Publication details
Department of Agriculture, November 2019
This report lists food that has failed under the Imported Food Inspection Scheme (IFIS).
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Risk food tests
We target and monitor food that poses a high or medium risk to public health. We test 100% of risk food imports until we establish a history of compliance.
Table 1 lists noncompliant food we’ve detected.
Noncompliant 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 fail | Product description | Country of origin | Producer name | Reason for fail | Result/s | Units | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/11/2019 | Caprotto cheese | Italy | Casa Madaio Srl (It 15/061ce) | Listeria monocytogenes | Detected | /125g | CHE 07/2018 |
| 1/11/2019 | Frozen roasted eel | China | Jiangxi Donghai Food Co Lyd | Listeria monocytogenes | Detected | /125g | FSH 07/2018 |
| 4/11/2019 | Frozen whole cooked lobster | Brazil | J3 Industria E Comercio De Pescados Ltda | Salmonella | Detected | /125g | CRU 03/2019 |
| 20/11/2019 | Taleggio DOP cheese | Italy | Carozzi Roberto & C.S.N.C I03/416cee (Lecco Italy) | Listeria monocytogenes | Detected | /125g | CHE 07/2018 |
| 22/11/2019 | Ground red pepper | Nigeria | Oceanwaves Import and Export Ltd | Salmonella | Detected | /125g | SPI 06/2019 |
| 28/11/2019 | Frozen cooked vannamei prawns | China | Zhejiang Ocean Family Co Ltd | Standard plate count | 240 000, 110 000, 160 000, 450 000, 68 000 |
cfu/g | CRU 03/2019 |
| 26/11/2019 | Chilli powder (deggi mirch) | India | Mahashian Di Hatti Ltd (India) | Salmonella | Detected | /125g | SPI 06/2019 |
| 1/11/2019 | Seasoned seaweed | Japan | Kurakon Foods Corporation | Iodine | 3000 | mg/kg | BSW 12/2016 |
| 1/11/2019 | Dried seaweed | Japan | Kurakon Foods Corporation | Iodine | 4000 | mg/kg | BSW 12/2016 |
| 7/11/2019 | Spice coated fried peanuts | India | Haldiram Snacks Pvt Ltd | Aflatoxin | 0.033 | mg/kg | NUT 11/2018 |
| 14/11/2019 | Peanut cake | Malaysia | Meng Choon Food Industries Sdn Bhd | Aflatoxin | 0.017 | mg/kg | NUT 11/2018 |
| 29/11/2019 | Spice coated fried peanuts | India | Haldiram Foods International Pvt Ltd | Aflatoxin | 0.027 | mg/kg | NUT 11/2018 |
| 29/11/2019 | Seasoned seaweed | Japan | Kurakon Foods Corporation | Iodine | 3500 | mg/kg | BSW 12/2016 |
Surveillance food tests
We randomly test 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 noncompliant food we’ve detected. We will test future consignments of this food at an increased rate of testing. We do this until the overseas producer reaches a history of compliance. To achieve this, we apply a holding order to the noncompliant 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 fail | Product description | Country of origin | Producer name | Test applied | Reason for fail | Result/s | Units | Reference | Holding order number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/11/2019 | Sliced pickled turnips | Lebanon | Al Dayaa Products Sarl | Composition | Additive E 127 (Erythrosine) | Not permitted in this food | n/a | FSC 1.3.1 | 15460 |
| 4/11/2019 | Dried mud fish | Thailand | O-Cha Food Pack Co., Ltd (Thailand) | Seafood antimicrobial tests | Ciprofloxacin | 0.0028 | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 | HO match |
| 6/11/2019 | Apricot flavoured candy foam | South Africa | Mister Sweet Pty Ltd | Composition | Additive E 127 (Erythrosine) | Not permitted in this food | n/a | FSC 1.3.1 | HO match |
| 7/11/2019 | Preserved salted peaches | China | Farmer's Cottage Foodstuff Co., Ltd | Lead | Lead | 0.21 | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.1 | 15479 |
| 7/11/2019 | Preserved plums | China | Farmer's Cottage Foodstuff Co., Ltd | Lead | Lead | 0.21 | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.1 | 15480 |
| 11/11/2019 | Fresh (Longans) | Vietnam | Chanh Thu Export And Import Fruit Company Limited | Fruit and vegetable residue screen | Azoxystrobin Difenoconazole |
0.18 0.11 |
mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 | 15481 |
| 11/11/2019 | Margarine | Indonesia | Pt Unilever Indonesia Tbk | Composition | Vitamin niacin, B1, B2 | Not permitted in this food | n/a | FSC 1.3.2 | 15482 |
| 31/10/2019 | Frozen purple corn | Vietnam | Saka Saka Company Limited | Fruit and vegetable residue screen | Chlorpyrifos | 0.12 | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 | 15486 |
| 14/11/2019 | Wheaten flour | Taiwan | Yi-Feng Food Co., Ltd. | Composition | Vitamin C | Not permitted in this food | n/a | FSC 1.3.2 | HO match |
| 13/11/2019 | Frozen durian | Thailand | Sunshine International Co Ltd | Fruit and vegetable residue screen | Procymidone | 0.99 | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 | 15489 |
| 18/11/2019 | Cereal | United Kingdom | Kelloggs (Warrington United Kingdom) | Composition | Vitamins D, B12 | Not permitted in this food | n/a | FSC 1.3.2 | 15495 |
| 12/11/2019 | Sukkary fresh dates | Saudi Arabia | Manafez International | Fruit and vegetable residue screen | Cyhalothrin | 0.03 | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 | HO match |
| 12/11/2019 | Fresh dates | Saudi Arabia | Manafez International | Fruit and vegetable residue screen | Carbendazim | 0.06 | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 | HO match |
| 25/11/2019 | Indian flat beans (surti papdi) | India | Innovative Cuisine | Fruit and vegetable residue screen | Profenofos | 0.09 | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 | HO match |
| 26/11/2019 | Formulated supplementary sports food | United States | Bpm Labs | Composition | Synephrine Hcl | Considered to pose a risk to human health | n/a | Imported Food Control Act section 3(2)(a)(vii) | HO match |
| 26/11/2019 | Qasuri Methi fenugreek leaves (retail) | Pakistan | Malka Foods (Pvt) Limited | Salmonella | Salmonella | Detected | /125g | Imported Food Control Act section 3(2) | 15519 |
| 27/11/2019 | Vegetable Ivy gourd | India | Vadilal Industries Limited | Fruit and vegetable residue screen | Dimethoate | 0.027 | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 | 15520 |
| 29/11/2019 | Strawberries IQF Whole | China | Rongze Food Manufacturing Co | Fruit and vegetable residue screen | Acephate | 0.073 | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 | 15521 |