Failing Food Report

Publication details

Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, January 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

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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 fail	Product description	Country of origin	Producer name	Reason for fail	Result/s	Units	Reference
29/12/2020	Areca catechu (Betel nut)	India	Unique Fragrances	Prohibited plant	n/a	n/a	FSC 1.4.4
5/1/2021	Areca catechu (Betel nut)	India	Kirti Impex	Prohibited plant	n/a	n/a	FSC 1.4.4
6/1/2021	Chilli powder	India	Meximport Food Win Se Rl	Salmonella	Detected	/125g	SPI 06/2019
7/1/2021	Dried kelp	Korea Republic of	Badamoolsan Fishing Union Corporation	Iodine	2660	mg/kg	BSW 12/2016
8/1/2021	Dried seaweed	Korea Republic of	Badamoolsan Fishing Union Corporation	Iodine	4260	mg/kg	BSW 12/2016
8/1/2021	Masala peanut	India	GRB Dairy Foods Pvt Ltd	Aflatoxin	0.023 (product contains 46% peanut, therefore the calculated maximum level is 0.0069)	mg/kg	NUT 11/2018
8/1/2021	Mild peanut salad dressing	Indonesia	PT Ambengan Jaya Berkat Sejahtera	Aflatoxin	0.9	mg/kg	NUT 11/2018
8/1/2021	Salad dressing	Indonesia	PT Berkat Rasa Fajarindo	Aflatoxin	0.013 (product contains 78% peanut, therefore the calculated maximum level is 0.0117)	mg/kg	NUT 11/2018
8/1/2021	Sate salad dressing	Indonesia	PT Berkat Rasa Fajarindo	Aflatoxin	0.011 (product contains 68% peanut, therefore the calculated maximum level is 0.0102)	mg/kg	NUT 11/2018
15/1/2021	Dry anchovy	Myanmar	Universal Cold Store (Yangon) Co Ltd	Histamine	440	mg/kg	HIS 12/2016
18/1/2021	Dried fish (seer)	Sri Lanka	Derana Marketing Services Pvt Ltd	Histamine	280	mg/kg	HIS 12/2016
19/1/2021	Dried fish (seer)	Sri Lanka	Enrich Tea & Food Exports Pvt Ltd	Histamine	370	mg/kg	HIS 12/2016
19/1/2021	Prophase kelp slices	China	Xianglan Deil Co Ltd	Iodine	2940	mg/kg	BSW 12/2016
21/1/2021	Sichuan pepper powder	China	Canngzhou City Huahai Shunda Grain & Oil Seasoning Co Ltd	Salmonella	Detected	/125g	SPI 06/2019
21/1/2021	Peanut butter	Ghana	Praise Export Services Ltd	Aflatoxin	0.048	mg/kg	NUT 11/2018
25/1/2021	Oysters	Taiwan	Chen Xin Industrial Co Ltd	E. coli	9.3, 4.3, 110, 4.3, 15	MPN/g	MOL 04/2017
27/1/2021	Peanut Masala Crispy Indian Snack	India	Nilamel Exports	Aflatoxin	0.143	mg/kg	NUT 11/2018
27/1/2021	Peanuts	Thailand	Siam Moei Co Ltd	Aflatoxin	0.314	mg/kg	NUT 11/2018
28/1/2021	Oysters	Vietnam	Cong Ty Tnhh Thuy San Duc Thanh	E. coli	2, 0.92, <0.30, 9, 2	MPN/g	MOL 04/2017

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 fail	Product description	Country of origin	Producer name	Test applied	Reason for fail	Result/s	Units	Reference	Holding order number
22/12/2020	Fermented bean curd	China	Kaiping Guanghe Fermented Bean Curd Ltd	Bacillus cereus	Bacillus cereus	~9000, 13000, 27000, 14000, 150000	cfu/g	Imported Food Control Act section 3(2)	HO match 13975
29/12/2020	Mouth freshener	India	Dharampal Satyapal (India)	Composition	Additive 127 (Erythrosine)	Not permitted in this food	n/a	FSC 1.3.1	16681
05/01/2021	Dragon fruit	Vietnam	Goodlife Company Limited	Fruit and vegetable residue screen	Carbendazim	Detected - Not permitted in this food	mg/kg	FSC 1.4.2	16682
					Cypermethrin	0.069 - Exceeds permitted MRL	mg/kg	FSC 1.4.2	16682
					Iprodione	0.16 - Exceeds permitted MRL	mg/kg	FSC 1.4.2	16682
					Permethrin	0.39 - Exceeds permitted MRL	mg/kg	FSC 1.4.2	16682
6/1/2021	Seasoned vinegar	Japan	Marukan Su Co Ltd	Composition	Additive colouring- carthamus yellow	Not permitted in this food	n/a	FSC 1.3.1	HO match 15822
13/1/2021	Speckled eggs confectionery	South Africa	Lode Stone Confectionary	Composition	Additive 127 (Erythrosine)	Not permitted in this food	n/a	FSC 1.3.1	16691
15/1/2021	Celery diced	China	Yantai Aofeng Foodstuff Co Ltd	Fruit and vegetable residue screen	Procymidone	Detected - Not permitted in this food	mg/kg	FSC 1.4.2	16710
15/1/2021	Garlic shoots	China	Jining New Silk Road Food Co Ltd	Fruit and vegetable residue screen	Carbendazim	0.12 - Exceeds permitted MRL	mg/kg	FSC 1.4.2	HO match 16028
15/1/2021	Frozen blackcurrant concentrate	Italy	Iprona Spa	Fruit and vegetable residue screen	Carbendazim	0.14 - Exceeds permitted MRL	mg/kg	FSC 1.4.2	16696
15/1/2021	Frozen broccoli	China	Qingdao Oea Foods Co Ltd	Fruit and vegetable residue screen	Procymidone	Detected - Not permitted in this food	mg/kg	FSC 1.4.2	16702
15/1/2021	Fresh lemons	Egypt	Orange for Agricultural Crops	Fruit and vegetable residue screen	Indoxacarb	1.16 - Exceeds permitted MRL	mg/kg	FSC 1.4.2	16705
18/01/2021	Fresh betel leaves line 1a	India	SPN Exports	Fruit and vegetable residue screen	Carbendazim	Detected - Not permitted in this food	mg/kg	FSC 1.4.2	16715
18/01/2021	Fresh betel leaves line 1a	India	SPN Exports	Fruit and vegetable residue screen	Profenofos	5.5225 - Exceeds permitted MRL	mg/kg	FSC 1.4.2	16715
18/01/2021	Fresh betel leaves – line 1b	India	SPN Exports	Fruit and vegetable residue screen	Carbendazim	Detected - Not permitted in this food	mg/kg	FSC 1.4.2	16715
					Chlorpyrifos	Detected - Not permitted in this food	mg/kg	FSC 1.4.2	16715
					Fipronil	Detected - Not permitted in this food	mg/kg	FSC 1.4.2	16715
					Metalaxyl	0.4039 - Exceeds permitted MRL	mg/kg	FSC 1.4.2	16715
20/01/2021	Precooked maize meal	Namibia	Namib Mills Pty Ltd	Composition	Vitamin A	Not permitted in this food	n/a	FSC 1.3.2	16709
					Selenium	Not permitted in this food	n/a	FSC 1.3.2	16709
					Pantothenic acid	Not permitted in this food	n/a	FSC 1.3.2	16709
					Vitamin B12	Not permitted in this food	n/a	FSC 1.3.2	16709
21/1/2021	Cocoa Powder	Japan	Morinaga Co Ltd	Composition	Niacin	Not permitted in this food	n/a	FSC 1.3.2	16720
22/1/2021	Macaroni	Philippines	RFM Corporation (Philippines)	Composition	Vitamin A	Not permitted in this food	n/a	FSC 1.3.2	HO match 15661
29/01/2021	Frozen red chilli – line 7a	Vietnam	Saka Saka Company Limited	Chemical	Chlorpyrifos	0.039 - Exceeds permitted MRL	mg/kg	FSC 1.4.2	HO match 13894
					Acephate	Detected - Not permitted in this food	mg/kg	FSC 1.4.2	HO match 13894
					Carbendazim	0.11 - Exceeds permitted MRL	mg/kg	FSC 1.4.2	HO match 13894
29/01/2021	Frozen red chilli – line 8a	Vietnam	Saka Saka Company Limited	Chemical	Difenocol	0.041 - Exceeds permitted MRL	mg/kg	FSC 1.4.2	HO match 13894
29/01/2021	Frozen red chilli – line 8a	Vietnam	Saka Saka Company Limited	Chemical	Permethrin	0.10 - Exceeds permitted MRL	mg/kg	FSC 1.4.2	HO match 13894

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