Failing Food Report – April 2021

Publication details

April 2021

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 failProduct descriptionCountry of originProducer nameReason for failResult/sUnitsReference
18/3/2021Betel nutIndiaVisnukumar Traders Pvt LtdProhibited plantn/an/aFSC 1.4.4
9/4/2021Tapioca crispMalaysiaDesa Southern AgencyHydrocyanic acid11mg/kgCAS 09/2016
13/4/2021Cassava chipsIndonesiaPT Rasa Sayang Ais KrimHydrocyanic acid11mg/kgCAS 09/2016
13/4/2021Roasted peanutsChinaShandong Fengsheng Foods Co LtdAflatoxin0.149mg/kgNUT 11/2018
14/4/2021Tapioca chipsIndonesiaWynad ExportsHydrocyanic acid14mg/kgCAS 09/2016
14/4/2021Tapioca sticksIndonesiaWynad ExportsHydrocyanic acid18mg/kgCAS 09/2016
15/4/2021Dried seaweed stripChinaFuzhou Hailin Foods Co LtdIodine1830mg/kgBSW 12/2016
15/4/2021Dried seaweedChinaFuzhou Hailin Foods Co LtdIodine2900mg/kgBSW 12/2016
23/4/2021Peanuts granulatedChinaShandong Fengsheng Foods Co LtdAflatoxin0.032mg/kgNUT 11/2018
24/4/2021Sweet peanutsSri LankaJ Remitta StoresAflatoxin0.013 (product contains 55% peanut, therefore the calculated maximum level is 0.008)mg/kgNUT 11/2018
30/4/2021Red chilli powderIndiaAl Saqr General Trading Co LlcSalmonellaDetected/125gSPI 06/2019

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 failProduct descriptionCountry of originProducer nameTest appliedReason for failResult/sUnitsReferenceHolding order number
19/3/2021CandyJapanKasugai Seika Co LtdCompositionGardenia blueNot permitted in this foodn/aFSC 1.3.116956
1/4/2021Raisin sultanaIndiaPatidar Exports Pvt LtdFruit and vegetable residue screenThiamethoxam0.25 - Exceeds permitted MRLmg/kgFSC 1.4.216944
7/4/2021SpinachChinaGaomi Ruifeng Foods CoFruit and vegetable residue screenCyhalothrinDetected - Not permitted in this foodmg/kgFSC 1.4.216945
Chlorpyrifos0.022 - Exceeds permitted MRLmg/kgFSC 1.4.216945
14/4/2021Snow peasChinaYongzhou Huiyou Agriculture Development Limited CompanyFruit and vegetable residue screenThiamethoxam0.02 - Exceeds permitted MRLmg/kgFSC 1.4.216960
Difenoconazole0.08 - Exceeds permitted MRLmg/kgFSC 1.4.216960
20/4/2021RaisinsIndiaPatidar Exports Pvt LtdFruit and vegetable residue screenCarbendazim0.5 - Exceeds permitted MRLmg/kgFSC 1.4.216981
23/4/2021Gourd slicesIndiaInnovative CuisineFruit and vegetable residue screenMonocrotophosDetected - Not permitted in this foodmg/kgFSC 1.4.2HO match 16840
AcephateDetected - Not permitted in this foodmg/kgFSC 1.4.2HO match 16840
29/4/2021Energy drinkIraqNarin Company General TradingCompositionVitamin B2Not permitted in this foodn/aFSC 1.3.217017
Vitamin B6Not permitted in this foodn/aFSC 1.3.217017
Vitamin B12Not permitted in this foodn/aFSC 1.3.217017

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