Publication details
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, November 2020
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/11/2020 | Seaweed knot | China | Xianglan Deil Co | Iodine | 1450 | mg/kg | BSW 12/2016 |
| 6/11/2020 | Peanuts | Argentina | Manisel S.A | Aflatoxin | 0.261 | mg/kg | NUT 11/2018 |
| 9/11/2020 | Crawfish tail | China | Qingdao Miracle Import & Export Co., Ltd | Listeria monocytogenes | Detected | /125g | CRU 03/2019 |
| 9/11/2020 | Crawfish tail | China | Qingdao Miracle Import & Export Co., Ltd | Standard Plate Count | 120000, 150000, 160000, 140000, 860000 | CFU/g | CRU 03/2019 |
| 9/11/2020 | Dried seaweed | Japan | Fukushima Katsuo Co Ltd | Iodine | 4300 | mg/kg | BSW 12/2016 |
| 9/11/2020 | Maldive fish chips | Sri Lanka | Derana Marketing Services Pvt Ltd | Histamine | 750 | mg/kg | HIS 12/2016 |
| 9/11/2020 | Maldive fish chips | Sri Lanka | Derana Marketing Services Pvt Ltd | Histamine | 310 | mg/kg | HIS 12/2016 |
| 9/11/2020 | Frozen somber fish | Thailand | New Lamthong Foods Industries Co Ltd | Histamine | 290 | mg/kg | HIS 12/2016 |
| 9/11/2020 | Cooked prawn with garlic marinade | Vietnam | Seavina Joint Stock Company | Standard Plate Count | 190000, 240000, 230000, 220000, 1700000 | CFU/g | CRU 03/2019 |
| 13/11/2020 | Anchovy fillets | Italy | Talatta Srl | Histamine | 360 | mg/kg | HIS 12/2016 |
| 27/11/2020 | Frozen herring | Latvia | Auriba | Listeria monocytogenes | Detected | /125g | FSH 07/2018 |
| 27/11/2020 | Fried and seasoned crab | Korea Republic of | Greenwell Food Co Ltd (Namdoo Food Co ltd) | Standard Plate Count | 2200000, 78000, 160000, 28000, 78000 | CFU/g | CRU 03/2019 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28/9/2020 | Burn HD thermogenic cortisol support supplement | Canada | HD Muscle | Composition | Caffeine | 9.56 - Exceeds permitted ML | g/100g | FSC 1.1.1 | 16500 |
| 16/10/2020 | Lil nitro gummy bears | United States | Nestle | Composition | Additive Sodium benzoate | Not permitted in this food | n/a | FSC 1.3.1 | 16483 |
| 2/11/2020 | Cool cherry flavoured bubble gum | South Africa | Mondelez South Africa Ptd Ltd | Composition | Additive Erythrosine | Not permitted in this food | n/a | FSC 1.3.1 | HO match 16158 |
| 02/11/2020 | Seasoned yellow rice | United States | Smart & Final | Composition | Iron | Not permitted in this food | n/a | FSC 1.3.2 | HO match 16211 |
| Niacin | Not permitted in this food | n/a | FSC 1.3.2 | HO match 16211 |
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| Thiamine | Not permitted in this food | n/a | FSC 1.3.2 | HO match 16211 |
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| Riboflavin | Not permitted in this food | n/a | FSC 1.3.2 | HO match 16211 | |||||
| Folic Acid | Not permitted in this food | n/a | FSC 1.3.2 | HO match 16211 | |||||
| 02/11/2020 | Long grain rice with vegetable & spices | United States | Smart & Final | Composition | Iron | Not permitted in this food | n/a | FSC 1.3.2 | HO match 16211 |
| Niacin | Not permitted in this food | n/a | FSC 1.3.2 | HO match 16211 | |||||
| Thiamine | Not permitted in this food | n/a | FSC 1.3.2 | HO match 16211 | |||||
| Folic Acid | Not permitted in this food | n/a | FSC 1.3.2 | HO match 16211 | |||||
| 4/11/2020 | Betel nut | India | Favour – ITA International | Composition | Areca catechu (Betel nut) | Prohibited plant | n/a | FSC 1.4.4 | 16486 |
| 5/11/2020 | Toor dal (pea) | Myanmar | AYS MFG Co Ltd | Fruit and vegetable residue screen | Chlorpyrifos | 0.013 - Exceeds permitted MRL | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 | HO match 15323 |
| 5/11/2020 | Jelly babies (confectionery) | South Africa | Mister Sweet | Composition | Additive Erythrosine | Not permitted in this food | n/a | FSC 1.3.1 | HO match 13629 |
| 5/11/2020 | Legal lean syrup (grape) | United States | Doing Big Things | Composition | St John’s Wort | Prohibited plant | n/a | FSC 1.4.4 | 16501 |
| 5/11/2020 | Legal lean syrup (grape) | United States | Doing Big Things | Composition | Melatonin | Not permitted in this food | n/a | Imported Food Control Act section 3(2) | 16501 |
| 5/11/2020 | Legal lean syrup (cherry/raspberry) | United States | Doing Big Things | Composition | St John’s Wort | Prohibited plant | n/a | FSC 1.4.4 | 16501 |
| 5/11/2020 | Legal lean syrup (cherry/raspberry) | United States | Doing Big Things | Composition | Melatonin | Not permitted in this food | n/a | Imported Food Control Act section 3(2) | 16501 |
| 9/11/2020 | Frozen shredded coconut | Vietnam | BJ&T Joint Stock Company | Microbiological | Salmonella | Detected | /250g | FSC 1.6.1 | 16502 |
| 10/11/2020 | Garlic shoots | China | Shandong Sinofarm Co Ltd | Fruit and vegetable residue screen | Carbendazim | 0.06 - Exceeds permitted MRL | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 | HO match 15454 |
| 16/11/2020 | Watermelon flavoured bubble gum | South Africa | Mondelez South Africa Pty Ltd | Composition | Additive Erythrosine | Not permitted in this food | n/a | FSC 1.3.1 | HO match 16158 |
| 17/11/2020 | Fresh baby corn | Thailand | Exoriens Fresh Ltd | Microbiological | E. coli | <10, <10, 23, 43, 240 | MPN/g | FSC 1.6.1 | 16524 |
| 17/11/2020 | Munaka sultana currant | India | Jay Keshav Exports Pvt Ltd | Fruit and vegetable residue screen | Cyhalothrin | 0.66 - Exceeds permitted MRL | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 | 16529 |
| 20/11/2020 | Crab meat | Vietnam | Saigon Aquatic Products Trading Joint Stock Company DL769 | Chemical | Nitrofurazone | 0.019 - Not permitted in this food | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 | HO match 14468 |
| 20/11/2020 | Frozen whole durian | Vietnam | BJ&T Joint Stock Company | Fruit and vegetable residue screen | Carbendazim | 0.18 - Exceeds permitted MRL | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 | 16537 |
| 20/11/2020 | Frozen whole durian | Vietnam | BJ&T Joint Stock Company | Fruit and vegetable residue screen | Iprodione | 0.39 - Exceeds permitted MRL | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 | 16537 |
| 20/11/2020 | Betel nut medium slices | India | Jay Keshav Exports Pvt Ltd | Composition | Areca catechu (Betel nut) | Prohibited plant | n/a | FSC 1.4.4 | HO match 16079 |
| 20/11/2020 | Mouth freshener | India | JSRJ Group Pty Ltd | Composition | Areca catechu (Betel nut) | Prohibited plant | n/a | FSC 1.4.4 | 16523 |
| 25/11/2020 | Faunus - lemon syrup | Taiwan | Ming Sheng Food Enterprises Pty Ltd | Composition | Additive silicone resin | Not permitted in this food | n/a | FSC 1.3.2 | 16536 |
| 26/11/2020 | Toor dal (pea) | India | Patel Chaturbhai Ranchhodbhai Pulses Llp | Fruit and vegetable residue screen | Chlorpyrifos | 0.017 - Exceeds permitted MRL | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 | 16543 |
| 26/11/2020 | Jacob's original cream crackers | Malaysia | Kraft Malaysia Sdn Bhd | Composition | Vitamin B12 | Not permitted in this food | n/a | FSC 1.3.2 | 16563 |
| Vitamin A | Not permitted in this food | n/a | FSC 1.3.2 | 16563 | |||||
| Iodine | Not permitted in this food | n/a | FSC 1.3.2 | 16563 | |||||
| 27/11/2020 | Sweetened betel nut | Pakistan | Fazal Trading Enterprises | Composition | Areca catechu (Betel nut) | Prohibited plant | n/a | FSC 1.4.4 | 16558 |