Failing Food Report – July 2019

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Department of Agriculture, July 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 annual Imported Food Inspection Data reports.

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Risk food tests (targeted monitoring of food for compliance to safety standards)

The Department of Agriculture (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.

The following table details where noncompliant food was detected.

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. 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 Reason for fail Result/s Units Reference
4/07/2019 Pasteurised cooked crab meat Vietnam Phillips Seafood (Vietnam) Co Ltd Standard plate count <100, 3 500, <100,
1 600 000, ~100		 cfu/g CRU 03/2019
4/07/2019 Pata de mulo cheese Spain Fco Javier Barrera Alvarez Lacteos Siete Lobas Crta Ardon Listeria monocytogenes <100, <100, 100, 300, 500 cfu/g CHE 07/2018
18/07/2019 Crushed chilli Turkey Narin Bys Dis Ticaret Salmonella Detected /125g SPI 06/2019
25/07/2019 Gialloblu erborinato cheese Italy Mantegazza Formaggi Listeria monocytogenes Detected /125g CHE 07/2018
29/07/2019 Frozen raw whole white clam shells Vietnam Ngoc Ha Co Ltd Food Processing And Trading E. coli <2.3, <2.3, 15, <2.3, <2.3 MPN/g MOL 04/2017
27/07/2019 Frozen scallops Japan Jyojirushi Douwasyokuhin Co Ltd Listeria monocytogenes ND, ND, ND, ND, Detected /125g MOL 04/2017

Chemical/Contaminant/Toxin test results

Date of fail Product description Country of origin Producer name Reason for fail Result/s Units Reference
2/07/2019 Dried fish tuyo in olive oil Philippines Zaragoza Foods Corp Histamine 370 mg/kg HIS 12/2016
3/07/2019 Tapioca chips India Gowri Exports & Imports Hydrocyanic acid 12 mg/kg CAS 09/2016
8/07/2019 Cassava chips Indonesia Arira Pangindo (Bogor, Indonesia) Hydrocyanic acid 11 mg/kg CAS 09/2016
9/07/2019 Roasted peanuts China Qingdao Zest Foods Co Ltd Aflatoxin 0.044 mg/kg NUT 11/208
9/07/2019 Spiced fried peanuts India Haldriram Bhujiawalal Pty Ltd (India) Aflatoxin 0.076 mg/kg NUT 11/208
5/07/2019 Ground dried fish Taiwan Kuang Ta Hsiang Foodstuffs Co Ltd (Taiwan) Histamine 290 mg/kg HIS 12/2016
9/07/2019 Tapioca chips India Economic Food Soutions Pvt Ltd Hydrocyanic acid 20 mg/kg CAS 09/2016
25/07/2019 Tapioca chips India Kozhikodens Hydrocyanic acid 18 mg/kg CAS 09/2016
25/07/2019 Black sesame crisps China Huanglaowu Food Co Ltd Aflatoxin 0.028 mg/kg NUT 11/208
30/07/2019 Pistachio nut kernel pieces China Chk Trading Co Ltd Aflatoxin 0.10 mg/kg NUT 11/208
30/07/2019 Fried peanuts China Henan Kaixinren Food Co.,Ltd Aflatoxin 0.086 mg/kg NUT 11/208

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 food and are therefore subject to change.

More information on surveillance food and the tests applied can be found on the Tests applied to surveillance food webpage.

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.

Date of fail Product description Country of origin Producer name Test applied Reason for fail Result/s Units Reference
2/07/2019 Indian flat beans India Innovative Cuisine Fruit and vegetable residue screen Cypermethrin
Profenofos		 0.58
0.1		 mg/kg FSC 1.4.2
1/07/2019 Dried longan China Zhongshan Yuncheng Trading Co. Ltd. Fruit and vegetable residue screen Carbendazim 0.06 mg/kg FSC 1.4.2
3/07/2019 Tea biscuits Serbia Koncern Bambi A.D Composition Vitamin A,
Phosphorus		 Not permitted in this food   FSC 1.3.2
4/07/2019 Chips Philippines Leslie Corporation Composition Vitamins A, B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B12 and Folic Acid Not permitted in this food   FSC 1.3.2
8/07/2019 Mangosteens Thailand Ptn Exotic Produce Co Ltd Fruit and vegetable residue screen Chlorpyrifos 0.3 mg/kg FSC 1.4.2  
8/07/2019 Fresh lychees China Zhangzhou Xinmingxing Trading Co Ltd Fruit and vegetable residue screen Azoxystrobin
Cyhalothrin
Difenoconazole
Thiabendazole   		 0.16
0.060
0.088
2.2		 mg/kg FSC 1.4.2
8/07/2019 Wheat flour India Itc Limited Arsenic Arsenic 37 mg/kg FSC 1.4.1
8/07/2019 Fresh lychees China Zhangzhou Xinmingxing Trading Co Ltd Fruit and vegetable residue screen Azoxystrobin
Cyhalothrin
Difenoconazole
Thiabendazole   		 0.22
0.070
0.095
1.9		 mg/kg FSC 1.4.2
9/07/2019 High gluten flour Taiwan Yi-Feng Food Co., Ltd. Composition Vitamin C Not permitted in this food   FSC 1.3.1
9/07/2019 Split mung beans Myanmar Ays Mfg Co Ltd Fruit and vegetable residue screen Cypermethrin
Chlorpyrifos		 0.06
0.33		 mg/kg FSC 1.4.2
11/01/2019 Frozen chopped spinach India Innovative Cuisine Fruit and vegetable residue screen Chlorpyrifos 0.03 mg/kg FSC 1.4.2
10/07/2019 Formulated supplementary food India Patanjali Ayurved Limited Composition Mineral copper,
Vitamin B7		 Not permitted in this food   FSC 1.3.2
11/07/2019 Smoked catfish pieces Thailand Speed General Trading Co Ltd Seafood antimicrobial tests Enrofloxacin 0.0031 mg/kg FSC 1.4.2
16/07/2019 Pilchards in hot chilli sauce Namibia United Fishing Enterprises (Pty) Ltd Composition Irradiated cayenne pepper Not a permitted treatment for this food   FSC 1.5.3  
16/07/2019 Hot mixed vegetable pickle South Africa Packo (Verulam South Africa) Composition Irradiated chilli,
irradiated mustard, irradiated tumeric		 Not a permitted treatment for this food   FSC 1.5.3  
16/07/2019 Ground biscuits Serbia Koncern Bambi A.D Composition Vitamin C,
Phosphorus		 Not permitted in this food   FSC 1.3.2
23/07/2019 Biscuits Serbia Koncern Bambi A.D Composition Vitamin C,
Phosphorus		 Not permitted in this food   FSC 1.3.2
16/07/2019 Bitter gourd India Finns Frozen Foods (India) Limited Fruit and vegetable residue screen Dimethoate 0.026 mg/kg FSC 1.4.2
16/07/2019 Indian beans (val papdi) India Finns Frozen Foods (India) Limited Fruit and vegetable residue screen Cypermethrin 0.21 mg/kg FSC 1.4.2
26/07/2019 Frozen cut okra India Aerath Business Corporation Fruit and vegetable residue screen Acephate 0.087 mg/kg FSC 1.4.2
26/07/2019 Frozen dried longan Thailand Tanaya International Co Ltd Fruit and vegetable residue screen Carbendazim 0.073 mg/kg FSC 1.4.2
18/07/2019 Dried tsaoko fruit China Success Day Hong Fruit and vegetable residue screen Phenylphenol 0.16 mg/kg FSC 1.4.2
18/07/2019 Lou han guo (monk fruit) China Success Day Hong Fruit and vegetable residue screen Cyhalothrin
Procymidone		 0.14
0.03		 mg/kg FSC 1.4.2
29/07/2019 Frozen dried longan Thailand Tanaya International Co Ltd Fruit and vegetable residue screen Carbendazim 0.073 mg/kg FSC 1.4.2
25/07/2019 Dried longan China Jiangmen Junying Food Co., Ltd Fruit and vegetable residue screen Tebuconazole 0.06 mg/kg FSC 1.4.2
30/07/2019 Pickled apricot katsuome Japan Yoneya (Japan) Composition Vitamin B1 Not permitted in this food   FSC 1.3.2
30/07/2019 Pickled apricot shiso ume Japan Yoneya (Japan) Composition Vitamin B1 Not permitted in this food   FSC 1.3.2
30/07/2019 Pickled apricot hachimitsu ume Japan Yoneya (Japan) Composition Vitamin B1 Not permitted in this food   FSC 1.3.2
24/07/2019 Maize meal (Braaipap) South Africa Indian Ocean Export Company Composition Vitamin A, Vitamin B5,
Vitamin B12		 Not permitted in this food   FSC 1.3.2
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