Food and Health & Safety 2025 - V4 - Flipbook - Page 2
Foreword
On behalf of East Su昀昀olk Council, it is my privilege as Cabinet Member for Community Health to
present this updated service plan for Food Safety, Health and Safety and Port Health Services.
The safety of our food and our residents is vital to community health within East Su昀昀olk.
This updated plan serves to outline how East Su昀昀olk ensures that the highest safety standards
are achieved.
The Food Standards Agency requires that the service plan be an expression of the authority’s
commitment to the development of food controls. It must also provide the Food Standards
Agency with information to assess how we deliver and resource the service.
East Su昀昀olk deliver o昀케cial food controls, both inland and at our seaports, by our Food and
Safety Team and Su昀昀olk Coastal Port Health Authority.
The health, safety and well-being of our local authority workforce is paramount and for that
reason we include the important work of our Corporate Health and Safety Team.
Our colleagues at Su昀昀olk Coastal Port Health Authority (SCPHA) have been working hard to
ensure checks on food entering the UK through the Port of Felixstowe, Harwich International
Port and the Port of Ipswich are carried out e昀케ciently, and that the UK’s food supply chain is
protected. Changes in the rules for bringing
food into the UK from the EU means that our
Port Health Team may see an increase in the
number and frequency of checks it performs.
Our Port Health colleagues are developing and
implementing Neoma, a new sophisticated
system to track, manage, process and record
food imports. This is ensuring that food passing
through the UK’s largest container port continues
to reach its destination on time.
I would like to thank all those who have
contributed to the successes set out in this plan.
Our achievements would not be possible without
the dedication and expertise of our East Su昀昀olk
Council and Su昀昀olk Coastal Port Health Authority
sta昀昀 and the commitment of our hard-working
businesses, our partner organisations and all
those who work so diligently all year round.
Cllr Jan Candy
Cabinet Member for
Community Health
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East Suffolk Food and Health & Safety Service Plan 2023/24
