Hemp discovered in cereal import

HOW did hemp find its way into cereal imported into Australia from the United States?

The prohibited plant was discovered by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) during an inspection in May and noted in DAFF's 2012 "Failing Food Report".

The plant is from the same family as marijuana and contains a small amount of the active ingredient that gets marijuana users high.

Hemp is widely used for its seeds and its fibre is woven into bags, rope and other materials.

Tasmanian Liberal senator Richard Colbeck raised the mystery at a Senate estimates hearing on Monday, asking how the department had followed up on the discovery.

"Did we check to see if there had been any previous problems, not a lot of happy bread eaters or whatever the grain was?" Senator Colbeck asked.

DAFF assistant secretary for cargo and shipping Peter Liehne said that when a food failed inspection, it was usually inspected rigorously until the department was confident the problem was resolved.

The department couldn't say exactly how the hemp managed to get into the cereal.

It took the question on notice.

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