2. Imported Seafood Testing There are currently tests applied to imported seafood on the random surveillance category and the risk list.
3. Current random category requirements
Product Group
Tariff Group
Food to be inspected
IFIS Testing Requirements
Limits
Fish -fish fillets and other fish meat
0302
0303
0304
All fish - fish fillets and other fish meat - fresh chilled or frozen and not on the risk list.
All farmed fish
Histamine and metals (mercury only)
Refer to Code
Fish dried, smoked, in brine and fish meal
0305
All fish and fish meal - dried, smoked, salted, or in brine whether or not cooked
Farmed fish products
Ready-to-eat products
Histamine and metals (mercury only)
As for 'all' plus
Staphylococcus enterotoxin
Refer to Code
nd
Crustaceans (raw)
0306
All crustaceans (raw) - chilled, frozen, dried or salted
All farmed crustacea –
Live crustaceans –
Metals (mercury only) and sulphur dioxide
Prohibited Imports
Refer to FSC
Molluscs (including snails) – (raw).
0307
0307.6000
All Scallops, cuttlefish, octopus- (raw), chilled, frozen, salted or dried
Terrestrial snails
All unopened bivalve molluscs & live snails are >
Metals (mercury only)
(Cooked) - SPC and E. coli
Prohibited imports
Refer to FSC
Note: the following amendments will be made to the random surveillance category in the near future:
an antibiotic screen will apply to all fresh farmed fish;
the mercury test will be deleted for ‘all fish and fish meal’;
sea urchins are to be tested for L. monocytogenes (L. mono/25g n=5, c=0, m=0);
jellyfish are to be tested for L. monocytogenes (L. mono/25g n=5, c=1, m=0, M=100).