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DEFRA announces changes to organic food and feed import requirements

Published: 25th September 2023

DEFRA has announced changes to the Certificate of Inspection (COI) template for organic food and feed imports into Great Britain. A delay to the requirement for COIs from the EU, EEA and Switzerland has also been announced.

A Day in the Life: Routine Boarding Visits

Published: 24th May 2023

Mersey Port Health Authority (MPHA) conduct a risk assessment for each vessel arriving within the jurisdiction of the authority. Once an assessment has been made a boarding visit may be required, these inspections are unannounced so that the officers can see the conditions of the vessel on a normal working day. These inspections are conducted to identify public health risks and determine any potential control measures that may need to be put on vessels to tackle these risks.

The Border Target Operating Model: Draft for Feedback published by the Cabinet Office

Published: 28th April 2023

The proposed timeline for the Border Target Operating Model

MPHA Charges 2023

Published: 27th March 2023

Revised charges commencing April 1st 2023

Changes to our processes

Published: 2nd February 2023

Mersey Port Health Authority introduced a new and improved website last year with the aim of improving the customer experience. As part of this development we also reviewed our internal processes with the overall goal of ensuring a more productive experience for our customers, as such we have now implemented a new method of communicating with the authority.

New Non-Animal Origin Imports

Published: 16th January 2023

Require health checks from 17th January 2023

MPHA at John Moores University

Published: 8th November 2022

Officers delivering a presentation last Monday to the Environmental Health students at Liverpool John Moores University

Update 2: Strikes at the Port of Liverpool

Published: 19th October 2022

Please be advised that Unite the Union has confirmed its members will go on a further strike at the Port of Liverpool container operations from 24th October to 7th November.

Export Certificates at MPHA

Published: 6th October 2022

Our export certification services

Update: Strikes at the Port of Liverpool

Published: 30th September 2022

Please be advised that Unite the Union has confirmed its members will go on a further strike at the Port of Liverpool container operations from 11th October to 17th October.

Strikes at the Port of Liverpool

Published: 20th September 2022

Strike action at the Port of Liverpool

MPHA Charges 2022

Published: 18th May 2022

Revised charges commencing July 1st 2022

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