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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 |