Monthly Imported Food Inspection Failures in Australia and New Zealand

Australia's Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry compiles monthly reports on imported food consignments that fail analytical testing or compositional standards. The data identifies non-compliant foods, excluding items that fail only for label violations.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in food safety violations for imported goods using monthly report data.
• Identify high-risk food categories by tracking failures against the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code.
• Monitor regulatory compliance outcomes for imported food consignments over time.

Strengths

• Published by the authoritative national Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.
• Data is updated monthly, providing regular insights into food safety.
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for broad reuse.

Limitations

• The dataset excludes foods that failed inspection solely due to noncompliant labels, providing an incomplete picture of import rejections.
• Specific data volume, such as row count or column features, is not documented.

Provenance

Source

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Australia.

Collection Method

Compiled from inspections of imported food consignments under the Imported Food Inspection Scheme.

Freshness

Updated monthly, with a last recorded update in March 2026.

Geography

Australia and New Zealand, as governed by the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code.