Consumers, Health And Food Executive Agency Better Training for Safer Food Initiative Felixstowe, UK 13th – 16th October 2015 Felixstowe Border Inspection Post

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Consumers, Health And Food Executive Agency BTSF Port of Felixstowe

Consumers, Health And Food Executive Agency BTSF Port of Felixstowe

Consumers, Health And Food Executive Agency BTSF

Consumers, Health And Food Executive Agency BTSF N. Europe Africa Mediterranean Middle East Indian sub-Cont. Far East Australasia N. America C. America S. America N. America 7% 3% 17% 3% 8% 53% 0.3% 6% 1% 0.5 % 3.4m TEU, 33 shipping lines, 4000 ships p.a. 90 services to 365 ports around the world Port of Felixstowe

Consumers, Health And Food Executive Agency BTSF 8 Vet checks in UK Policy: Central Competent Authorities DEFRA – Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Vet checks regime policy Animal Health policy National rules for unharmonised products Importer Information Notes OVS notes FSA -Food Standards Agency: Public Health policy

Consumers, Health And Food Executive Agency Vet checks in UK 9 Implementation: Local Competent Authorities. APHA - Animal and Plant Health Agency An agency of DEFRA Audits product BIPs Operates live animal BIPs and ABP-only BIPs (fishmeal) Maintains Compendium of relevant legislation Maintains BIP manual Port Health authorities e.g. SCPHA Operate product BIPs Part of local government e.g. SCPHA part of Suffolk Coastal District Council

Consumers, Health And Food Executive Agency Port Health Authorities Responsible for a wide range of controls, including the enforcement of: Veterinary Checks - (Products of animal origin) “POAO” Imported Food Controls (Food not of animal origin) “NAO” Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing “IUU” Food Contact Materials – esp. plastic kitchenware - China Organic Status checks Ship Sanitary Inspections (International Health Regulations)

Consumers, Health And Food Executive Agency BTSF What is Port Health is NOT responsible for: Plant health disease control: Plant Health & Seed Inspectorate Market standards e.g. fruit grading, egg grading: Horticultural Marketing Inspectorate (HMI) Timber inc. packaging and pallets for pests & diseases: Forestry Commission Safety of consumer goods e.g. toys, electricals, fireworks: Trading Standards. Imported animal feed: Trading Standards Illegal imports of POAO: UK Border Force. Personal imports: UK Border Force Port Health Authorities

Consumers, Health And Food Executive Agency BTSF Felixstowe Border Inspection Post GBFXT1 POAO Consignments 2014 Total consignments21236 Human consumption20043 Feed725 Technical468 Imports: Transhipments (7days+) Refused: (0.7%)

Consumers, Health And Food Executive Agency BTSF Temperature-Controlled Examination Facility (TCEF)

Consumers, Health And Food Executive Agency BTSF TCEF – Unloading Bay

Consumers, Health And Food Executive Agency BTSF TCEF - Freezer (-24C)

Consumers, Health And Food Executive Agency BTSF Ambient Temperature Examination Facility

Consumers, Health And Food Executive Agency BTSF Ambient Temperature Examination Facility

Consumers, Health And Food Executive Agency BTSF Port of Felixstowe