Focal Point Information

E-mail:

[email protected]

Country:

Solomon Islands

Organization/agency name (Full name):

Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL)

Contact person name:

Helen Tsatsia

Website:

Physical full address:

Upstairs, KPL shop, Town Ground, Honiara

Phone number:

+677 22067

Fax number:

Country introduction

Summary:

SOLOMON ISLANDS COUNTRY PROFILE ON GM FOOD

The Solomon Islands Government through the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management & Meteorology has developed policies and regulations related to biosafety to protect its biological diversity against GMO threats. Some of the threats include GM plants, animals and GM food ingredients. Other ministries also have policies and regulations relating to GMOs, food safety and biosafety in general. However, most of the regulations do not specifically address GM food safety assessment.

Solomon Islands lack the capacity to monitor and assess the introduction of GM foods into the country. The country does not have the appropriate technology required for the proper assessment of food products derived from GMOs. The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources and the Ministry of Health and Medical Services are yet to develop regulations governing the monitoring and assessment of GM Food.

Framework

Regulatory framework:

Structure for GM food safety assessment:

Supplemental information:

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

Assessment

GM food safety assessment guidelines:

Conduct of GM food safety assessment:

Supplemental information on the implementation:

Stacked events

Regulation of stacked events:

Supplemental information on the stacked events:

Production and trade

GM food/feed production:

GM food/feed imports:

Supplemental information on the production and trade:

LLP/AP incidents

LLP/AP incidents:

Supplemental information on the LLP/AP incidents:

Labelling requirement

Labelling requirement:

Supplemental information on the Labelling requirement:

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