Failing Food Report – May 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
3/05/2018 Cooked prawns Vietnam Thong Thuan Cam Ranh Seafood Joint Stock Company Standard plate count 500, 180000, 13000000, 500, 120000 cfu/g CRU 05/2014
3/05/2018 Crab meat Indonesia Phillips Seafood (Indonesia) Standard plate count <1000, <1000, <1000, <1000, 1200000 cfu/g CRU 05/2014
4/05/2018 Black pepper powder Sri Lanka Freelan Enterprises Pvt Ltd Salmonella Detected /125g SPI 05/2014
10/05/2018 Smoked hot paprika Spain Hijos De Salvador Lopez Sl Salmonella Detected /125g SPI 05/2014

Chemical / Contaminant / Toxin test results

Date of fail Product description Country of origin Producer name Organism or Allergen Result/s Units Standard
9/05/2018 Blanched peanut kernels China Qingdao Xuguang Foodstuffs Co. Ltd Aflatoxin 0.021 mg/kg NUT 10/2016
8/05/2018 Fresh mackerel Indonesia Pt Iambeu Mina Utama Histamine 510 mg/kg HIS 12/2016
27/04/2018 Frozen tuna Sri Lanka Apollo Marine International (Pvt) Ltd Histamine 340 mg/kg HIS 12/2016
11/05/2018 Spiced peanuts India Haldiram Foods International Pvt Ltd Aflatoxin 0.012 mg/kg NUT 10/2016
17/05/2018 Tapioca chips India Nilamel Exports Hydrocyanic acid 11 mg/kg CAS 09/2016
21/05/2018 Peanuts China Nutty Delight Industries Aflatoxin 0.052 mg/kg NUT 10/2016
16/05/2018 Marinated anchovies Spain Conservas Ortiz Histamine 390 mg/kg HIS 12/2016
31/05/2018 Cassava chips Indonesia Arira Pangindo (Bogor, Indonesia) Hydrocyanic acid 23 mg/kg CAS 09/2016
31/05/2018 Dried salted mackerel Vietnam Saigon Aquatic Products Trading Joint Stock Company Dl769 Histamine 210 mg/kg HIS 12/2016
31/05/2018 Dried sprats Myanmar Max World International Co Ltd Histamine 1100 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
1/05/2018 Red dates pitted China Micson Food Processing Cypermethrin 0.05 mg/kg FSC 1.4.2
2/05/2018 Fermented bean curd China Kaiping Guanghe Fermented Bean Curd Ltd Bacillus cereus 1600, 7500, 7500, <100, 2500 mg/kg Imported Food Control Act 3(2)
10/05/2018 Garlic shoots China Jinxiang Hongyu Freezing & Storage Co Ltd Iprodione 0.85 mg/kg FSC 1.4.2
10/05/2018 Fenugreek leaves India Vadilal Industries Limited Chlorpyrifos
Profenofos		 0.016
0.145		 mg/kg FSC 1.4.2
11/05/2018 Fenugreek leaves India Vadilal Industries Limited Profenofos 0.29 mg/kg FSC 1.4.2
15/05/2018 Fresh enoki mushrooms Republic of Korea Innogreen Mushroom Acephate 0.057 mg/kg FSC 1.4.2
17/05/2018 Fresh onion flowers China Guangzhou Lu Ken Produce Ltd Cyhalothrin 0.12 mg/kg FSC 1.4.2
17/05/2018 Frozen small red chilli Vietnam Nam Hai Company Ltd Difenoconazole 0.060 mg/kg FSC 1.4.2
17/05/2018 Preserved plums China Guangdong Zhongshan Guzhen Lihua Farming Byproduct Factory Lead 0.38 mg/kg FSC 1.4.1
17/05/2018 Preserved orange peel China Guangdong Zhongshan Guzhen Lihua Farming Byproduct Factory Lead 0.79 mg/kg FSC 1.4.1
25/05/2018 Baby corn Thailand Siam Fresh Enterprise Co Ltd E. coli 43, 1100, >1100, 240, 43 MPN/g Imported Food Control Act 3(2)
25/05/2018 Betel nut sachets Pakistan Yousaf Enterprises Areca catechu (betel nut) Prohibited plant   FSC 1.4.4
23/05/2018 Tea eggs spice Taiwan Tomax Enterprise Co Ltd (Taiwan) Irradiation Not a permitted treatment for this food   FSC 1.2.1/1.5.3
23/05/2018 Red jujube (Chinese red dates) China Chengdu Qilihong Food Co. Ltd. Cyhalothrin
Myclobutanil		 0.06
0.41		 mg/kg FSC 1.4.2
29/05/2018 Frozen fish Thailand New Lamthong Foods Industries Co Ltd Histamine 280 mg/kg FSC 1.4.1
17/05/2018 Chutney South Africa Tiger Food Brands Ltd (Incorporating Tiger Consumer Brands Limited) Irradiated onion Not a permitted treatment for this food   FSC 1.2.1/1.5.3
17/05/2018 Fermented bean curd China Beijing Ershang Wangzhihe Food Co Ltd Bacillus cereus >1800, >4500, >4500, >4500, >900 cfu/g Imported Food Control Act 3(2)
30/05/2018 Energy drink United Kingdom Sos Wholesales Ltd Caffeine Not permitted in this food   FSC 1.3.1
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