Focal Point Information

E-mail:

[email protected]

Country:

Iraq

Organization/agency name (Full name):

COSQC, Ministry of Planning

Contact person name:

Mohammed Yousif AL-ADHAMI

Website:

https://www.cosqc.gov.iq/

Physical full address:

COSQC(Central Organization for Standardization and Quality Control), Al-Jaderyia - Baghdad- IRAQ

Phone number:

+9647906300070

Fax number:

Country introduction

Summary:

Central Organization for Standardization and Quality Control ( COSQC ), Ministry of Planning, IRAQ

Framework

Regulatory framework:

My country is in the process in developing a regulatory framework that requires the competent authority to conduct safety assessment of GM food.

Structure for GM food safety assessment:

My country is in the process in developing a structure for GM food safety assessment.

Supplemental information:

Contact details of the competent authority(s) responsible for the safety assessment and the product applicant:

COSQC and Ministry of Health

Assessment

GM food safety assessment guidelines:

My country does not conduct safety assessment of GM food but the country has, or the country is in the process of developing national/regional guidelines that are in line with the Codex Guidelines in conducting safety assessment of GM food.

Conduct of GM food safety assessment:

My country has never conducted food safety assessment of GM food but is planning to conduct such assessment in the near future.

Supplemental information on the implementation:

Stacked events

Regulation of stacked events:

There is no regulations in my country on stacked events.

Supplemental information on the stacked events:

Production and trade

GM food/feed production:

My country does not produce any GM food or feed.

GM food/feed imports:

My country does not import any GM food or feed (banned).

Supplemental information on the production and trade:

ُMy country does not import any GM food or feed Except the soybean

LLP/AP incidents

LLP/AP incidents:

I do not know if my country has faced any LLP/AP issues in the last 10 years.

Supplemental information on the LLP/AP incidents:

Labelling requirement

Labelling requirement:

My country has a mandatory and negative labeling regulation on GM food (i.e., It does not contain GMO).

Supplemental information on the Labelling requirement:

Relevant links to documents and information prepared by the competent authority responsible for the safety assessment