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Imported Food Inspection Scheme - Update

Mark Phythian Director, Imported Food Section Mark Sobey Director, Legislative Reform Section

IFIS activities and legislation amendments

19 July 2018

Update on activities under the Imported Food Control Act.

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Introduction

• Stakeholder awareness opportunities
• Inspection and assessment of food – as imported
• Emerging issues – human milk, raw beef, undeclared allergens,

sports supplements, new legislation

• Surveillance food inspections
• Raw milk cheese and bivalve molluscs
• IFIS importer declarations
• CO in tuna/fish
• Publications

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Presentation at CBFCA conferences

Broker engagement

Opportunity to engage food brokers and freight forwarders to explain:

• The Imported Food Inspection Scheme
• How the department profiles entries within the Department of

Home Affairs ICS

• Use of community protection questions
• Respond to questions

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Participation in APEC food safety modernisation activity

International engagement

Opportunity to engage with overseas government authorities in Asia- Pacific region on food safety regulation:

• Current project under APEC to develop framework to assist

member economies in modernising their food regulatory systems whilst facilitating trade

• Two meetings, Vietnam and Papua New Guinea so far
• Australia is leading this project with assistance from US, New

Zealand, China, Vietnam and Papua New Guinea

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Provision of seminar to Philippine food exporters

International engagement

Opportunity to provide a presentation on Australia’s import requirements to approximately 40 Philippine food exporting businesses Held in Makati City, Philippines on 26 June 2018 There were also one on one discussions after the morning forum Very well received, strong interest to export food products to Australia Products for export were coconut products, mango products, seafood, processed foods (snack foods and confectionery)

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Inspection and assessment of food - as imported

IFC Act – application to food for further manufacturing

The Act applies to all food imported for human consumption – with a few exemptions (ships stores, private consumption etc) It does not allow for food that will be further processed post-border Example: Juice concentrate imported for further manufacture post

• border. The IFC Act applies but Australia New Zealand Food Standards

Code does not contain MRLs for a specific ag chemical in juice concentrate, only juice. Concentrate has higher residue detected – failed. Importance to apply for MRLs relevant to concentrates.

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Emerging issues

Domestic and international issues

• Human milk imports
• Raw beef
• Undeclared allergens – peanut, milk
• Future considerations for surveillance – heavy metals in vegetables,

patulin in apple juice concentrate, CO in tuna

• Formulated supplementary sports foods
• Legislation amendments – reforms; food for further manufacturing

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Surveillance food inspections

Physical inspection rate - May

• Mid-May inspection rate increased
• Consideration given to increasing referral rates from ICS in August
• Other considerations include food for further manufacturing;

impacts of foreign government certification arrangements and foreign government food safety system recognition

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Raw milk cheeses

Update on interest and applications

• Application for several raw milk cheeses received from France – in

progress

• Interest received from UK – application forms provided
• Continue to receive ‘information’ on illegal raw milk cheeses –

investigate and generally find the cheese is permitted because it has been made using thermised milk or the cheese has undergone a curd cook

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Bivalve molluscs

New import requirements coming…….

• Delayed in progressing this work
• Next consultation to commence in August with WTO SPS

notification

• IFC Order amendment in November 2018
• 12 month transition for country’s to apply and be assessed for

equivalence – negotiate government certification

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From 8 August 2018, importers and brokers can lodge Imported Food Inspection Scheme (IFIS) importer declarations for some types of food:

Cheese made from unpasteurised milk (Mandatory) Enables importers to demonstrate that the cheese being imported is permitted because it has received a heat treatment during production. Cheese that does not support the growth of Listeria monocytogenes (Voluntary) Enables importers to demonstrate that the cheese does not support the growth of Listeria monocytogenes. Ready-to-eat processed finfish that does not support the growth of Listeria monocytogenes (Voluntary) Enables importers to demonstrate that the finfish does not support the growth of Listeria monocytogenes.

Imported food notices 04-18 and 05-18 specify the new requirements.

for cheese and ready-to-eat processed finfish

IFIS importer declarations

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Survey report to be published and new border controls coming…

‒ Small targeted pilot survey undertaken in May to July 2017. ‒ The survey report, Carbon Monoxide in Fish Pilot Survey March 2018, will be published on Friday, 20 July 2018. ‒ The department will introduce border controls for the inspection and analysis of carbon monoxide (CO) treatment of tuna. These controls are anticipated to commence in November 2018. ‒ An Imported food notice advising of the introduction of border controls for carbon monoxide in tuna will be published on Friday, 20 July 2018.

Carbon monoxide in fish

Publications

Reporting and educational material

• ‘Post cards’ on CoOL and allergen labelling
• Inspection data report for 2017
• Monthly failing food reports

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Post cards

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Imported Food Inspection Data

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Inspection data reports detailing inspection outcomes under the Imported Food Inspection Scheme

http://www.agriculture.gov.au/import/goods/food/inspection- compliance/inspection-data

For calendar year 2017:

• 20 846 entries referred
• 34 766 lines inspected
• 109 295 tests applied
• 98.6% compliance rate

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Failing food

http://www.agriculture.gov.au/import/goods/food/inspection- compliance/inspection-data

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Summary of reasons for food failing inspection

• all countries - 2017

Failing food

http://www.agriculture.gov.au/import/goods/food/inspection- compliance/inspection-data

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Summary of reasons for food label fails – all countries - 2017

Australian food trade for 2016-17

Trends in Australian food trade

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Australian food trade for 2016-17

Australian food imports

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Update on progress of legislative reforms.

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Legislation amendments

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Legislative Reform, Compliance Policy

Department of Agriculture and Water Resources FBIA General Meeting 25 July 2018

• Responsible for undertaking reviews of regulatory frameworks
• Broad focus across legislation administered by department on

achieving increased compliance Key initiatives

• Supporting the passage of the Imported Food Control Amendment

Bill 2017 through Parliament

• Remaking of the Imported Food Control Regulations 1993
• Remaking of the Imported Food Control Order 2001
• Reviewing Imported Food Control Act 1992 and undertaking other

regulatory changes with the Acts subordinate legislation

• Graduate project into FICAs
• Key initiatives under the Biosecurity Act 2015

Imported Food Control Regulations

Department of Agriculture and Water Resources FBIA General Meeting 26 July 2018

• All Commonwealth regulations ‘sunset’ after a decade and need to be

remade to remain enforce.

• Imported Food Control Regulations sunset on 1 October 2018
• Need to be remade before
• Change to the weight of food considered to be for personal

consumption from ten kilograms to one kilogram

Imported Food Control Amendment Bill 2017

Strengthening management of imported food safety risks

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Six measures designed to strengthen the management of imported food safety risks and increase the number of importers bringing in safe food:

• Broader powers
• Foreign food system recognition
• Temporary referral for monitoring
• Mandate documentary evidence
• Definitions of food and differentiated

enforcement, and traceability

• Technical amendments

Imported food reform

Strengthening management of imported food safety risks

Legislative measure: mandate documentary evidence

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Imported food reform

Strengthening management of imported food safety risks

Legislative measure: definitions of food and differentiated enforcement, and traceability

Traceability

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Imported Food Control Order

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• All Commonwealth regulations ‘sunset’ after a decade and need to be

remade to remain enforce.

• Imported Food Control Order sunset on 1 October 2019
• Need to be remade before
• Anticipate no significant changes

Review of Imported Food Control Act

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• Thematic review of the Imported Food Control Act 1992
• Two to three years to review and develop future approach
• Aim: Identify opportunities to modernise and strengthen the regulation
• f imported food

Legislation changes

Imported Food

Act sets the policy and provisions.

• Imported Food Control

Amendment Bill 2017 – currently before Parliament.

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Imported Food Control Regulations 1993 Imported Food Control Act 1992 Imported Food Control Order 2001 Order sets the detail of the system.

• Imported Food Control

Amendment Order 2018

• Imported Food Control

Order Amendments 2018 (bivalve molluscs) Regulations set the procedures.

• Imported Food Control

Amendment Regulations 2018

• Imported Food Control

(Remake) Regulations 2018

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Thank you

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