Gambia

Country introduction:

The Government of The Gambia does not allow the importation of GM Foods.
http://www.naturalnews.com/049478_Gambia_GMOs_organic_agriculture.html
 

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 (regulatory framework):

Relevant contact details:

Food Safety and Quality Authority of The Gambia
Kotu East, Kotu
P.O.Box 2047, Serre Kunda, The Gambia
Tel: +220 4466979
E-mail:info@fsqa.gm
Web:www.fsqa.gm 

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 (assessment):

Regulation stacked events:

The country is in the process of developing relevant policies on assessment of stacked events, or there is no specific regulation on stacked events.

Supplemental information (stacked events):

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 (production and trade):

LLP/AP incidents:

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

Supplemental information (LLP/AP incidents):

Labelling requirement:

Not applicable.

Supplemental information (labelling requirement):

Relevant links:

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BCH:

Link to this country's profile under the Biosafety Clearing House (BCH)

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Gambia