The London Port Health Authority, is part of the City of London
Corporation, the local authority for the Square Mile, the City
business sector of London. The Authority is responsible for a
district which extends for 150 kilometres (94 miles) along the
tidal Thames from Teddington to the outer Estuary and includes the
Ports of Tilbury, Thamesport, Sheerness and London City Airport.
The Authority, the largest in the UK, has been in existence
since 1872 and is part of the City of London's Department of
Markets and Consumer Protection.
The Authority is registered against ISO 9001 for its imported food
enforcement service at the Ports of Tilbury, Thamesport and
Sheerness and the food hygiene service on the river.
TRACES Letter - 18 January 2012
A letter has been sent out to importers and agents explaining
the new codes on TRACES and how to clone CVEDs using TRACES.
Download a copy of the letter (118kb)
Correction Letters - 8 December 2011
The LPHA enforcement policy for veterinary checks has been
updated to allow minor or typographical errors to be corrected
on certifcates.
Download the LPHA enforcement policy for
veterinary checks (55kb). Please go to our
veterinary checks page for more information.
New Fees for Veterinary Checks - 1 January 2012
The charges for veterinary checks for 2012 are now
published on our
port health charges page.
New EU Legislation for plastic kitchenware - 1 July 2011
New controls will come into force setting out conditions for the
import of plastic kitchenware from China and Hong Kong. These
include prior notification, documentary checks and 10% identity and
physical checks. Importers will be liable for the costs of these
checks and details are published on our
port health charges page.
Catch Certificate Fees - new rates 1 April 2011
The Association of Port Health Authorities has consulted with
its members and the fees for checking catch certificates have been
reduced, these will apply as from 1 April 2011. Details can be
found on our
port health charges page.
Revised Charges for Ship Sanitation Certificates - 1 April
2011
The Association of Port Health Authorities has recommended to
its members that the charges for ship sanitation certificates
should be increased as from 1 April 2011. Details can be found on
our
port health charges page.
TRACES - Update 28/29 January 2011
TRACES Version 5 will be installed on this date to allow
multiple CN codes to be used and allow better commodity
descriptions for consignments. All users are advised to read
the latest release note from TRACES about the changes.
Download a copy of the release
note (532kb). Further information can be found on our
TRACES page.
High risk foods fees- updated 6 October 2010
London PHA has carried a review of its charges for checks on
high risk foods and in many instances theer are reductions if them,
full details can be found on our charges page by the following the
link above. Agents and importers are able to complete Common Entry
Documents (CEDs) on line using PHILIS On-Line. Further
information can be found on our
official feed and food controls page.
Chinese Mitten Crabs
Details of a recent symposium held by the Linnean Society about
these crabs and the possibility of commercial harvesting as a way
of controlling their population can be found on our
shellfish page.
If you require more general information on the London Port
Health Authority you can download our leaflet from the link
below.
Download Port Health information
leaflet (119kb)
Freedom of Information
To make enquires about the City of London Corporation as a port
health authority under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 please
visit
Access to Information. Published information about the role of
the City Corporation as a port health authority is available
through the Publication Scheme. The Scheme is adopted by the City
of London in respect of those of its functions which fall within
the Freedom of Information Act, including its function as a port
health authority.