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Department of Agriculture, May 2019
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 food tests (targeted monitoring of food for compliance to safety standards)
The Department of Agriculture (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.
The following table details where noncompliant food was detected.
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. 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 analyte | Result/s | Units | Standard |
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| 7/05/2019 | Desiccated coconut | Philippines | Peter Paul Coconut Water Corporation | Salmonella | Detected | /250g | DC 05/2014 |
| 9/05/2019 | Spicy caciocavallo cheese | Italy | Mediolat Srl | Listeria monocytogenes | Detected | /125g | CHE 07/2018 |
| 13/05/2019 | Sesame paste | Turkey | Koska | Salmonella | Detected | /125g | SES 05/2014 |
| 28/05/2019 | Halva pistachio | Turkey | Merter Helva San Ve Tic As | Salmonella | Detected | /125g | SES 05/2014 |
| 23/05/2019 | Sesame paste | China | Hebei Renqu Liufu Food Pty Ltd | Salmonella | Detected | /125g | SES 05/2014 |
| 30/05/2019 | Halawa bar | Egypt | El Rashidi Elbaghbaghan (Egypt) | Salmonella | Detected | /125g | SES 05/2014 |
Chemical/Contaminant/Toxin test results
| Date of fail | Product description | Country of origin | Producer name | Organism or analyte | Result/s | Units | Standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/05/2019 | Anchovy fillets | Myanmar | Ausi Myanmar Company Limited | Histamine | 250 | mg/kg | HIS 12/2016 |
| 23/05/2019 | Peanut satay seasoning | Indonesia | Pd Setia Makmur Mandiri | Aflatoxin | 0.067 | mg/kg | NUT 11/2018 |
| 27/05/2019 | Fried sardines with salted black beans | China | Zhangzhou Gangchang Industry & Trade Co Ltd | Histamine | 328 | mg/kg | HIS 12/2016 |
| 28/05/2019 | Maldive fish chips | Sri Lanka | Dundy Trading Company | Histamine | 320 | 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 food and are therefore subject to change.
More information on surveillance food and the tests applied can be found on the Tests applied to surveillance food webpage.
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.
| Date of fail | Product description | Country of origin | Producer name | Test applied | Reason for fail | Result/s | Units | Reference |
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| 1/05/2019 | Fresh mangosteen | Thailand | Greenroof Design Co Ltd | Fruit and vegetable residue screen | Carbendazim | 0.092 | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 |
| 1/05/2019 | Shitake mushrooms | Taiwan | Wan Shen Science And Technology Agriculture Co Ltd | Fruit and vegetable residue screen | Chlorpyrifos | 0.022 | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 |
| 3/05/2019 | Premium dates | Saudi Arabia | Manafez International | Fruit and vegetable residue screen | Cypermethrin | 0.17 | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 |
| 8/05/2019 | Green chilli | India | Vadilal Industries Limited | Fruit and vegetable residue screen | Tebuconazole | 0.059 | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 |
| 10/05/2019 | Betel nut | Myanmar | H-Htet Company Ltd | Composition | Areca catechu (Betel nut) | Prohibited plant | FSC 1.4.4 | |
| 9/05/2019 | Mangosteen | Thailand | Ptn Exotic Produce Co Ltd | Fruit and vegetable residue screen | Chlorpyrifos | 0.026 | mg/kg |
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| 13/02/2019 | Frozen barramundi fillets | Taiwan | Fertility International Co Ltd (Taiwan) | Carbon monoxide | Carbon monoxide | 0.60 | mg/kg | FSC 1.3.3 |
| 16/05/2019 | Soft drink | Taiwan | Vitali Beverage Industrial Corp | Composition | Vitamin C, B1, B2, B6 | Not permitted in this food | FSC 1.3.2 | |
| 17/05/2019 | Barramundi | Indonesia | Ud Damena | Seafood antimicrobial test | Malachite green | 0.15 | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 |
| 20/05/2019 | Chilled baby corn | Thailand | Siam Fresh Enterprise Co Ltd | E. coli - fresh vegetables: baby corn, sweet/sugar snap pears, chillies | E. coli | 23, <3, 20, <3, <3 | cfu/g | Imported Food Control Act section 3(2)(ii) |
| 20/05/2019 | Pre–cooked cereal | Sri Lanka | Ceylon Biscuits Ltd (Sri Lanka) | Composition | Vitamin B12 | Not permitted in this food | FSC 1.3.2 | |
| 17/05/2019 | Spice pouch for egg cup | Taiwan | Tomax Enterprise Co Ltd (Taiwan) | Composition | Irradiated | Not a permitted treatment for this food | FSC 1.5.3 | |
| 16/05/2019 | Candy | South Africa | Mister Sweet Pty Ltd | Composition | Additive E127 | Not permitted in this food | FSC 1.3.1 | |
| 23/05/2019 | Indian flat beans | India | Innovative Cuisine | Fruit and vegetable residue screen | Cypermethrin | 0.08 | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 |
| 21/05/2019 | Formulated caffeinated beverage | United States | NutraCap Labs | Composition | Junglans regia (English walnut leaf extract) | English walnut leaf extract is considered to pose a risk to human health | Imported Food Control Act section 3(2)(ii) | |
| 21/05/2019 | Bean curd | China | Beijing Ershang Wangzhihe Food Co Ltd | Bacillus cereus - tofu, soy bean curd, soy milk curd | Bacillus cereus | >15000, >15000, >15000, >15000, >15000 | cfu/g | Imported Food Control Act section 3(2)(ii) |
| 23/05/2019 | Chopped spinach | India | Finns Frozen Foods (India) Limited | Fruit and vegetable residue screen | Dimethoate | 0.086 | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 |
| 24/05/2019 | Chocolate brownie | Colombia | Productos Ramo S.A. | Composition | Vitamin C | Not permitted in this food | FSC 1.3.2 | |
| 24/05/2019 | Pollack roe | Japan | Kaisen Co Ltd | Composition | Additive E127 (Erythrosine) | Not permitted in this food | FSC 1.3.1 | |
| 29/05/2019 | Bean curd | China | Beijing Ershang Wangzhihe Food Co Ltd | Bacillus cereus - tofu, soy bean curd, soy milk curd | Bacillus cereus | 100, 1800, 4800, 5000, 300 | cfu/g | Imported Food Control Act section 3(2)(ii) |
| 28/05/2019 | Pineapple juice | Philippines | Del Monte Philippines Inc (Philippines) | Composition | Vitamin E | Not permitted in this food | FSC 1.3.2 | |
| 31/05/2019 | Frozen dried mud fish | Thailand | O-Cha Food Pack Co., Ltd (Thailand) | Seafood antimicrobial tests - Malachite green, Fluoroquinolones, Quinolones | Ciprofloxacin Enrofloxacin Levofloxocin Ofloxacin | 0.19 0.081 0.051 0.051 | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 |
| 31/05/2019 | White catfish cutlets | Vietnam | Dai Thanh Seafoods | Seafood antimicrobial tests - Malachite green, Fluoroquinolones, Quinolones | Enrofloxacin Levofloxocin Ofloxacin | 0.0056 0.002 0.002 | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 |
| 1/05/2019 | Roasted peanuts | China | Jiangmen City Xinhui Dayou Jiangyuan Food Co Ltd | Composition | Additive E952 (Cyclamates) Additive E954 (Saccharin) | Not permitted in this food | FSC 1.3.1 | |
| 29/05/2019 | Betel nut | Myanmar | Shwe Hinthar Yeik Mon Co Ltd | Composition | Areca catechu (Betel nut) | Prohibited plant | FSC 1.4.4 | |
| 8/05/2019 | Chilli powder | Taiwan | Tomax Enterprise Co Ltd (Taiwan) | Composition | Irradiated chilli pepper | Not a permitted treatment for this food | FSC 1.5.3 |