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Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, February 2019
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 analyte | Result/s | Units | Standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/02/2019 | Frozen cooked mud crab | Fiji | Fiji Agro Marketing | Standard plate count | <1500, 19000000, 11000, 13000000, 22000 | cfu/g | CRU 11/2018 |
Chemical/Contaminant/Toxin test results
| Date of fail | Product description | Country of origin | Producer name | Organism or analyte | Result/s | Units | Standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/02/2019 | Dried sea weed slices | China | Luoyuan Jiazhiwei Food Co Ltd | Iodine | 2770 | mg/kg | BSW 12/2016 |
| 7/02/2019 | Dried kelp | Taiwan | Cheng Chi Food Ind Ltd | Iodine | 3470 | mg/kg | BSW 12/2016 |
| 8/02/2019 | Dried kelp | Republic of Korea | Young Il General Food | Iodine | 5930 | mg/kg | BSW 12/2016 |
| 8/02/2019 | Dried kelp | Republic of Korea | Young Il General Food | Iodine | 4660 | mg/kg | BSW 12/2016 |
| 6/02/2019 | Frozen dried anchovies | Malaysia | Seng Enterprise Seafood Supplier (1986) Sdn. Bhd | Histamine | 270 | mg/kg | HIS 12/2016 |
| 6/02/2019 | Dried trevally | Sri Lanka | Derana Marketing Services Pvt Ltd | Histamine | 1100 | mg/kg | HIS 12/2016 |
| 18/02/2019 | Blanched peanuts | China | Shandong Fengsheng Foods Co Ltd | Aflatoxin | 0.088 | mg/kg | NUT 11/2018 |
| 19/02/2019 | Fermented salted fish | Philippines | Fitrite Incorporated (Philippines) | Histamine | 240 | mg/kg | HIS 12/2016 |
| 19/02/2019 | Maldive fish chips | Sri Lanka | Md Lanka Canneries Pvt Ltd | Histamine | 620 | mg/kg | HIS 12/2016 |
| 21/02/2019 | Fresh Spanish mackerel | Indonesia | Cv Pacific Fortuna | Histamine | 680 | mg/kg | HIS 12/2016 |
| 21/02/2019 | Garlic flavoured peanuts | Philippines | Market Reach International | Aflatoxin | 0.019 | mg/kg | NUT 11/2018 |
| 7/01/2019 | Fresh yellowfin tuna | Maldives | Bigfish Maldives | Histamine | 1048 | mg/kg | HIS 12/2016 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/02/2019 | Fresh sugar snap peas | China | Shanghai Sunqiao Minshen Mushroom Co Ltd | Difenoconazole | 0.05 | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 |
| 1/02/2019 | Red chilli | Thailand | O-Cha Food Pack Co., Ltd (Thailand) | Difenoconazole Propiconazole |
0.26 0.13 |
mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 |
| 8/02/2019 | Instant red date slice | China | Xin Zheng City Xin Xing Jujube Co Ltd | Cypermethrin Difenoconazole Tebuconazole |
0.13 0.12 0.06 |
mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 |
| 6/02/2019 | Tamarind | India | Kkr Agro Mills (P) Ltd | 2-Phenylphenol | 0.25 | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 |
| 30/01/2019 | Jelly cups | China | Xizhiland Food Co., Ltd | Konjac | Konjac added as an ingredient to jelly cup products is considered to pose a risk to human health | Imported Food Control Act 1992 Section 3(2)(a)(vii) | |
| 12/02/2019 | Frozen tilapia | Taiwan | Gallant Ocean International Inc (7f30013) | Ciprofloxacin | 0.0063 | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 |
| 5/02/2019 | Pomegranates | United States | Suntree | Bifenthrin | 0.083 | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 |
| 30/01/2019 | Spinach leaves | India | Vadilal Industries Limited | Chlorpyrifos | 0.02 | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 |
| 30/01/2019 | Spinach leaves | India | Vadilal Industries Limited | Chlorpyrifos | 0.024 | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 |
| 30/01/2019 | Spinach leaves | India | Vadilal Industries Limited | Acephate | 0.08 | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 |
| 18/02/2019 | Barramundi | Taiwan | Liang Shing Frozen Seafoods Company Limited | Carbon monoxide | 0.51 | mg/kg | FSC 1.3.3 |
| 6/02/2019 | Spinach leaves | India | Vadilal Industries Limited | Chlorpyrifos | 0.03 | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 |
| 12/02/2019 | Pickles katsuo ume | China | Sansho Pty Ltd | Vitamin B1 | Not permitted in this food | FSC 1.3.2 | |
| 12/02/2019 | Pickles hachimitsu ume | China | Sansho Pty Ltd | Vitamin B1 | Not permitted in this food | FSC 1.3.2 | |
| 11/02/2019 | Tilapia fish | Vietnam | Hung Phong Co Ltd (Dl 531) | Malachite green | 0.0066 | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 |
| 18/02/2019 | Fermented bean curd | China | Kaiping Guanghe Fermented Bean Curd Ltd | Bacillus cereus | >15000, >15000, >15000, >15000, >15000 | cfu/g | Imported Food Control Act section 3(2) |
| 12/02/2019 | Snakehead fish | Vietnam | Hung Phong Co Ltd (Dl 531) | Ciprofloxacin Enrofloxacin Levofloxicin Ofloxacin |
0.015 0.0030 0.031 0.031 |
mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 |
| 12/02/2019 | Pineapple juice | Philippines | Del Monte Philippines Inc (Philippines) | Vitamin E | Not permitted in this food | FSC 1.3.2 | |
| 12/02/2019 | Palm fruit | Philippines | PearlFoods International Inc. | Additive E222 | Not permitted in this food | FSC 1.3.2 | |
| 26/02/2019 | Formulated supplementary sports food | United States | Catalyst Nutraceuticals | Dynamine | Unapproved novel food | FSC 1.5.1 | |
| 25/02/2019 | Margarine | Philippines | San Miguel Purefoods Company Inc | Niacin, Vitamin B2, B6, B12 |
Not permitted in this food | FSC 1.3.2 | |
| 25/02/2019 | Surimi sticks with vegetables | Japan | Ss Food International Co Ltd | Calcium carbonate | Not permitted in this food | FSC 1.3.2 | |
| 28/02/2019 | Dried red dates | China | Xinzheng Xinxing Dates Co Ltd | Thiamethoxam | 0.05 | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 |
| 27/02/2019 | Formulated supplementary sports food | United States | Sos Hydration | Zinc sulphate | Not permitted in this food | FSC 1.3.2 |