Coconut and coconut meat

All biosecurity requirements must be met before Imported Food Inspection Scheme requirements apply.

Check our Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON) for biosecurity import conditions.

Food type

This includes:

• shredded coconut and coconut meat including fresh, chilled, frozen or dried
• desiccated coconut.

Exclusions

Food from New Zealand.

Inspection and testing

This food is classified as a surveillance food.

We refer consignments for analytical testing at the rate of 5%. During inspection, we will also conduct a visual and label assessment.

Table 1 shows the test that will be applied and the permitted result.

Table 1, Test applied and permitted result

n = the number of samples to be analysed from a lot of food.
c = the maximum number of sample units that can be greater than ‘m’.
m = the acceptable microbiological level in a sample unit.

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