Failing Food Report – March 2018

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Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, May 2018

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 Allergen Result/s Units Standard
5/03/2018 Shredded coconut (Desiccated) India Visunkumar Traders Pvt Ltd Salmonella Detected /125g DC 05/2014
20/03/2018 Cheese Italy Emilio Mauri Listeria monocytogenes Detected /125g CHE 03/2017
5/03/2018 Powdered hot chillies Turkey Special Otomotiv Ins. Trz. Danismanlik San. Tic. Ltd. Sti Salmonella Detected /125g SPI 05/2014
19/03/2018 Red chilli powder India Mahashian Di Hatti Pvt Ltd Salmonella Detected /125g SPI 05/2014
22/03/2018 Mussels cooked and shelled Chile St Andrews Smoky Delicacies S.A. E. coli <2.3, <2.3, <2.3, 15, <2.3 MPN/g MOL 04/2017
22/03/2018 Mussels cooked and shelled Chile St Andrews Smoky Delicacies S.A. E. coli <2.3, <2.3 , 24 , <2.3, <2.3 MPN/g MOL 04/2017
27/03/2018 Cooked marinated prawns mix Vietnam Seavina Joint Stock Company Standard plate count 12000, 2600, 2600000, 280000, 800000 cfu/g CRU 05/2014
29/03/2018 Peeled cooked prawns Vietnam Minh Phu - Hau Giang Seafood Corp Standard plate count <1000, <1000, <1000, 1700000, <1000 cfu/g CRU 05/2014

Chemical / Contaminant / Toxin test results

Date of fail Product description Country of origin Producer name Organism or Allergen Result/s Units Standard
1/03/2018 Roasted and salted pistachios Turkey Special Otomotiv Ins. Trz. Danismanlik San. Tic. Ltd. Sti Aflatoxin 0.130 mg/kg NUT 10/2016
1/03/2018 Marinated anchovies tray Italy Agostino Recca Histamine 1300 mg/kg HIS 12/2016
1/03/2018 Marinated anchovies tray Italy Agostino Recca Histamine 1200 mg/kg HIS 12/2016
1/03/2018 Marinated anchovies jar Italy Agostino Recca Histamine 900 mg/kg HIS 12/2016
14/03/2018 Peanut brittle bar Sri Lanka Jk Agro Spice Packers Aflatoxin 0.049 mg/kg NUT 10/2016
22/03/2018 Peanut butter China Shangdong Yiksun Foodstuffs Co., Ltd Aflatoxin 0.020 mg/kg NUT 10/2016
21/03/2018 Seer dried fish (Spanish mackerel) Sri Lanka Derana Marketing Services Pvt Ltd ​Histamine 690 mg/kg HIS 12/2016
22/03/2018 Marinated anchovies tray 1 kg Italy Agostino Recca Histamine 860 mg/kg HIS 12/2016
22/03/2018 Marinated anchovies tray 1 kg Italy Agostino Recca Histamine 1100 mg/kg HIS 12/2016
27/03/2018 Dried bonito shavings Japan Marukei Kathuobushi Inc Histamine 305 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
1/03/2018 Fresh navel oranges Egypt Elbaraka Fruit For Import & Export Cyhalothrin
Cypermethrin		 0.03
0.38		 mg/kg FSC 1.4.2
8/03/2018 Instant porridge South Africa Tiger Food Brands Ltd (Incorporating Tiger Consumer Brands Limited) Sodium Selenite Anhydrous Not permitted in this food   FSC 1.3.2
9/03/2018 Fenugreek leaves India Vadilal Industries Limited Profenofos 0.22 mg/kg FSC 1.4.2
13/03/2018 Frozen seasoned baby soybean (Edamame) China Asia Foods Nanjing Co Ld Carbendazim
Thiamethoxam		 0.092
0.082		 mg/kg FSC 1.4.2
8/03/2018 Vinegar China Shanghai Beau Ideal Fermentation Co Ltd Additive Sodium Benzoate E211 Not permitted in this food   FSC 1.3.1
8/03/2018 Vinegar China Shanghai Beau Ideal Fermentation Co Ltd Additive Sodium Benzoate E211 Not permitted in this food   FSC 1.3.1
13/03/2018 Fresh oranges Egypt Future Agrico For Investment Cyhalothrin 0.04 mg/kg FSC 1.4.2
15/03/2018 Shrimp barbeque flavoured snack Philippines Leslie Corporation Vitamin A, B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B12 and Folic Acid Not permitted in this food   FSC 1.3.2
19/03/2018 Soft shell crabs Bangladesh Farid Nine Stars Agro (Bd) Ltd. Semicarbazide 0.002 mg/kg FSC 1.4.2
22/03/2018 Preserved bean curd China Pu Ning Dong Xing Food Co., Ltd Bacillus cereus 1500, 4000, 2000, 400, 1700 cfu/g Imported Food Control Act 3(2)
21/03/2018 Instant cereal South Africa Alhurst Investments (Pvt) Ltd Vitamin B12, K1, B7 Not permitted in this food   FSC 1.3.2
23/03/2018 Rosella leaves Thailand Sethachon Co Ltd (Establishment 1079) Chlorpyrifos
Dimethoate		 0.083
1.5		 mg/kg FSC 1.4.2
23/03/2018 Frozen chopped spinach China Gaomi Ruifeng Foods Co Ltd Cyhalothrin 0.068 mg/kg FSC 1.4.2
8/03/2018 Formulated sports supplement Canada Nutrabolics Inc Caffeine Not permitted in this food   FSC 1.3.1
28/03/2018 Navel oranges Egypt Food Alliance For Exporting Agricultural Crops Cyhalothrin 0.23 mg/kg FSC 1.4.2
29/03/2018 Fresh betel leaf Myanmar H-Htet Company Ltd Metalaxyl 0.13 mg/kg FSC 1.4.2
8/03/2018 Formulated sports supplement Hungary Bio Tech Usa Caffeine Not permitted in this food   FSC 1.3.1
8/03/2018 Formulated sports supplement Canada Nutrabolics Inc Various Amino Acids (including L-Leucine, L-Glutamine & L-Isoleucine) In excess of levels permitted   FSC 2.9.4
8/03/2018 Formulated sports supplement Canada Nutrabolics Inc L-Carnitine Tartrate In excess of levels permitted   FSC 2.9.4
23/03/2018 Stock cubes Sierra Leone Sahs Enterprises Vitamin A Not permitted in this food   FSC 1.3.2