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Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, October 2017
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. Where a product is found to be noncompliant because the label does not have the mandatory allergen declaration, the product must be destroyed, re-exported or re-labelled to include the mandatory declaration. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/10/2017 | Frozen oyster meat with ice glazing | China | Shantou Jinping Zone Yicheng Aquatic Co Ltd | E. coli | <2.3, <2.3, <2.3, 3.6, 9.2 | MPN/g | MOL 04/2017 |
| 9/10/2017 | Cooked shrimp | China | Guangdong Wanya Foods Fty Co Ltd | Standard plate count | 490000, 28000, 240000, 25000, 120000 | cfu/g | CRU 05/2014 |
| 12/10/2017 | Cooked prawn meat | Malaysia | Jeen Huat Food Stuffs Industries Sdm Bhd (Malaysia) | Standard plate count | 540000, 49000, 410000, 450000, 55000 | cfu/g | CRU 05/2014 |
| 25/10/2017 | Ground black pepper | Vietnam | Hai Dang Enterprise | Salmonella | Detected | /125g | SPI 05/2014 |
| 24/10/2017 | Frozen cooked vannamei shrimp | Vietnam | Minh Phu Hau Giang Seafood Corp | Standard plate count | ~110, ~1100000, ~1100000, ~40, 1000 | cfu/g | CRU 05/2014 |
| 9/08/2017 | Taleggio DOP cheese | Italy | Belometti SRL | Listeria monocytogenes | Detected | /125g | CHE 03/2017 |
| 24/10/2017 | Cooked peeled prawns – tail on | Vietnam | Phuong Anh Seafood Processing Import And Export Joint Stock Company | Standard plate count | 250000, 260000, 250000, 24000, 330000 | cfu/g | CRU 05/2014 |
| 24/10/2017 | Cooked peeled prawns – tail off | Vietnam | Phuong Anh Seafood Processing Import And Export Joint Stock Company | Standard plate count | 80000, 39000, 230000, 1200000, 140000 | cfu/g | CRU 05/2014 |
| 30/10/2017 | Frozen cooked shrimp | Vietnam | Stapimex (Soc Trang Seafood Joint Stock Co) | Standard plate count | 6800, 3000000, 14000, 3000000, 600 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/10/2017 | Groundnut bar | India | Visnukumar (India) | Aflatoxin | 0.037 | mg/kg | NUT 10/2016 |
| 9/10/2017 | Peanut paste | China | Beijing Jmxy Co. Ltd. | Aflatoxin | 0.018 | mg/kg | NUT 10/2016 |
| 19/10/2017 | Herring fillets in oil | Poland | Maks Sc (Poland) | Histamine | 282 | mg/kg | HIS 12/2016 |
| 27/10/2017 | Roasted salted peanuts | India | Anis Export | Aflatoxin | 0.019 | mg/kg | NUT 10/2016 |
| 27/10/2017 | Salted peanuts | India | Bikaji Foods International Pty Ltd | Aflatoxin | 0.039 | mg/kg | NUT 10/2016 |
| 31/10/2017 | Dried anchovies | Myanmar | Domestic Co Ltd | Histamine | 462 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/10/2017 | Aviyal mix (cut vegetables) | India | Parayil Exports | Acephate | 0.094 | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 |
| 4/10/2017 | Diced capsicum | China | Weihai Ptc International Co Ltd | Profenofos | 0.16 | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 |
| 4/10/2017 | Formulated supplementary food 500g | India | Mondelez India Foods Private Limited | Potassium Biotin Manganese Copper |
Not permitted in this food | FSC 2.9.3 | |
| 4/10/2017 | Formulated supplementary food 1kg | India | Mondelez India Foods Private Limited | Potassium Biotin Manganese Copper |
Not permitted in this food | FSC 2.9.3 | |
| 19/10/2017 | Barbeque spice | South Africa | Unilever Bestfoods Robertsons (South Africa) | Irradiated chilli, Irradiated paprika, Irradiated origanum | Not a permitted treatment for this food | FSC 1.5.3 | |
| 19/10/2017 | Pickled vegetable hot atchar | South Africa | Unilever Bestfoods Robertsons (South Africa) | Irradiated chilli, Irradiated mustard, |
Not a permitted treatment for this food | FSC 1.5.3 | |
| 23/10/2017 | Formulated supplementary sports food | United States | Corr-Jensen Inc. | Caffeine, Teacrine, L-Theanine, Methylcobalamin |
Not permitted in this food | FSC 2.9.4 | |
| 23/10/2017 | Frozen red chilli | Vietnam | Mt Company Ltd | Chlorpyrifos Difenoconazole Propiconazole |
0.01 0.34 0.58 |
mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 |
| 26/10/2017 | Fresh longan | Thailand | Best Fruit Co Ltd | Carbendazim Chlorpyrifos |
0.064 0.042 |
mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 |
| 30/10/2017 | Seasoning | South Africa | Freddy Hirsch Group | Irradiated chilli | Not a permitted treatment for this food | FSC 1.5.3 | |
| 30/10/2017 | Seasoning | South Africa | Freddy Hirsch Group | Irradiated mustard | Not a permitted treatment for this food | FSC 1.5.3 | |
| 31/10/2017 | Seedless red dates | China | Shandong Jinsi Food Co., Ltd | Carbendazim Difenoconazole Tebuconazole |
0.43 0.35 0.5 |
mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 |