FAO GM Foods Platform

Guinea-Bissau

Country introduction:
Guinee-Bissau
Regulatory framework:
My country has a regulatory framework that requires the competent authority to conduct safety assessment of GM food.
Structure for GM food safety assessment:
My country has competent authority, agency, organization, ministry, department, committee, commission or a system/mechanism that is tasked to conduct or review GM food safety assessment.
Supplemental information (regulatory framework):
Existe la structure mais on ne pas equipement laberatorial, personnes qualifies et moeyn financier.
Relevant contact details:
Ministere de la Sante, Ministere de l'Agrculture, Mnstere de la Peche, Ministere de Commerce et l'Assocation des Consumiteurs.
GM food safety assessment guidelines:
My country follows the relevant Codex Guidelines or 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 (assessment):
Le Gouvernement de la Guinee-Bissau non disponibliise moyen pour que ces activites soint impliques de façon plen.
Regulation stacked events:
Stacked events require full assessment as a new GM event.
Supplemental information (stacked events):
Ne pas regulement par l'occasion de moyen financiier.
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:
I do not know if my country has faced any LLP/AP issues in the last 10 years.
Supplemental information (LLP/AP incidents):
Labelling requirement:
My country does not have any labeling regulations/policies on GM food.
Supplemental information (labelling requirement):
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