Apr 24th, 2024
2 mins
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) have recently launched an Imports Intelligence Hub (IIH). The purpose of the IIH is to provide useful, assessed, and reliable information accessible to all, on a range of border data and intelligence connected with the import of high-risk food and feed of non-animal origin (HRFNAO) and products of animal origin (POAO).
Within the IIH stakeholders can view:
- A summary of the sampling results of imported products of animal origin (POAO) undertaken at UK Border Inspection Posts (BCPs), under the UK’s National Monitoring Plan (NMP).
- The imports Early Warning System (EWS) notifications. These are usually published at the end of each month listing specific commodity/country/hazard combinations that have been identified during the previous month as “emerging” risks.
- Data from surveillance monitoring of imported food and feed of non-animal origin undertaken by our Port Health Authorities (PHAs) and recorded on IPAFFS.
- Data relating to the controls applied to products of animal origin imported into the United Kingdom via approved designated ports (BCPs).
The Imports Intelligence Hub can be accessed here
