'High-risk' products of non-animal origin under Regulation (EC) No 669/2009

Since 25 January 2010 imports of certain feed and food of non-animal origin, from certain non-EU countries, that are considered to be 'high-risk' can only enter the UK through specific ports and airports approved as designated points of entry (DPEs) where official controls will be carried out. A 'high-risk' product is feed or food that is either a known, or an emerging, risk to public health. This may be due to the presence of contaminants and/or undesirable substances such as aflatoxins, Sudan dyes, Salmonella or pesticides.

A list of the 'high-risk' products, country of origin and the frequency of checks can be found at Annex I of Commission Regulation (EC) 669/2009, as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 1277/2011.

Importers and feed and food business operators must pre-notify DPEs at least one working day before the physical arrival of the consignment by completing Part 1 of the Common Entry Document (CED) which can be found at Annex II of Regulation 669/2009 (as amended) - guidance on completing the CED can also be found in Annex II. Guidance notes for feed and food business operators on the 'high-risk' products of feed and food of non-animal origin can be found at the link below. Fees will be payable to the relevant authority where these controls apply and will not be higher than the costs incurred by the authority. Further information, where available, on fees or charges at individual DPEs can be found at the links below.

Article 5 of Regulation 669/2009 requires Member States to maintain and make publicly available an up-to-date list of the DPEs for each of the 'high-risk' products of non-animal origin listed in Annex I of Regulation 669/2009 (as amended). The list of DPEs can be found below. The list gives the names of the ports/airports, the DPE unit numbers and products covered.

If a port or airport operator wishes to apply for Designated Point of Entry status to handle consignments of high-risk food, feed, or both then please complete the application form at the link below and email it to imported.food@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk

DPE	DPE Unit number	Products covered
Belfast port For food: Mr Ian Lee Port Health Officer Belfast City Council 5 Corry Place Belfast Harbour Estate Belfast BT3 9HY Tel 028 9035 1199 Fax 028 9074 3429 Email leei@belfastcity.gov.uk Fees/charges: www.belfastcity.gov.uk For feed: Lorraine Colgan DARD Quality Assurance Branch Dundonald House Stormont Belfast BT4 3SB Tel 028 9052 4866 Email Lorraine.colgan@dardni.gsi.gov.uk Fees/charges: www.dardni.gov.uk	UK DP 01	All feed and food products listed in Annex I of Commission Regulation (EC) No 669/2009
Felixstowe port For food: Suffolk Coastal Port Health Authority Avocet House Trinity Terminal The Dock Felixstowe Suffolk IP11 8SH Tel 01394 614933 Fax 01394 673671 Email. port.health@suffolkcoastal.gov.uk Fees/charges: please contact DPE by email For feed: Suffolk Trading Standards Endeavour House 8 Russell Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 2BX Tel 01473 264859 Fax 01473 216850 Email trading.standards@suffolk.gov.uk Fees/charges: please contact DPE by email	UK DP 03	All feed and food products listed in Annex I of Commission Regulation (EC) No 669/2009
Gatwick airport For food: Crawley Borough Council  Port Health Division  Room 122 , Timberham House World Cargo Centre Gatwick Airport West Sussex RH6 0EY Tel 01293 507447 Fax 01293 568281 Email imported.food@crawley.gov.uk Fees/charges: www.crawley.gov.uk For feed: Jo Walden West Sussex Trading Standards Service Centenary House Durrington Lane Worthing West Sussex BN13 2QB Tel 01243 642124 Fax 01903 839743 Email jo.walden@westsussex.gov.uk Fees/charges: please contact DPE by email	UK DP 04	All feed and food products listed in Annex I of Commission Regulation (EC) No 669/2009
Harwich port For food: Tendring Port Health Authority Council Office Weeley Essex CO16 9AJ Tel: 01255 686741 Fax: 01255 686404 Email: ajohnson@tendringdc.gov.uk Fees/charges: please contact DPE by email For feed: Essex County Council Trading Standards 2 Beaufort Road Dukes Park Industrial Estate Chelmsford Essex CM2 6PS Tel 01245 341913 Fax 01245 341986 Email jenny.stubbings@essex.gov.uk Fees/charges: please contact DPE by email	UK DP 05	All feed and food products listed in Annex I of Commission Regulation (EC) No 669/2009
Heathrow airport Imported Food Office London Borough of Hillingdon 1st Floor, Building 550 Shoreham Road East London Heathrow Airport Hounslow Middlesex TW6 3UA Tel 01895 558 180 Fax020 8897 6389 Email heathrowbip@hillingdon.gov.uk or imports@hillingdon.gov.uk Fees/Charges:www.hillingdon.gov.uk	UK DP 06	All feed and food products listed in Annex I of Commission Regulation (EC) No 669/2009
Hull and Goole port For food: Hull & Goole Port Health Authority 257 Hessle Road Kingston upon Hull HU3 4BE Tel 01482 324776 Fax 01482 219275 Email Hullpha@cieh.org.uk Fees/charges: www.hullandgoolepha.gov.uk For feed at Hull: David Greenwood Kingston-upon-Hull City Council Trading Standards Service 33 Witham Kingston upon Hull HU9 1DB Tel 01482 615552 Fax 01482 615572 Email HullTradingStandards@hullcc.gov.uk Fees/charges: please contact DPE by email For feed at Goole: Michael Chapman or Daniel Padgham East Riding of Yorkshire Council Council Offices Church Street Goole DN14 5BG Tel 01482 396237 or 01482 396239 Fax 01482 396104 Email feeds@eastriding.gov.uk Fees/charges:www.eastriding.gov.uk	UK DP 07	All feed and food products listed in Annex I of Commission Regulation (EC) No 669/2009
Liverpool port Groupage Shed Royal Seaforth Container Terminal Port of Liverpool Maritime Centre Liverpool L21 1LA Tel 0151 949 6507 Email iain.robertson@merseydocks.co.uk Fees/charges: information available on request	UK DP 09	All food products listed in Annex I of Commission Regulation(EC) No 669/2009
London Tilbury Port London Port Health Authority Main Entrance Approach Road Tilbury Dock Tilbury Essex RM18 7JN Tel 01375 842663 Fax 01375 856901 Email porthealth.tilbury@cityoflondon.gov.uk Fees/charges:www.cityoflondon.gov.uk	UK DP 10	All feed and food products listed in Annex I of Commission Regulation (EC) No 669/2009
London Thamesport London Port Health Authority Maritime House Grain Road Isle of Grain Kent ME3 0HA Tel 01634 271740 Fax 01634 271738 Email porthealth.thamesport@cityoflondon.gov.uk Fees/charges:www.cityoflondon.gov.uk	UK DP 11	All feed and food products listed in Annex I of Commission Regulation (EC) No 669/2009
Sheerness port London Port Health Authority The Port Health Office Jetty Road Sheerness Docks Sheerness Kent ME12 1RS Tel 01795 664279 Fax 01795 662237 Email porthealth.sheerness@cityoflondon.gov.uk Fees/charges:www.cityoflondon.gov.uk	UK DP 12	All food products listed in Annex I of Commission Regulation (EC) No 669/2009
Manchester Airport Manchester City Council Building 307 World Freight Terminal Manchester Airport M90 5QL Tel 0161 234 4873 or 09887 916848 Fax 0161 489 3308 Email envhealth@manchester.gov.uk * *please telephone to confirm email Fees/charges: please contact DPE by email	UK DP 13	All feed and food products listed in Annex I of Commission Regulation (EC) No 669/2009
Southampton port For food: Rosie Zambra 204-207 Western Docks Southampton Hampshire SO15 1DA Tel 02380 226631 Fax 02380 233859 or 02380 630951 Email: port.health@southampton.gov.uk Fees/charges:www.southampton.gov.uk For feed: Christine Hill or Malcolm Thornton Southampton City Council Trading Standards Service Civic Centre Southampton SO14 7LY Tel 02380 834931 or 02380 834922 Email christine.hill@southampton.gov.uk or malcolm.thornton@southampton.gov.uk Fees/charges:www.southampton.gov.uk	UK DP 17	All feed and food products listed in Annex I of Commission Regulation (EC) No 669/2009
Grimsby and Immingham Port North East Lincolnshire Council Origin One 1 Origin Way Grimsby DN37 9TZ Tel 01472 347320 Fax 01472 267346 Email: Glenn.howard@nelincs.gov.uk Fees/charges: please contact DPE by email	UK DP 19	All food products listed in Annex I of Commission Regulation (EC) No 669/2009
Portsmouth Port Portsmouth Port Health Authority Public Protection Service Civic Offices, Guildhall Square Portsmouth PO1 2PQ Tel:02392 688653 Fax: 02392 834244 Email: public.protection@portsmouthcc.gov.uk or david.jones@portsmouthcc.gov.uk Fees/charges: please contact DPE by email	UK DP 20	The following food products listed in Annex I of Commission Regulation (EC) No 669/2009: Spices(food) from India Chilli, Chilli Products, curcuma and palm oil (food) from third countries Mangos, yard long beans, bitter melon, lauki, peppers and aubergines (food) from Dominican Republic Vegetables, fresh, chilled or frozen (peppers, courgettes and tomatoes) from Turkey Pears from Turkey Vegetables, fresh, chilled or frozen (food) from Thailand
Stansted Airport For food: Uttlesford District Council Council Offices London Road Saffron Walden Essex CB11 4ER Tel 01799 510510 Fax 01799 510567 Email environmentalhealth@uttlesford.gov.uk Fees/charges:www.uttlesford.gov.uk For feed: Jenny Stubbings Essex County Council Trading Standards 2 Beaufort Road Dukes Park Industrial Estate Chelmsford Essex CM2 6PS Tel 01245 341913 Fax 01245 341986 Email jenny.stubbings@essex.gov.uk Fees/charges: please contact DPE by email	UK DP 21	All feed and food products listed in Annex I of Commission Regulation (EC) No 669/2009
Port of Tyne Tyne Dock South Shields Tyne & Wear NE33 5SP Tel 0191 4275000 Fax 0191 427 5033 Email: phil.bedford@portoftyne.co.uk Fees/charges:phil.bedford@portoftyne.co.uk	UK DP 22	All food products listed in Annex I of Commission Regulation (EC) No 669/2009

If you need any further information please contact the Imported Food Branch on 020 7276 8018 or email imported.food@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk