natural Foods Pvt Ltd Hydrocyanic acid 11.2 mg/kg CAS 09/2016
24/11/2021 Skip jack tuna dried fish Sri Lanka Kandyan Food Products Histamine 1100 mg/kg HIS 12/2016
30/11/2021 Dried seasoned sardine Japan Jinno Co Ltd The food is not suitable for its reasonable intended use - Mould contamination. N/A N/A Imported Food Control Act Section 3(2)

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.

Table 2 lists non-compliant food we’ve detected. We will test further imported consignments of this food at an increased rate. We do this until the overseas producer reaches a history of compliance. 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.

‘HO match’ indicates the fail was against an existing holding order. See a list of published holding orders.

Table 2 Surveillance food test results
Date of fail Product description Country of origin Producer name Test applied Reason for fail Result/s Units Reference Holding order number
1/11/2021 Fresh betel leaves India Vinayaga Exports Fruit and vegetable residue screen Carbendazim not permitted in this food. 0.22 mg/kg FSC 1.4.2 17441
Profenofos detected in excess of MRL 2.76 mg/kg
8/11/2021 Red bean pancake - taro flavour China Huitou Ke Food Group Co. Ltd. Composition Monascus not permitted in this food N/A N/A FSC 1.3.1 17469
9/11/2021 Plum & peach candy Korea Republic of Lotte Confectionery Composition Vitamin E not permitted in this food N/A N/A FSC 1.3.2 17460
9/11/2021 Frozen whole durian Vietnam BJ&T Joint Stock Company Fruit and vegetable residue screen Metalaxyl detected in excess of MRL 0.14 mg/kg FSC 1.4.2 Holding order match 16537
Hexaconazole not permitted in this food 0.08 mg/kg
12/11/2021 Spicy wheat cracker China Henan Luohe Pingping Food Co., Ltd Composition Monascus not permitted in this food N/A N/A FSC 1.3.1 17470
12/11/2021 Energy drink Japan Otuska Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Composition Additives; Vitamin C, P, niacinamide not permitted in this food N/A N/A FSC 1.3.2 Holding order match 17145
15/11/2021 Snakehead fish slices China Beihai Qinguo Frozen Foods Co. Ltd Fluoroquinolones Enrofloxacin 0.01 mg/kg FSC 1.4.2 17463
Levofloxacin 0.004 mg/kg
Ofloxacin 0.004 mg/kg
23/11/2021 Jelly Japan Sanyo Foods Co. Ltd Composition Additive; lac colour not permitted in this food N/A N/A FSC 1.3.1 17498
29/11/2021 Soft drink Malaysia Kickapoo Malaysia Sdn Bhd (Malaysia) Composition Additive; caffeine not permitted in this food N/A N/A FSC 1.3.1 12530

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