Failing Food Report – December 2020

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Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, December 2020

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

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

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Risk 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.

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 failProduct descriptionCountry of originProducer nameReason for failResult/sUnitsReference
24/11/2020Dried shaved bonitoJapanYamaki Co LtdHistamine240mg/kgHIS 12/2016
27/11/2020Pickled fish powderSri LankaTaviuc Co LtdHistamine240mg/kgHIS 12/2016
4/12/2020Peanuts blanchedBrazilBeatrice Comercio Importacao E Exportacao De Amendom LtdaAflatoxin0.033mg/kgNUT 11/2018
4/12/2020Peanuts flour coatedIndiaJamnadas Ruttonsey and CompanyAflatoxin0.22mg/kgNUT 11/2018
4/12/2020Dried Spanish mackerelSri LankaCMB Lanka (Private) LimitedHistamine410mg/kgHIS 12/2016
4/12/2020Dried Spanish mackerelSri LankaCMB Lanka (Private) LimitedHistamine920mg/kgHIS 12/2016
7/12/2020Peanut/sesame pasteChinaBeijing Wangzhihe Foodstuff FactoryAflatoxin0.011 (product contains 50% peanut, therefore the calculated maximum level is 0.0075)mg/kgNUT 11/2018
7/12/2020Anchovy fillets in olive oilItalyTalatta SRLHistamine2150mg/kgHIS 12/2016
8/12/2020AnchoviesItalyDelizie Di CalaeriaHistamine310mg/kgHIS 12/2016
8/12/2020Maldive fish chipsSri LankaDerana Marketing Services Pvt LtdHistamine250mg/kgHIS 12/2016
9/12/2020Peanut chickeePakistanOasis CorporationAflatoxin0.014 (product contains 60% peanut, therefore the calculated maximum level is 0.009)mg/kgNUT 11/2018
11/12/2020Dried anchovyMyanmarSHWE Myanmar Investment and Commercial Co LtdHistamine360mg/kgHIS 12/2016
15/12/2020Kelp powderKorea Republic ofBKF GlobalIodine4380mg/kgBSW 12/2016
17/12/2020Peeled and cooked cocktail prawnsThailandThai Union Seafood Company LtdVibrio choleraeDetected/125gCRU 11/2020
16/12/2020Canned tuna (tuna and onion)ThailandABD Khan Co LtdHistamine455mg/kgHIS 12/2016
16/12/2020Canned tuna (tomato and basil)ThailandABD Khan Co LtdHistamine812mg/kgHIS 12/2016
17/12/2020Seasoning peanuts fully cookedChinaZhejiang Chenhua Co LtdAflatoxin0.192mg/kgNUT 11/2018
17/12/2020Anchovy filletsItalyTalatta SRLHistamine330mg/kgHIS 12/2016
18/12/2020Prepared fish (otsunami koago)JapanKojima Shokuhin Co LtdHistamine250mg/kgHIS 12/2016
22/12/2020Hijiki seaweedKorea Republic ofBKF GlobalInorganic arsenic80.3mg/kgHJS 10/2016
24/12/2020Peanuts diced & blanchedChinaAHCOF Industrial Development Co LtdAflatoxin0.06mg/kgNUT 11/2018
30/12/2020Chilli powderIndiaSynthite Industries LtdSalmonellaDetected/125gSPI 06/2019

Surveillance food tests

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 failProduct descriptionCountry of originProducer nameTest appliedReason for failResult/sUnitsReferenceHolding order number
19/11/2020Fruit jellyMalaysiaTentenCompositionAdditive sodium benzoate (211)Not permitted in this foodn/aFSC 1.3.116583
1/12/2020Horseradish powderedJapanKinjirushi Wasabi Co (Yokohama Japan)CompositionVitamin CNot permitted in this foodn/aFSC 1.3.216579
8/12/2020Custard cake one rollVietnamTan Tien Phat Food ManufacturerCompositionColour 131Not permitted in this foodn/aFSC 1.3.116609
9/12/2020Betel nutIndiaShree Ram ExportsCompositionAreca catechu (Betel nut)Prohibited plantn/aFSC 1.4.416605
9/12/2020Frozen cut hyacinth beansIndiaVadilal Industries LtdFruit and vegetable residue screenProfenofos0.035 Exceeds permitted MRLmg/kgFSC 1.4.2HO match 15664
10/12/2020RiceThailandC.P Intertrade Co LtdLeadLead0.9mg/kgFSC 1.4.116613
10/12/2020Barramundi skin onIndonesiaPT Iambeu Mina UtamaChemicalNitrofurazone0.004 Not permitted in this foodmg/kgFSC 1.4.216614
11/12/2020Cereal original chips ahoyUnited StatesSmart & FinalCompositionVitamin B5Not permitted in this foodn/aFSC 1.3.2HO match 16208
14/12/2020Raspberry juice concentrateCanadaPacific Coast Fruit Products LtdFruit and vegetable residue screenFipronil0.10 Exceeds permitted MRLmg/kgFSC 1.4.216621
15/12/2020Garlic shootsChinaAnqiu Artisan Agricultural Products Co LtdFruit and vegetable residue screenThiabendazole0.28 Exceeds permitted MRLmg/kgFSC 1.4.216626
22/12/2020Rice ballSingaporeTee Yih Jia Food Mfg Pte LtdCompositionAdditive 127 (Erythrosine)Not permitted in this foodn/aFSC 1.3.116649
23/12/2020Fruit jam mixedKorea Republic ofHindustan Unilever LtdCompositionVitamin B3Not permitted in this foodn/aFSC 1.3.216659
23/12/2020JellyKorea Republic ofOrion CorporationCompositionAdditive colouring- carthamus yellowNot permitted in this foodn/aFSC 1.3.116645
23/12/2020JellyKorea Republic ofOrion CorporationCompositionAdditive colouring- gardenia blueNot permitted in this foodn/aFSC 1.3.116645
31/12/2020Coffee Nescafe roast ready to drinkThailandQuality Coffee Product Co LtdCompositionCaffeine800mg/LFSC 2.6.416668

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