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Department of Agriculture, June 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 | Reason for fail | Result/s | Units | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/06/2019 | Kashmiri chilli powder | India | Anna Aluminium Co Pvt Ltd | Salmonella | Detected | /125g | SPI 06/2019 |
| 11/06/2019 | Frozen cooked prawns | Vietnam | Camau Seafood Processing & Service Jointstock Corp | Standard plate count | 700 000, 10 000, 6 000, 110 000, 140 000 | cfu/g | CRU 03/2019 |
| 13/06/2019 | Chocolate halawa | Saudi Arabia | Qoot Food | Salmonella | Detected | /125g | SES 05/2014 |
| 17/06/2019 | Frozen cooked vannamei prawns | Vietnam | Thalassa Seafoods (Vietnam) | Standard plate count | 100 000, 110 000, 120 000, 340 000, 8 200 | cfu/g | CRU 03/2019 |
| 14/06/2019 | Marinara mix | Malaysia | Labuan Food Industries Sdn Bhd | Salmonella | Detected | /125g | MSM 11/2018 |
| 16/05/2019 | Frozen cooked vannamei prawn meat | China | Zhejiang Ocean Family Co Ltd | Standard plate count | 240 000, 360 000, 270 000, 240 000, 630 000 | cfu/g | CRU 03/2019 |
| 27/06/2019 | Tahini halawah | Syria | Al Asala Foodstuff Co | Salmonella | Detected | /125g | SES 05/2014 |
| 25/06/2019 | Kashmiri chilli powder | India | Patidar Exports Pvt Limited | Salmonella | Detected | /125g | SPI 06/2019 |
Chemical/Contaminant/Toxin test results
| Date of fail | Product description | Country of origin | Producer name | Reason for fail | Result/s | Units | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/06/2019 | Cassava chips | India | Economic Food Solutions Pvt Ltd | Hydrocyanic acid | 11 | mg/kg | CAS 09/2016 |
| 13/06/2019 | Dried fish keeramin | Sri Lanka | D&R Exports Pvt Ltd | Histamine | 700 | mg/kg | HIS 12/2016 |
| 17/06/2019 | Kelp knots | China | Fuzhou Hailin Foods Co., Ltd | Iodine | 3 400 | mg/kg | BSW 12/2016 |
| 17/06/2019 | Kelp sheets | China | Fuzhou Hailin Foods Co., Ltd | Iodine | 4 600 | mg/kg | BSW 12/2016 |
| 24/06/2019 | Tapioca chips | India | Kozhikodens | Hydrocyanic acid | 11 | mg/kg | CAS 09/2016 |
| 24/06/2019 | Nut crackers spicy coated fried peanuts | India | Haldiram Snacks Pvt Ltd | Aflatoxin | 0.023 | mg/kg | NUT 11/208 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/06/2019 | Mung dhal | Myanmar | Ays Mfg Co Ltd | Fruit and vegetable residue screen | Chlorpyrifos | 0.03 | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 |
| 5/06/2019 | Mung chilka split | Myanmar | Ays Mfg Co Ltd | Fruit and vegetable residue screen | Chlorpyrifos | 0.19 | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 |
| 7/06/2019 | Frozen seasoned flying fish roe | Japan | Daiei Foods Co Ltd (Japan) | Composition | Additive E127 (erythrosine) | Not permitted in this food | FSC 1.3.1 | |
| 6/06/2019 | Confectionery | France | Geprocor | Composition | Patented blue v (E131) | Not permitted in this food | FSC 1.3.1 | |
| 3/06/2019 | Dried seedless red dates | China | Zhongshan Best Honest Trading Co Ltd | Fruit and vegetable residue screen | Propargite | 0.07 | mg/kg |
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| 11/06/2019 | Fresh lychee | China | Zhangzhou Xinmingxing Trading Co Ltd | Fruit and vegetable residue screen | Azoxystrobin Difenoconazole Dimethomorph Indoxacarb | 0.55 0.73 0.96 0.12 | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 |
| 4/06/2019 | Frozen dried longan | Thailand | Tanaya International Co Ltd | Fruit and vegetable residue screen | Carbendazim | 0.053 | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 |
| 12/06/2019 | Tea biscuits | Serbia | Koncern Bambi A.D | Composition | Vitamin C, Phosphorus | Not permitted in this food | FSC 1.3.2 | |
| 11/06/2019 | Fresh lychee | China | Zhangzhou Xinmingxing Trading Co Ltd | Fruit and vegetable residue screen | Azoxystrobin Chlorphrifos Cypermethrin Difenoconazole Dimethomorph Indoxacarb | 1.2 0.33 0.43 0.84 0.73 0.068 | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 |
| 13/06/2019 | Green chilli | Vietnam | Thai Thuan Binh Co.Ltd | Fruit and vegetable residue screen | Chlorpyrifos Difenoconazole Propiconazole Tebuconazole | 0.2 0.23 0.16 0.095 | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 |
| 13/06/2019 | Red chilli | Vietnam | Thai Thuan Binh Co.Ltd | Fruit and vegetable residue screen | Chlorpyrifos Difenoconazole Propiconazole Tebuconazole Metalaxyl | 0.1 0.22 0.17 0.15 0.14 | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 |
| 17/06/2019 | Masala curry powder | South Africa | Packo (Verulam South Africa) | Composition | Irradiated chilli, Irradiated mustard | Not a permitted treatment for this food | FSC 1.5.3 | |
| 19/06/2019 | Fresh chilli | India | Vadilal Industries Limited | Fruit and vegetable residue screen | Tebuconazole | 0.07 | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 |
| 25/06/2019 | Frozen cowpeas | Fiji | Labasa Farm Fresh | Fruit and vegetable residue screen | Acephate Methamidophos | 0.31 0.098 | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 |
| 12/06/2019 | Indian flat beans | India | Innovative Cuisine | Fruit and vegetable residue screen | Carbendazim | 0.05 | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 |
| 26/06/2019 | Wheaten flour | Taiwan | Yi-Feng Food Co., Ltd. | Composition | Vitamin C | Not permitted in this food | FSC 1.3.1 | |
| 28/06/2019 | Cut hyacinth beans | India | Vadilal Industries Limited | Fruit and vegetable residue screen | Profenofos | 0.09 | mg/kg | FSC 1.4.2 |
| 31/05/2019 | Pilchards in hot chilli sauce | South Africa | Lucky Star | Composition | Irradiated cayenne pepper | Not a permitted treatment for this food | FSC 1.5.3 |