This report lists food that has failed under the Imported Food Inspection Scheme (IFIS).
Data set - Importing Food Inspection Scheme - monthly failing food reports
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.
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.
If surveillance food fails a test, we apply a holding order. To achieve this, we apply a holding order to the non-compliant food from the particular overseas producer. This administrative instrument flags the food for increased testing. We do this until the overseas producer reaches a history of compliance. See a list of published holding orders.
'HO number' indicates a new holding order was issued for the failed surveillance food.
'HO match' indicates the fail was against an existing holding order.
'Risk' indicates that the fail was for a risk food. Future consignments of failed risk food are automatically referred for increased testing and therefore a holding order is not issued.
This table lists test results of non-compliant food we’ve detected.
| Date of fail | Product description | Country of origin | Producer name | Test applied / reason for fail |
Results / Units | Reference | Food category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1/02/2023 |
Anchovy fish |
Vietnam |
Thuan Thien Producing Trading Limited Co |
Histamine detected in excess of level permitted |
245 mg/kg |
Risk |
|
|
2/02/2023 |
Californian pistachio kernels |
China |
CHK Trading Co. Ltd. |
Aflatoxin detected in excess of level permitted |
0.02 mg/kg |
Risk |
|
|
2/02/2023 |
Kelp shreds, slices & knots |
China |
Fujian Province Fuzhou Hailin Food Co Ltd |
Iodine detected in excess of level permitted |
3300 mg/kg, |
Risk |
|
|
3/02/2023 |
Red wine and garlic sprinkle |
South Africa |
Flippen Lekka Spice |
Composition -additive; Erythrosine (E127) |
N/A |
Surveillance - HO match 17170 |
|
|
3/02/2023 |
Fruit flavoured candy |
South Africa |
Mister Sweet Pty Ltd |
Composition -additive; Erythrosine (E127) |
N/A |
Surveillance - HO match 13629 |
|
|
6/02/2023 |
Giant taro |
Tonga |
Vea Imports Exports Services Tonga |
Composition - Prohibited plant - Alocasia macrorrhiza |
N/A |
Risk |
|
|
6/02/2023 |
Fruit flavoured candy |
South Africa |
Mister Sweet Pty Ltd |
Composition -additive; Erythrosine (E127) |
N/A |
Surveillance - HO match 13629 |
|
|
6/02/2023 |
Frozen chopped spinach |
India |
Rutu Agro Food Cold Storage |
Fruit & vegetable residue screen - Chlorpyrifos detected in excess of MRL |
0.13 mg/kg, |
Surveillance - HO match 16180 |
|
|
Carbendazim not permitted in this food |
0.06 mg/kg |
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|
8/02/2023 |
Spinach |
India |
Global Gourmet Pvt Ltd |
Fruit & vegetable residue screen - Chlorpyrifos detected in excess of MRL |
0.02 mg/kg |
Surveillance - HO match 15422 |
|
|
8/02/2023 |
Frozen whole strawberries |
China |
Nanjing Greenimex Co.,Ltd |
Fruit & vegetable residue screen - Procymidone detected in excess of MRL |
0.1 mg/kg |
Risk |
|
|
15/02/2023 |
Baby corn |
Thailand |
C.K.K. Food Limited Partnership |
Escherichia coli detected in excess of levels permitted |
<10, 240, <10, 93, <10 MPN/g |
Surveillance - HO match 18211 |
|
|
16/02/2023 |
Dried seaweed |
Korea |
Seyang Co Ltd |
Iodine detected in excess of level permitted |
3480 mg/kg |
Risk |
|
|
17/02/2023 |
Taiwan fine rice |
Taiwan |
Tai Fung Trading Co Ltd |
The food is not suitable for its reasonable intended use - bags found with an odour and discolouration |
N/A |
Surveillance - HO number 18311 |
|
|
20/02/2023 |
Baby corn |
Thailand |
C.K.K. Food Limited Partnership |
Escherichia coli detected in excess of levels permitted |
43, <10, 1100, 9, 9 MPN/g |
Surveillance - HO match 18211 |
|
|
22/02/2023 |
Sweet peanut bar |
Sri Lanka |
Coco Ceylon Exports (Pvt) Ltd. |
Aflatoxin detected in excess of level permitted |
0.015 mg/kg (product contains 60% peanut therefore calculated maximum level is 0.009) |
Risk |
|
|
23/02/2023 |
Dried headless anchovy fillet |
Myanmar |
Precious Silver Sea Group Co., Ltd. |
Histamine detected in excess of levels permitted |
350 mg/kg |
Risk |
|
|
23/02/2023 |
Spinach |
India |
Global Gourmet Pvt Ltd |
Fruit & vegetable residue screen - Chlorpyrifos detected in excess of MRL |
0.31 mg/kg |
Surveillance - HO match 15422 |
|
|
24/02/2023 |
Peanut butter |
Philippines |
Newborn Food Products (Philippines) |
Aflatoxin detected in excess of level permitted |
0.014 mg/kg (product contains 85% peanut therefore calculated maximum level is 0.013) |
Risk |
|
|
24/02/2023 |
Dried betel nuts |
Myanmar |
City Winner Co Ltd |
Composition - Prohibited plant - Betel nut (Areca catechu) |
N/A |
Risk |
|
|
27/02/2023 |
Vannamei prawn cooked |
Vietnam |
Seavina Joint Stock Company |
Listeria monocytogenes detected |
Detected /125g |
Risk |
|
|
28/02/2023 |
Peanut candy bar |
India |
Malabar Natural Foods Pvt Ltd |
Aflatoxin detected in excess of level permitted |
0.031 mg/kg |
Risk |