Focal Point Information

E-mail:

[email protected]

Country:

Gambia

Organization/agency name (Full name):

Food Safety and Quality Authority of The Gambia

Contact person name:

Mamodou Bah

Website:

http://www.fsqa.gm

Physical full address:

2 Kairaba Avenue, P.O.Box 2047, Serre Kunda, The Gambia

Phone number:

+220 4399311

Fax number:

Country introduction

Summary:

The Government of The Gambia does not allow the importation of GM Foods.

http://www.naturalnews.com/049478_Gambia_GMOs_organic_agriculture.html

Framework

Regulatory framework:

My country does not have a regulatory framework that requires the competent authority to conduct safety assessment of GM food.

Structure for GM food safety assessment:

My country does not have 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:

Food Safety and Quality Authority of The Gambia

Kotu East, Kotu

P.O.Box 2047, Serre Kunda, The Gambia

Tel: +220 4466979

E-mail:[email protected]

Web:www.fsqa.gm

Assessment

GM food safety assessment guidelines:

My country does not conduct safety assessment of GM food and we do not plan to develop any guidelines for GM food safety assessment.

Conduct of GM food safety assessment:

My country has never conducted safety assessment of GM food and will not (be able 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:

LLP/AP incidents

LLP/AP incidents:

My country has not faced any LLP/AP situations in the last 10 years.

Supplemental information on the LLP/AP incidents:

Labelling requirement

Labelling requirement:

Not applicable.

Supplemental information on the Labelling requirement:

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