Cassava chips

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Reference CAS 05/2014

All imported food must comply with Australia’s biosecurity requirements.

Check the Import Conditions Database (ICON) to determine if the food you intend to import requires
an import permit, treatment or if it must meet any other conditions. All biosecurity requirements must
be met before Imported Food Inspection Scheme requirements apply.

Imported Food Inspection Scheme risk food

Chips, crackers and snacks made from sweet cassava that are packaged and ready to eat with no
further preparation required are classified as risk food. This includes:

 packaged and ready to eat cassava chips or crisps

 packaged and ready to eat cassava crackers e.g. ‘vege’ crackers
 packaged and ready to eat snacks from cassava.

Food excluded from this testing

 raw cassava
 cassava pellets or cassava chips that are for use in further processing
 mixed foods that contain cassava chips.

Risk food sampling

When goods are referred for inspection and testing, an authorised officer:

 will take samples for each product type

 will take five sample units per lot for analysis.

For more detail on sampling refer to Imported Food Notice 03-11 Food sampling under the Imported
Food Inspection Scheme.

Hazard testing

Table 1 shows risk food tests applied to imported ready to eat cassava chips and permitted results.

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Table 1 Hazard, test applied and permitted result

Hazard Test applied Permitted result

Hydrocyanic acid Hydrocyanic acid Maximum level 10 mg/kg

Label and composition Food Standards Code chapters 1

assessment and 2

Visual assessment Imported Food Control Act 1992

section 3(2)(a)(vii) and 3(2)(b)

Version history

Date Amendment details

01/5/2014 CAS 05/2014 Replaces Imported Food Notice 09/12 Tests applied to risk category
foods

Ref: CAS 05/2014 Page 2 of 2 Imported risk food: Cassava chips