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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30/12/2022 | Soya bean curd | Vietnam | T&Z Trading Service Production Company | Bacillus cereus detected in excess of levels permitted | 24000, 650, 250, 250, 1000 cfu/g | Imported Food Control Act Section 3(2) | Surveillance - HO number 18252 |
| Soya bean curd | 22000, 350, 1500, 1200, 13000 cfu/g | ||||||
| 03/01/2023 | Giant taro (Alocasia macrorrhiza) | Tonga | Salome Lousiale | Composition - Prohibited plant - Alocasia macrorrhiza | N/A | FSC 1.4.4 | Risk |
| 03/01/2023 | Chicken nuggets made from plants | United States of America | Impossible Foods Inc | Composition - Calcium pantothenate (vitamin B5) not permitted in this food |
N/A | FSC 1.3.2 | Surveillance - HO number 18226 |
| 05/01/2023 | Smoked dried fish migebuka | Tanzania United Republic of | Banyenzeko Fish Export | The food is not suitable for its reasonable intended use - goods infested with flies/maggots | N/A | Imported Food Control Act Section 3(2) | Risk |
| 06/01/2023 | Dried herring | Philippines | Pixcel Transglobal Food Inc | Histamine detected in excess of level permitted | 420 mg/kg | HIS 12/2016 | Risk |
| 09/01/2023 | Kashmiri chilli powder | India | Popular Food Products | Salmonella detected | Detected /125g | SPI 06/2019 | Risk |
| 11/01/2023 | Anchovies rolled with capers | Italy | Daidone Srl | Histamine detected in excess of level permitted | 370 mg/kg | HIS 12/2016 | Risk |
| Anchovy fillets | 2500 mg/kg | ||||||
| 11/01/2023 | Fresh onion flower | China | Shandong Super Food Co Ltd | Fruit and vegetable residue screen - Cyhalothrin detected in excess of MRL | 0.37 mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 | Surveillance - HO number 18229 |
| Iprodione detected in excess of MRL | 1.62 mg/kg | ||||||
| Procymidone detected in excess of MRL | 0.24 mg/kg | ||||||
| 24/01/2023 | Gutted headless walking catfish | Vietnam | Tan Thanh Loi Frozen Food Co Ltd | Fluoroquinolones - Ciprofloxacin not permitted in this food | 0.005 mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 | Surveillance - HO match 12177 |
| Enrofloxacin not permitted in this food | 0.002 mg/kg | ||||||
| 24/01/2023 | Dried oysters | Republic of Korea | Pasaraya Loong Fuat Sdn Bhd | Non permitted import | N/A | MOL 12/2021 | Risk |
| 25/01/2023 | Chicken-flavoured noodle snack | Indonesia | PT. Mitra Asia Synergy | Composition - Pantothenic acid and retinol not permitted in this food |
N/A | FSC 1.3.2 | Surveillance - HO number 18260 |
| 25/01/2023 | Fresh snow pea | China | Yongzhou Yuanyuanxing Agriculture Technology Co Ltd | Fruit and vegetable residue screen - Difenoconazole detected in excess of level permitted | 0.11 mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 | Surveillance - HO number 18266 |
| 27/01/2023 | Peanut ball | India | M H Foods | Aflatoxin detected in excess of level permitted | 0.075 mg/kg | NUT 11/2018 | Risk |
| 30/01/2023 | Peanut chikki | India | Fresh Jasmines Export and Import Pvt Ltd | Aflatoxin detected in excess of level permitted | 0.04 mg/kg | NUT 11/2018 | Risk |
| 31/01/2023 | Giant taro- (Alocasia macrorrhiza) | Tonga | Tupou Fresh Produce Ltd | Composition - Prohibited plant -Alocasia macrorrhiza | N/A | FSC 1.4.4 | Risk |
| 31/01/2023 | Dried seer fish | Sri Lanka | Foreconns Canneries (Beruwelaq Sri Lanka) | Histamine detected in excess of level permitted | 740 mg/kg | HIS 12/2016 | Risk |
| 31/01/2023 | Giant taro (Alocasia macrorrhiza) | Tonga | Nikola Latu | Composition - Prohibited plant - Alocasia macrorrhiza | N/A | FSC 1.4.4 | Risk |
| 31/01/2023 | Green sultanas | India | S.S. Enterprises | Fruit and vegetable residue screen - Acephate not permitted in this food | 0.14 mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 | Surveillance - HO number 18272 |
| Carbendazim detected in excess of MRL | 3.4 mg/kg | ||||||
| 31/01/2023 | Cambodge fruit (Garcinia cambogia) | India | Eastern Condiments Pvt Ltd | Fruit and vegetable residue screen - 2-Phenylphenol detected in excess of MRL result |
0.25 mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 | Surveillance - HO match 16807 |