Focal Point Information

E-mail:

[email protected]

Country:

Grenada

Organization/agency name (Full name):

Ministry of Agriculture

Contact person name:

Dr. Malachy Dottin

Website:

Physical full address:

Happy Hill P.O. St.George's

Phone number:

+1 473-417-4490

Fax number:

473-440-3191

Country introduction

Summary:

Grenada became a party to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity in Kenya in 2000. The objective of which is to apply risk assessment measures to impede or reduce the risks associated with the potential adverse effects that biotechnology might have on the conservation and use of biological diversity.

In March 2003, Cabinet appointed the National Biosafety Authority (NBA) under the Ministry of Agriculture as the focal point and competent Authority responsible for performing the administrative functions required by the Cartagena Protocol.

Problem Statement

As a very small and developing third world country, Grenada lacks adequately trained human resources to deal with matters related to Biosafety Management and all the technical requirements necessary to comply with its international obligations with regards to transboundary movement of LMO’s/GMO’s, regulation of imports, risk assessment and management, monitoring, testing etc. This, no doubt, is one of the most pressing and vexing problems associated with the implementation of the Biosafety Prototcol by the National Biosafety Authority.

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:

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 may import GM food or feed and there is no authorization process.

Supplemental information on the production and trade:

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 does not have any labeling regulations/policies on GM food.

Supplemental information on the Labelling requirement:

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